It’s a rare day when Bikenut actually asks for sweets, so when he said, “How about some rainy day cookies?” I jumped on the chance! I made two different batches of oatmeal cookies; For Bikenut, I made blueberry oatmeal cookies, and for myself, I made these. If you’ve ever had Mexican hot chocolate, these are [...]
Archive for the ‘Treats’ Category
28 Jul
Easy Peasy Corn Bread
Why would you make it from a box, when it’s soooo easy to make it from scratch? To be honest, it was my first time making it without a little blue box, or a pouch from a restaurant that’s known for their corn bread. And to be honest, I liked it much, much better! There [...]
21 Mar
Cocoa Brownies
I had a serious craving for brownies. A friend had brought some over last week for our LOST dinner, but we sent him home with the rest of the pan because I would have eaten them all on my own and that would have displeased Bikenut. So, of course, I decided to make a whole [...]
25 Nov
Banana Quick Bread
Time seems to fly when you buy a bunch of bananas. It only seems like a couple of days ago that I brought home these ever-so-slightly green bananas. Look at them now! Perfect for banana bread! I don’t know how many times I have made banana bread over the years, but for some reason, the [...]
3 Nov
Battle: Baked Goods – Test Run: Apple-Pear Turnovers
Another possibility for Battle: Baked Goods on Saturday… Apple-Pear Turnovers! These little pastries seemed to be easier to make on paper than they were. That was disappointing. At least the ingredients list was relatively simple! Apples, pears, frozen puff pastry, a dab of butter, and some sugar and spice — how could I go wrong? [...]
2 Nov
Battle: Baked Goods – Test Run: Mini Pumpkin Pies
November’s Aluminum Chef is slated for this coming Saturday, and I am still having trouble deciding what to make. My initial thought was to bake up some apple turnovers, but the idea to do something with pumpkin really took over. After looking through a bunch of recipes online, I opted for something simple — pumpkin [...]
