Do you happen to have an extra 5 sticks of butter handy and not sure how to use them? I have an excellent suggestion for you, Sinterklaas Cookies! If you can't tell by the name they are a Christmas cookie, but according to my kids they are good all year round. All three of them where excited to find out that these were the next in the Baking For the Soldiers (B.F.S.) line up.This makes a big … [Read more...]
B.F.S.: Orange Creamsicle Cookies
We are onto week 2 of the Baking For the Soldiers (B.F.S.) cookie series. As I promised last week I am sharing with you an Orange Creamsicle recipe.I need to be completely honest with you. The first time I made these I was not impressed. I thought it was one of the recipes that I would never make again. Turns out that the soldiers had a completely different opinion. They loved them! So this … [Read more...]
Army Helicopter Cake
My kids like to come up with themes for their birthday cakes. Which is fun, because I like to decorate cakes for them. I go to Pinterest for inspiration and just try to mimic the ones I see. But this time I had to do good old fashioned figuring on my own (with a little help from Sister.)Brother's birthday was this last weekend and all he wanted was a Kermit the Frog puppet and a cake consisting … [Read more...]
B.F.S.: Chocolate Chip Cookies
B.F.S.? What is B.F.S? Well, let me tell you. I'm starting a short weekly series about what I bake for my husband's soldiers. So, B.F.S. stands for Baking For the Soldiers. I would have put the whole thing in the title, but it was just a bit long.Each Friday, minus a few, over the last year I have sent cookies in with my husband for his office to enjoy. Most cookies are repeats but others … [Read more...]
Pecan Pie Muffins
Happy Thanksgiving! I know it's a bit last minute, but I thought I would share one of my favorite recipes with you today. I have no idea where this recipe originally comes from, but I wrote it down from someone's forwarded Facebook post years ago. These pecan pie muffins are delicious, one of the easiest deserts to make and uses only five ingredients. I really wasn't planning on … [Read more...]