Believe in the Magic Traci Diary
Recipes, Travels, and Stories
Have you ever walked around the mall and smelled the delicious smells of roasted pecans or almonds? Or walked around Walt Disney World and saw the carts of candied nuts? You can now make your own candied pecans and pretend to be in WDW. Walt Disney World's Cinnamon Candied Pecans I made these many years… Continue reading Candied Cinnamon Pecans – Christmas Making and Baking
Snickerdoodle Oatmeal Stars of the recipe: ½ c. quick cooking oats ⅓ c. milk of your choice ⅔ c. water pinch of salt ¼ tsp. butter 2 tsp. maple syrup 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. chopped pecans or walnuts (optional) Steps: In a large microwavable bowl, combine oats, milk,… Continue reading Snickerdoodle Oatmeal
This blog post was originally posted in 2013. I did not have any pictures of the actual cookie so I've added a picture of the cookie. Sunday was All Saints' Sunday. I got nostalgic so I decided to make these cookies. I didn't realize when I made the cookie that it made a BIG batch. I made at… Continue reading My Aunt Janet’s Pecan cookies – Christmas Making and Baking
Last November my foodie pen pal introduced me to Chinese five spice and suggested I use it in some of my fall time recipes instead of pumpkin pie spice blend. The five spice really does take it up a notch. If you didn't know, Chinese five spice is a spice blend of cinnamon, star anise, white… Continue reading Individual Five Spice Apple Crisp
The other night, the Wee One handed me a box and asked me what was in it. As I looked through it, I found blank cards and recipe cards. The treasure was two recipe cards written by my grandma. She died Christmas Eve of '08 so it was nice to see her handwriting one more… Continue reading My Aunt Janet’s Pecan cookies
