Fun Holiday Treat “Baking” Ideas for...

When I was a child, I lived for the month of December, and in large part, it was because of the holiday baking and treat making that happened from day 1 to day 24. I didn’t think there was anything quite like frosting cookies, making giant messes with the sprinkles, “gluing” eyes and buttons onto...

Melting Snowmen Cookies

I was inspired by this post to do something different when it comes to holiday baking. Introducing my Wilton created melting snowmen fight cookies Melting Snowmen Cookies & Snowball Fight I used Wilton’s Giant Round Cookie Pan to create the large chocolate chip cookie. I took...

Homemade Pumpkin Pie with Eagle Brand & Crisco

I was at an event with Smucker’s this past week where we had a lot of hands on experience from learning about the differences in Coffee, food photography (info to come!), as well as learning how to make our own homemade pie crusts using Crisco. I did have a lot of fun and I learned a lot about...

Homemade Hot Cocoa

It’s just about that time of year where we are pulling out the fall clothes and where hot cocoa sounds oh so yummy! I looked in my cabinets only to find that hubby had drank all of our instant hot cocoa mix, so I decided to try something new. Homemade Hot Cocoa 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup Nestle Baking...

Wilton St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes

My son came to me yesterday saying he needed something green to take to school for a snack.... today. Well, not realizing that today was St. Patrick's Day, hubby already had some green grapes but I had to make some other treats for him to take to school, so I went to my Wilton Pantry (yes, I have an...

Class Valentine's Day Treats with Wilton

I woke up this morning in a creative mood, so I went with the flow. I made rice krispie treats and used Wilton's Candy Melts to drizzle over the treats, as well as I made candy to go on top. I made some hearts using candy melts and I used the Wilton Heart CandyPick Mold. I had another idea to make...

Candy in the Crock-Pot — Valentine’s...

I cannot tell you how much I love my Crock-Pot and how often I use it. If you are looking for that 'must have' for a kitchen, it is a Crock-Pot. Love it! here are some fun and tasty recipes that you will love this Superbowl weekend, as well as for Valentine's Day! Candy in the Crock-Pot®? Go for...

Wilton’s new Valentine's Day products

Happy February! There are only 13 days until Valentine’s Day, can you believe it? One of my favorite things to do for Valentine’s Day is to make goodies for Tucker’s class, as well as for our home treats & for hubby to take to work. We are snowed in this week, so when I woke up this morning,...

Perfect Cookie Decorating with Wilton's Color...

On Sunday, October 10, 2010, I had the chance again to go to Chicago to visit with the amazing people from Wilton. I have known about Wilton my entire life, grew up with Wilton products and baking with my family, and in June, I even learned a few things about cake decorating and I even managed to surprise...

Wilton UltraGold Bakeware

Who loves to do some holiday baking? *raises hand* I was so excited this year because I was actually prepared! Wilton helped with that with the new upcoming release of UltraGold Bakeware. Coming up in January, Wilton is releasing UltraGold Bakeware, a new line of premium quality bakeware — without...

Tasty & Quick Holiday Ideas from Sara Lee...

While some people crave those holiday sweets, some of my favorite things to have during the holidays are easy treats such as Pigs in a Blanket and even Hillshire Farm’s Cocktail Links in Sauce. Two very easy snacks to make your guests that keep you out of slaving in the kitchen. It doesn’t have to...

Marie Callender's Pies

We all have baking and holiday cooking on our minds and who wouldn’t, with Christmas just around the corner? While I love Pecan Pie, I don’t really care for making them. I know how, I just don’t have the patience for pies. This is where Marie Callender's Pies come in handy and with that perfect...

Wilton Cake Pans for any Occasion

I have always loved to bake cakes, but never was really ‘in’ to baking a whole lot. Not because I didn’t love it, but because I didn’t have the right tools for the job. Whether your cake is in a plain round pan or a plain square pan, sure they may taste the same, but wouldn’t it be neat to...

We made a Turkey today with Kikkoman Soy...

This weekend, I posted about how I was going to make a turkey with Kikkoman Soy Sauce. Well, I did it. Today. You tell me how it turned out. Can you smell it? Oh. My. Gosh. This turkey turned out so yummy! The kids loved it, in fact Kambry is still in the kitchen eating her 3 plate of turkey. I...

We made a Turkey today with Kikkoman Soy...

This weekend, I posted about how I was going to make a turkey with Kikkoman Soy Sauce. Well, I did it. Today. You tell me how it turned out. Can you smell it? Oh. My. Gosh. This turkey turned out so yummy! The kids loved it, in fact Kambry is still in the kitchen eating her 3 plate of turkey. I...

We are making a Turkey tomorrow with Kikkoman...

Guess what we are making tomorrow? I am so excited to make a turkey for my family! I know, it isn't Thanksgiving just yet, but I was offered a yummy opportunity from Kikkoman to try some of their recipes to make my family a meal. It was about 14 years ago that I made my last turkey. What? We go to our...

Fun & Yummy Treats with California Raisins:...

Are you looking for a fun and tasty treat for your little goblins for Halloween? We found something that is not only yummy, but FUN and the kids can all get involved. We made Spooky Spiders and we ate them! Yuck – we ate spiders? These creatures were so fun, so cute and so good! California Raisins...

Kitchen Helper from Pretend Kitchen Play...

Earlier this month, I posted my excitement for opening a box from Pretend Play Kitchen Shop that included the Gudecraft Wood Kitchen Helper. Why was I excited right off the bat? Well, its because I was expecting a ton of pieces to be in the box and a good hour to put it together, but it CAME already...

Over 25,000 yummy & fun recipes from Tablespoon.com...

We have really been getting in to baking, especially with the cold weather already here and the holidays just around the corner. On Halloween, we are having a small get together party for Halloween and Kambry’s 2nd birthday celebration. One of the recipes that I want to make for the party is Peanut...

Holiday baking with Wilton Cookie Exchange

How many of you love to bake cookies? In the past, I never really was a ‘fan’ of cookies like sugar cookies where you make it from scratch, cut and do all the fancy icing, that is… until the last year or so. I think to get really motivated to get in to cookie baking you need the right tools and...