Easter Egg Coloring Fun...

We spent our Easter in Starr Valley, Nevada at my sister and brother-in-law's ranch. It was a great time. Before we left we colored our Easter eggs to take with us... What fun that was :) Talk about patience...

Food Networks 12 Days of Cookies

I love the holidays and baking. I especially love the Food Networks 12 Day of Cookies. Great recipes. There was one year that I actually managed to make 10 out of the 12 Days of Cookies recipes. It was great. I loved it as did the kids and the hubby....Check them out and you can even subscribe to have them emailed to you everyday :)

Yesterday (Monday) was Day 1 and the recipe was
Paula's Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies.
Now, don't those sound yummy? Mmmmhmmm :)

Today (Tuesday) is Day 2 and the recipe is
Aarti's Gingerbread Cookies‏.
Who does not love good gingerbread cookies.....I know I do.

I just wanted to share this, cause I love getting new cookie recipes. Happy baking!!

Granola Streusel-Topped Sweet Potatoes

I found this recipe in a Betty Crocker Thanksgving book from November 2005. It is a little different from the other one that I usually do, so I thought I would give it a try. I love sweet potatoes, but my husband is a mashed potatoes kind of guy so we will be having both :)

Ingredients:
6 meduim dark-orange sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-1/2 pieces (7 to 8 cups)
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 Nature Valley maple-brown sugar crunchy granola bars
2 (more) tablespoons butter, melted

1. In 4-quart saucepan, place potato pieces and add enough water to cover. Heat to boiling; reduce to medium-low. Cook uncovered 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Drain and return to saucepan.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8" sq. glass baking dish with cooking spray. To potatoes, add whipping cream, 2 tablespoons butter, the maple syrup, and solt. Mash with potato masher or electric mixer until smooth. Spoon into baking dish. In small bowl, mix crushed granolabars and 2 tablespoons melted butter; sprinkle over potatoes.
3. Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and topping is crisp. 10 servings (1/2 cup each).

Thanksgiving Favorites...

These are recipes I have posted before, but I am defineately making them again this year :) and probably for Christmas too. (I love good, yummy recipes.)

Fresh Cranberry Salad

Cranberry Stuffing Balls

Mummy Face Pizza's

So for Halloween (or maybe it was the Friday night before hand) I made these fun pizza's. Perfect for the occation.

Mummy Face Pizza's from KraftFoods.com

This recipe is for 2 little kids or 1 big kid :) So, you know I really had to make A LOT!!! It was fun.

1 plain bagel (3-1/2 inch), cut horizontally in half

2 Tbsp.  pizza sauce

2 sticks KRAFT STRING-UMS String Cheese

4 slices  black olives

HEAT oven to 400ºF.
SPREAD bagel halves with sauce. Pull cheese into thin strips; place in random criss-cross fashion on tops of bagels to resemble mummy bandages. Trim ends with kitchen shears. Add olives for the eyes.
PLACE on baking sheet.
BAKE 10 min. or until bagels are crisp and cheese is melted.

**I bought the bagel thins (I think they are called) from Costco, and the Pepperoni, and string cheese. The string cheese could easily be substituted with shredded mozzerela cheese. Which means, since I bought in bulk I have been making these for easy lunches :) The kids don't mind.

Father's Day Soda Bottles

Here are the Father's Day soda bottles I made. Such a FUN idea :)