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Sweet Easter Bread

By Lorraine

Using natural or dyed eggs you can make a beautiful sweet Easter bread. It is so easy especially when you let a bread machine do most of the work making the dough. An easy recipe for a lovely holiday breakfast.Have you ever wanted to make a sweet Easter bread for a lovely Resurrection Sunday breakfast? This recipe is so easy especially when you let a bread machine do most of the work. Easter bread is a long-time tradition here and you might want to make it one for your family too.
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Filed Under: Breads - Quick & Yeast, Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: Baking, bread, Easter, eggs, holiday, yeast, Yeast Bread

Homemade Pie Crust

By Lorraine

A flaky, homemade pie crust is easier than you think. An easy, classic recipe using shortening perfect for your apple, pumpkin or savory pies. Less expensive than purchased and better tasting!Purchased pie crusts are great and I use the often but making you own homemade pie crust is a lot easier than you think and much less expensive. 
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Filed Under: Pies & Cobblers, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Baking, pie crust, pies

Frosted Apricot Cranberry Bread

By Lorraine

Quick and easy, frosted apricot cranberry bread is a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving dinner menu. Pieces of tart cranberries and swirls of sweet apricot jam combine to make a lovely holiday bread. Do you need to take along something special to a Thanksgiving dinner you are attending? Or want something delicious to serve if you are hosting at home? Bake a loaf of frosted apricot cranberry bread. It is a quick bread and just perfect alongside the turkey and all the trimmings.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Breads - Quick & Yeast, Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: apricot, Baking, bread, cranberries, cranberry, quick bread, Thanksgiving

Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Lorraine

Of all the cookie recipes these Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies have a perfect balance of crunch on the outside and just the right chewiness on the inside. Lots of chocolate chunks and very satisfying! There are many versions of the elusive Best chocolate chip cookie. I have made many over the years. And, of all those cookie recipes I have made, I think these Crunchy Chocolate Chip Cookies have a perfect balance of crunch on the outside and just the right chewiness on the inside.
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Zucchini Bars

By Lorraine

Moist and delicious Zucchini Bars with Spice Frosting pack a lot of flavor in each piece. The frosting has a hint of cloves that perfectly complements and makes them irresistible.Oh, the warm flavors of cinnamon and cloves make zucchini bars with spice frosting so irresistible. It is an easy recipe and just the right size when you don’t want lots of cake leftover.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Baking, cake, dessert, vegetables, zucchini

Swedish Visiting Cake with Almonds

By Lorraine

Swedish Visiting Cake with almonds is a delicious small-sized cake ready in no time. Whisked together in one bowl and baked until golden, it is a great recipe to keep near when you need a quick dessert.Swedish Visiting Cake with almonds is a delicious small-sized cake ready in no time. Whisked together in one bowl and baked until golden, it is a great recipe to keep near when you need a quick dessert.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: almonds, Baking, cake

Granola

By Lorraine

Perk up breakfast time with an amazingly tasty and nutritious granola. Delicious, less expensive than many store bought versions and so easy to make at home. Great for snacking, with yogurt, ice cream and packaged for lovely gift-giving treats.Want to perk up breakfast time with an amazingly tasty and nutritious brain food? Well, I am not sure about being brain food, though I could use some. I do know this recipe for granola is delicious, less expensive than many store bought versions and it is easy to make at home. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Breakfast & Brunch, Recipes Tagged With: Baking, breakfast, food gifts, snacks

Holiday Baking and Gift-Giving Planner

By Lorraine

 

The ultimate holiday baking and gift-giving planner with all you need to take the stress away and stay perfectly organized. Lovely, matching gift tags and greeting cards, Cookie exchange Invitations, Recipe cards and prints to frame, December calendar, Baking schedule, Shopping list, Newsletter page, Bookmarks, How-to double a recipe cheat sheet and more!Baking and sharing favorite cookies, cakes or baked treats is a most appreciated and thoughtful holiday gift. There is something very rewarding about spending time in the kitchen making traditional or unique recipes and then sharing them when loved ones come to visit.

But really, how can you possibly find the time, especially during this very busy season?

By planning. With just a little forethought, you can get your head around exactly what you want to accomplish and then enjoy the process as well as the joy of the season. I’ve created a holiday baking and gift-giving planner to make it easy for you.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Holidays, Printables Tagged With: Baking, Christmas, holidays, printables

Orange Spice Shortbread for Eating, Sharing or Gifting

By Lorraine

Easy recipe for chocolate dipped, orange spice shortbread. Delicious and beautiful with or without sprinkled nuts to enjoy with coffee or tea. Lovely addition to the holiday cookie tray and wonderful as homemade gift from the kitchen.
Did you know National Shortbread Day is observed each year on January 6th? Shortbread, with its origin in Scotland, goes back to at least the 12th century and originally started as biscuit bread. You can wait until January to make these amazing Chocolate Dipped Orange Spice Shortbread but the holidays are an even better time.

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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Baking, Cookies

Spiced Pear and Walnut Muffins

By Lorraine

Those little gems are called muffins. Neat little individual packages of goodness that are great for breakfast, lunch and snacking time. These muffins are quick to make and travel well. They have all the flavors of autumn and a sweet, crunchy topping of brown sugar and nuts. Get your muffin tin out and bake a batch of spiced pear and banana walnut muffins.

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Blueberry Muffins

By Lorraine

Easy blueberry muffins are made lighter by substituting applesauce for some of the butter for a yummy, cake-like breakfast or snack time treat.One of my favorite things about summer is fresh blueberries. I have already shared a few recipes for blueberry muffins and I have yet another. This recipe for blueberry muffins produces a lighter, more cake-like crumb. I also swapped out half of the butter with applesauce to make them a little less in calories and lower in fat.Continue Reading

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No-Knead Artisan Bread

By Lorraine

Make beautiful, No-Knead Artisan Bread with a great crusty exterior and wonderful crumb texture using just a handful of ingredients.
Having dinner recently at my son-in-laws, he was excited to share a wonderful No-Knead Artisan Bread he made following a recipe he searched for requiring little kneading and easy preparation. It inspired me to look further into these no-knead bread loaves made hugely popular for their crusty exterior and wonderful crumb texture.

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9 of Our Favorite St. Patrick’s Day Foods

By Lorraine

9 of Our Favorite St. Patrick's Day Foods for traditional dinner, side dishes and desserts.
Here are some yummy suggestions to make for St Patrick’s Day whether or not your are Irish. 9 of Our Favorite St. Patrick’s Day Foods that have become traditions year after year.
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Holiday Cookie Collection

By Lorraine

I am starting my holiday baking in a day or two and many of these family favorites will be included.
Some, like the pizzelles have been a tradition since our children were little.  Others, like the sables and chocolate covered peanut butter crackers are newer additions.
All are festive and yummy!
1 Frosted Sugar Cookies
2 Gingerbread Cookies
3 Pizzelles
4 Thumbprint Cookies
5 White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread
6 Jam Thumbprint
7 Sables ~ French Shortbread Butter Cookie
8 Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Crackers

Filed Under: Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: Baking, Christmas, Cookies

Frosted Sugar Cookies

By Lorraine

 
Frosted Sugar Cookies are festive and fun for holidays or birthdays. Easy recipe for cookies and frosting to make the prettiest and tastiest cookies!
Frosted Sugar Cookies are my grandson’s favorite!  Mine too, really. Sweet, buttery cookies in fun shapes and pretty frosting. Frosted Sugar Cookies are festive and fun for holidays or birthdays. Try this easy recipe for cookies and frosting to make the prettiest and tastiest cookies!

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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Baking, Christmas, Cookies, Jared

Crochet Gingerbread Hat

By Lorraine

Adorable crochet Gingerbread hat for little boys or girls is a quick and easy pattern just perfect for grandchildren as a Christmas gift.
This adorable crochet gingerbread hat pattern was created by the talented Sarah from Repeat Crafter Me.  If you like to crochet, you will love visiting her place and scrolling through all of her amazing projects!Continue Reading

Filed Under: Crafts, Crochet, Holidays Tagged With: Baking, Caleb, Cambrie, Chloe, Christmas, Cookies, Crafts, Crochet, gifts, Jamie, Keri, Noah, Silas

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