So, you have burritos or tacos, and you just want a little something to go with them, right?  Or perhaps you are one who likes to have rice inside your burritos… well, here is a great rice that’s a cinch to make! Ingredients: pre-cooked rice (we use leftovers) about 1-2 cups is good 1 can [...]

If you bake very often, you know the value of having the right tool for the job, right? Well, I have discovered the best cooling racks I have ever used! Available through The Pampered Chef, these cooling racks have a tight grid, rather that just one-way bars, and are coated with some material that helps [...]

A few years ago, I received a set of Doughmakers baking pans. They have a “pebble” finish to them that helps in heat circulation and in food release. There is a raised lip around the edges that helps prevent them from warping, and the 14″x17.5″ size is perfect for baking cookies! This size is my [...]

I have had one of these stones for around 10 years, and I absolutely LOVE it! It is large enough to almost fill a shelf rack in the oven, so I just leave it in there. Yes, it is well seasoned! If you bake bread, pizza, cakes or cookies, I consider a baking stone a [...]

I promised a picture of the completed butterfly, and even though I don’t have all of the recipes posted yet, here is the finished cake! The rundown: I know, it’s missing the antennae, but we put 7 candles on it… 1 on each of the bottom 5 cupcakes, and 2 on the top one.  Antennae [...]

This is one of those cakes… you know, the ones that are reserved for really special occasions because it’s so *not* good for you! And I don’t just mean the food coloring *wink* Background… the red color originally came from the reaction between cocoa powder and vinegar. And it does still make it somewhat red, [...]

Yes, I am calling this a fruity carrot cake, because it tastes, well, fruity!  It’s also very moist, and very delicious.  It’s also kinda good for you, but I won’t tell if you don’t! Ingredients: 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup almond meal or whole wheat flour (I did a combination) 2 tsp. baking soda [...]