I love all things gingerbread men. My advent calendar (the building in the background) is a gingerbread house. I have gingerbread men spatulas, rugs, tea towels, plates, spoon rests, mugs, salt shakers, lights, etc…I love me some gingerbread men. They just make me smile. So when I stumbled across gingerbread marshmallows in the shape of gingerbread men I was sold. I quickly grabbed two bags…should have grabbed more! I made these for the hockey boys. In what appeared to be a compliment but also an insult in my opinion over and over I heard “wow, these are actually good”. Gee thanks? I mean I get that they were a little out there and not everyone enjoys the flavor of gingerbread but I don’t usually serve them stuff that tastes like crap so I had to laugh that everyone was so surprised they were good. So good the whole bag was gone at the end of the night. If you are a gingerbread fan, these are definitely a great treat to make. I was a little sad to watch the gingerbread … [Read more...]
The kids table…
Most kids want to sit at the adult table at holidays…I do not. Not that I love the card table and folding chairs but often the conversation is far more fun at the kids table. No offense to the adults, but your conversation usually isn’t interesting until the wine kicks in. :P I saw over on Cookies and Cups adorable little Thanksgiving baggies filled with Bugles and Runts to make Bugle Cornucopias trail mix of sorts and thought it was the cutest thing ever. Too cute not to make and share.If you want to go the baggie route, she has some cute little printable tags to go with it so head on over there. I on the other hand thought it would be fun to make Cornucopias using sugar cones and fill them with the mix. They would be a great addition to the kids table at your dinner on Thursday…or even for the adults for that matter. :) Bugle Cornucopia Mix in Sugar Cone Cornucopias Sugar Cones 1 cup Chocolate chips Chocolate sprinkles Runts candies Bugles Original … [Read more...]
All tied up…
These were too cute not to make. Though they are harder than they look. It's messy and the cookie likes to separate. But I was determined darn it all. They would be a fun addition to any Halloween party. Or if you just have a mummy fetish. Oreo Mummy Pops Golden Double Stuff Oreos White Candy Melts Brown M&M's lollipop stick Dip the cookie in the melted candy melts. Add eyes. Insert stick (if you pre-insert stick it will break apart when you dip...trust me I tried...a lot). Smooth with your finger. Set off to dry on wax paper. Put left over melted candy melts in piping bag and drizzle over the cookie to give the impression of bandages. … [Read more...]
Somethings are best not known…
I won’t make dump cake. I won’t make my mom’s fried rice. I try not to make homemade caramels or toffee and I sparingly make bread pudding. Why because I will eat it all. I held off for years at making soft pretzels since I feared those would just be added to the list of things to not make at home or I will have to invest in Pajama Jeans. That was a good fear to have. :) I went to trusted Alton Brown when I decided I wanted to make soft pretzels for some soup I was making. I must say that I have never really had anything fail by him as long as I follow step by step so I did just that. Other than not putting salt on I followed it to a T. Just as I suspected these will have to go on the do not make at home list. Or else I will just sit there and go into a carb coma. It will be a nice way to go….but still. :P Soft Pretzels 1 1/2 cups warm (110 to 115 degrees F) water 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 package active dry yeast 22 ounces all-purpose flour, … [Read more...]
