Well it will not be a surprise to anyone that I have pushed my health too far. As a result I am receiving signs that I have compromised my immunity which I am not happy about at all. I have to protect my health and help my system get stronger. The first place I always […]
Happy Halloween Foodies!
Halloween Giveaway!!! Two cookbooks for grabs!
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! For those of you who subscribe to my newsletter, you had secret knowledge this giveaway was coming! I am happy to announce that Raincoast Books sent me Quirk Books‘ The Geometry of Pasta and Gibbs Smith‘s Little Monsters Cookbook for a Halloween giveaway on my blog! The Geometry of Pasta is unlike any other book on pasta […]
Halloween Treats: Syrian Hummus and Homemade Crunchers
I tested a couple of recipes from Gibbs Smith‘s book Little Monsters Cookbook and here you see my rendition of their Coffin Crunchers! I did not have pitas so I used tortillas instead. I cut out Halloween shapes, put them on a parchment-lined baking sheet: I brushed on some olive oil, Italian seasoning and some Parmesan. I had […]
Halloween Foodie Disasters, Near Misses and Almost Successes
Yes, it is that time again! Time to share my kitchen disasters with you. Halloween is almost here. This spooky season started with lots of foodie disasters and during this month of experimenting in my kitchen I have had many more to share with you. I was so excited to make skull cupcakes with a tray […]
Halloween Treats: Vampire Cookies
Ever since I came across these cookies last year at Baking Bites, I have been wanting to make them! I am just a little crazy about all things vampire. So much so that my sister Shannon and I do a podcast called Hexed where we talk about supernatural television and I always look forward to Vampire […]
Halloween Treat: Mango Madness Milkshake
Halloween Treat: Taste of Home’s Peppered Tombstone Spread
Halloween Treat: Betty Crocker Witches’ Brooms
This recipe for Betty Crocker Witches’ Brooms came to me from Ava after my cinnamon witch’s broom turned out to be so difficult to make! Thanks so much Ava! You begin with a cookie dough that is kind of weird. No eggs or leavener. You combine the sugar, butter, water and vanilla, then mix in flour and […]
Halloween Treat: Pumpkin Puffs
I really wanted to make Taste of Home’s Trick-or-Treat Turnovers but my plans were immediately derailed because I could not find a tin of flaky biscuits. I did not give up! Instead? I did some creative problem solving and came up with these adorable little guys to put through my test kitchen. I cooked up some ground […]