by Erica | Nov 2, 2014 | Cake & Cupcakes, Guest Bloggers
Ever since boxed cake mix came along, it’s been used for all sorts of interesting things besides just plain cake. Today, we’re transforming plain yellow cake into Coconut Pudding Cake. From Jell-O Pudding Advertisement [cooked-sharing] I was really looking...
by Erica | Oct 25, 2014 | Cookies & Bars, Guest Bloggers, Halloween
What’s the appropriate snack to eat when you’re getting the family ready for Halloween? Great Pumpkin cookies, of course! Great Pumpkin Cookies A delicious snack while you’re waiting for the “Great Pumpkin.” Ingredients 1 1/2 cups brown...
by Erica | Oct 19, 2014 | Appetizers, Guest Bloggers, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats
Hot dogs and gelatin aren’t the most photogenic ingredients out there. So I asked for a bit of kid-created art to help illustrate this week’s recipe. Let’s try a few Masked Hot Dogs! From Hot Dogs, 1955 [cooked-sharing] The recipe comes from the...
by Erica | Oct 5, 2014 | Cookies & Bars, Guest Bloggers
My son is one of those kids who hates raisins. I think it is (at least in part) because they look like chocolate chips, but they aren’t. So this week we’re tasting Chocolate Raisin Bars… to see if he notices. (Second week in a row of sneaky raisin...
by Erica | Sep 28, 2014 | Candy, Guest Bloggers
Feeling festive? Here’s a quick and easy candy for your next fiesta. Well, it’s easy at least — we needed to leave them to harden overnight, so “quick” might be a misleading adjective… [cooked-sharing] From Curtin Publications, 1973...