Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie Cutouts

I know most of you are probably focused on healthy eating for the New Year especially after the month of indulgence that is December. I’m no different but other than having a slight obsession with salted almonds I haven’t really changed what I’ve been cooking and baking. One thing that does help is recently having a cavity filled and that tooth being very sensitive to anything sweet. That one thing has got me eating less cookies than usual. I’m not baking less though just sharing more with other people.

You’ll want to double this recipe and they freeze well undecorated. Pull the cookies out of the freezer about 30 minutes before you plan to pipe the icing on. Even with my toothachiness I was sneaking these cookies out of the freezer.

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baking, desserts, food, recipes

January 4, 2013

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Foodie Pen Pals – November 2012

It’s that time again… The Foodie Pen Pals Reveal Day. Lindsay over at The Lean Green Bean runs this fun program and it’s great fun. I love how I’m making connections all over the country.

My package came from Alisa at Easier Than Pie who lives in Tennesse. Alisa shared some cool things from her favorite shopping spot, International Markets. I must agree that it’s a neat store since I have visited there once while in Illinois. It’s amazing how each Foodie Pen Pals package contains something that I would never have tried otherwise.

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November 30, 2012

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Cookie Season

I feel a little guilty about not posting any Thanksgiving recipes. Not too guilty because we’re spending Thanksgiving with Mickey Mouse at Disney World. Instead let’s skip right ahead to the most wonderful time of the year… Cookie Season! The winter holiday season means baking cookies as often as I can and sharing with our family and friends. Here are some of my favorite cookie recipes to get you started on Cookie Season.

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baking, cookies, desserts, food, recipes

November 21, 2012

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Banana Bread

I’ve been writing this blog for two and half years and I can’t believe that I haven’t shared this recipe yet. Some of the best recipes are ones that shared between friends. Years ago, my company provided all kinds of free food to the employees which is now sold at cost using an honor system. Back then we had weekly deliverythat included fresh fruit. Bananas were usually the last fruit chosen and we frequently had blackened bananas sitting out in our lunchroom.  Some days the bananas would disappear and this delicious banana bread would show up the next day. After some research and a quick email I procured the recipe from a co-worker and it’s now the only banana bread recipe that I make.

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November 8, 2012

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Foodie Pen Pals – October 2012

It’s that time again… The Foodie Pen Pals Reveal Day. Lindsay over at The Lean Green Bean developed this fun program and it’s grown to over 1,500 participants. It’s really too much fun to not do it.

My package came from Mallory at Mal’s Miles who lives in Virginia but sent my package while on a trip to Colorado. So creative. She even gave a little preview on her post about her trip.

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October 31, 2012

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Stuffed Shells

This recipe is from the latest issue of Everyday Food magazine and was their “Dinner on the Cheap” feature. Generally, I ignore that feature because I believe that food should never be cheap. If I’m going spend money on something it’s going to be on something as important as the food that I put in my body and provide for my family. This time I was intrigued about the added shredded zucchini and whether my family would notice it. I didn’t sneak it though and disclosed it before they took a bite. Trust is important too. Happily they loved this recipe and have requested that I make it again. I made some adjustments to the original recipe because I thought the layer of pepperoni was unneccesary.

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October 29, 2012

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Asian Fusion Tuna Salad

Last month I was contacted by Sabra Dipping Company to try out some of their new flavors of hummus and of course I said yes. They shipped a box with seven containers of hummus and I set forth to incorporate some of it into a recipe. That much hummus was a little overwhelming to me so I asked my Facebook friends, my neighbors and my co-workers about their favorite ways to eat hummus. I got some amazing ideas from everyone including to use it mixed with broth to make a sauce for pasta and vegetables, to make pizza with it, to bake bread with it, and to stuff chicken with some of it. All of the people with whom I discussed hummus agreed on one thing… that Sabra hummus is the best.

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food, hummus, recipes, tuna

October 15, 2012

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