Author: traci

  • S’Mores Bars Toffee Brownies Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate Cookies Easy No Bake Cheesecake Homemade Brownies This has been linked to Finding Joy in my Kitchen’s countdown to 2013 – best desserts.

  • Brownie Biscoff Puppy Chow Sausage, cream cheese, and Rotel dip   Homemade Ranch Dip This post has been linked to Finding Joy in my kitchen’s countdown to 2013 – best snacks and appetizers of 2012.

  • Italian Chicken Green Beans and Ham Paprika Chicken Baked Spaghetti This has been linked to Finding Joy in My Kitchen’s countdown to 2013 – Best Main Dishes of 2012.

  • 7 up biscuits Resurrection Rolls Cheddar Bay Biscuits Soup Bacon Cheeseburger For Christmas Eve, I made potato vegetable soup for dinner. It was so delicious and I liked it had some healthy veggies in it also. Veggie Potato Soup Stars of the Recipe: Steps: Printable Recipe This post has been linked to Finding Joy in…

  • Fruit Smoothie Baked Cinnamon Doughnuts French Toast Muffins Apple Crisp Granola Homemade Baking mix and pancakes Cherry Cheese Danishes Pumpkin Granola “Tropical Smoothie” Smoothie For more best of breakfasts, visit Finding Joy in my Kitchen.

  • My husband has a cousin, J., who is a vegan.  We went to his handfasting (another new experience for us) a year and a half ago.  The reception afterward featured Indian food (another new experience for us) and vegan cupcakes.  We were pleasantly surprised at how yummy they were. J. and their wife had their first…

  • I’ve previously mentioned how I like Joanna Fluke’s Hannah Swenson books.  I’m rereading some of the books in the series.  As I was reading Key Lime Murder, she included this recipe.  I was instantly intrigued.  I’ve made other oatmeal cookies that included chocolate chips and M&M’s.  This year I wanted something simple.  This cookie fits the…

  • I’ve seen recipes for homemade baking mixes but never made any. Today I took the leap and made a homemade baking mix with white whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour. Then I used the homemade baking mix for pancakes. The Imaginative One, aka the hollow leg, ate 4 of the pancakes for breakfast. I…

  • Every year I bake and create Christmas goodies.  My grandma used to do the same thing and share it with family and friends.  I have the bench she used to pile the containers onto and the Kitchen aid mixer she used to whip up the batches of delicious cookies.  Once I was an adult living…