Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Why I have been too busy to blog, this month...
Baby it's cold outside
12k's of Christmas!!
A Night in Bethlehem
Christmas Sweets and Sharingtime!!
This season was filledwith a lot of baking for me. Here is the recipe for the Orange-Ginger Baby Cheesecakes that I made for the Relief Society Christmas Party.
Ingredients
3/4 cup finely crushed gingersnap cookies (about fourteen, 1 3/4-inch cookies)
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For crust, in a small mixing bowl, combine crushed cookies, brown sugar, and melted butter. Divide crumb mixture evenly among sixteen 1-3/4-inch muffin cups. Press crumb mixture onto bottom and up sides of each cup. Bake in a preheated oven for 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup of the marmalade, the egg yolk, and flour. Divide cheese mixture evenly among the muffin cups. Bake about 15 minutes more or until a knife inserted in the centers comes out clean. Cool cheesecakes in tins on a wire rack (centers will dip slightly). Remove from muffin tins. Top each cheesecake with about 1/2 teaspoon marmalade. Serve at once or cover and chill up to 24 hours.
3. Makes 16 servings
I just have to add, Martha Stewarts' glitter kits are awesome.
Phoebe's Birthday Party!!
Here's the link.
Christmas Morning!!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Anxiously awaiting...
Who says you can't find a cute twin bed?? I did, for weeks and weeks. Until I found this for Phoebe's room:
Monday, November 30, 2009
Even moms can pull all-nighters!!
I went Black Friday shopping. Why?? Because Sara convinced me that it would be fun.
And as we approached Old Navy and saw the line that snaked around out front, I knew I had been duped.
Actually, it was fun just to stay out all night with Sara. The funny part is I found a lot of stuff, but nothing I bought was 'on sale'. Go figure...my mom would have called that one! Wish she was there:)
Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving!
(thanks for the pics, Sara)
Friday, November 20, 2009
THE Pie
My signature Thanksgiving pie. And Martha Stewart calls it an 'advanced' pie. (But, between you and me...it's not that hard;)).
The key is the crust, so follow the directions to the T.
My one piece of advice...don't let your stomach get the best of you, causing you to dive into it right out of the oven. It really is best after cooling completely. (I'm making it Wednesday, along with my pumpkins.)
So, here it is...Apple-blackberry Pie with "Fall Leaves" Pate Brisee'
Thursday, November 5, 2009
All Hallow's Eve
Monday, October 5, 2009
Happy October Conference Sunday!
Here are a couple of fall recipes that you may enjoy;
Brianne's Easy Spinach Salad
organic baby spinach
crumbled feta cheese
bag of glazed walnuts (in the mixed nuts aisle), crushed in the bag with a meat mallet
craisins
broccoli, cut into small bite-sized pieces
red onion, diced
Paul Newman's Balsamic Vinaigrette
After deciding how much spinach you need and mounding it in the bowl, just eyeball equal amounts of the other ingredients (first, broccoli, then, onion, then walnuts, then craisins then feta). When you are ready to serve, pour on 1/3-1/2 of the salad dressing(according to the size of your salad).
Bakerella's Pumpkin Pie Bites
You'll find this adorable recipe here.