While the dish may be named Monster Fudge, it really doesn’t have anything to do with the fact that Halloween is just around the corner. This recipe idea came from Monster Cookies, which are peanut butter-oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips and M&Ms®. My thinking was that this particular flavor combination shouldn’t be confined…
Category: Party
Classroom Treat “Giant Cupcake”
Last year my Punch Box Birthday Cake was well received, so I thought I would do another “cake” idea to celebrate by daughter’s birthday at school. Like many schools, it is sensitive to food allergies, so edible treats for birthdays are not allowed. Instead, birthdays can be celebrated with small trinkets. This is…
Maple Cashews
At family gatherings, my grandfather would always set out a bowl of cashews for a snack. My guess is that this tradition started my love of cashews, which is why I tend to be the offender who will steal them from the mixed nuts if given the chance. I use them periodically in…
Licorice “Sparklers”
Quick and easy (and red, white, and blue!) treats are a great way to add a bit of fun to your Independence Day celebration. What I decided to make for this year are licorice “sparklers”, which are are just a new twist on chocolate coated pretzel rods. Instead of pretzels, red vine licorice…
Strawberry and Guava Compote
As I walked through the produce section this week, the guavas literally drew me over to them. They smelled so fragrant I just knew I had to make some sort of guava dish. Guavas come in all shapes and sizes, but these Mexican cream guavas are about the size of a golf ball…
Punch Box “Birthday Cake”
My school-aged daughter recently celebrated a birthday and I wanted to be able to bring something to share with her class at school. Like many schools these days, her school respects allergy concerns and has banned food items for parties. Since I couldn’t bring in an edible cake or treat, I wanted to…
Monkey Tree Cupcakes
Over the last few years I have created fun, themed birthday parties for my kids such as last year’s dragon party. The result of this creativity is now my children are requesting elaborate themes. This year both kids wanted an animal themed party, even going so far as to suggest that I make…
Cornucopia Gratefulness Cookies
My children are now old enough that they can comprehend the idea of Thanksgiving. So this year I wanted find a fun way to decorate my thanksgiving table while letting all my guests voice their prayers of thanksgiving. What came to mind was these Cornucopia Gratefulness Cookies which are a take on a…
Goblin Smoothie
I had so much fun with last week’s easy, Halloween themed post I couldn’t resist making another themed post. I had a few different ideas for a festive drink, but the one I was most excited about didn’t quite work. As I was scrounging around the kitchen for a new idea I happened…
No-Bake Bat and Spider Cookies
Since my kids are so into crafts I wanted to have them help me make a simple themed dish for Halloween. Thus we made No-Bake Bat and Spider Cookies using black fondant and Oreos. My kids helped make the Spider Cookies which were as simple as rolling log-shaped legs out of the fondant…
Baked Apple Trail Mix
One of my family’s favorite treats on road trips or hikes is trail mix. It often seems that we have hardly left the driveway before we are opening up the bag to sample the treat. I tend to gravitate towards a mix that is heavy on the dried pineapple and papaya, but for…
Sugar Cookie Decorating Birthday Party
The idea for my daughter’s birthday party this year started with an annual Christmas party we attend, which happens to be a sugar cookie decorating party. My daughter sat for an hour coloring cookies, which made me think that a cooking themed party could be fun since she is always wanting to play…
