Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

You may remember my mentioning previously that I have food phases. Some people have cravings. “Oh cheesecake sounds sooooo good!” or “What I wouldn’t give for some BBQ ribs!” Not me.  No, sir!  I have weeks-sometimes months-when I can’t get enough of a certain food.  Quite some time ago it was banana…

Good For You Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

These aren’t just any cookies.  Oh no.  Yes, they are chewy and crunchy and sweet.  But they are also good for you. Years ago, I came across a recipe for cookies made with canola oil.  And while with certain recipes I am definitely a purest (Low fat alfredo?  Uh..No.) there are as…

One Bowl Chocolate Cake

Sooooo…the last few days in my kitchen have been very experimental.  Meatball sliders, grilled chicken skewers, chocolate cake, white cake, punch, carrot salad…exhausting!  My son turned 2 last week and his birthday party was on saturday.  *sniff*  I won’t go into the emotional details, but suffice to say that if somebody ever…

Crockpot Chocolate Mess

My crock pot has again become my favorite appliance in the kitchen.  Not because it is perfectly convenient during construction.  Not because it happened to be one of the only kitchen items accessible in the piles of belongings temporarily stored in our basement.  But because it has been the key element in…

Midnight Crunchies

What do you do with leftover cornflakes?  Make dessert!  No, I didn’t make haystacks (sorry Megan) but went in a different direction.  Remember haystacks?  Cornflakes, butterscotch chips, and peanut butter all spooned into little blobs?  Quite yummy.  But when you have a pile of various kinds of chocolate, all opened, you either need…

Giada’s Chocolate Chip Cookies & Mysteries Of The Pantry

At the present time, I am dealing with some strange things from my cupboards.  I may have mentioned once or twice (or a dozen) times that we are renovating our house right now, and the kitchen is the next room on the chopping-er, demolition-block.  No pun intended… So from the depths of…

S’mores Bars

My 4 year old has been on my case for a week, begging for me to make these with her.  She got a Betty Crocker Kid’s Cookbook for Christmas and has been working her way through the recipes.  And I had to admit these sounded pretty good.  I had no idea they…

Hot Chocolate #1 & My Search For The Ultimate

The ultimate hot chocolate.  It is true that I love tea, coffee, and a really fantastic apple cider.  But if I had to limit myself to one hot drink for the remainder of my days, it would be hot chocolate.  No surprise that a mocha is my favorite caffeinated drink!  I have…

Puppy Chow

Ah! That ever present addictive snack food that so many of us remember from our childhood.  Simple ingredients, easy steps, and I think that every parent I knew as a kid made this.  Well, except mine.  Chocolaty, crunchy goodness that leaves you with powdered sugar covered fingers.  I am, of course, speaking of…