Just sub in cherry flavored Jello for the lime flavored Jello. Easy peasy! Enjoy :)
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Showing posts with label recipes. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Valentine-y Jello Cookies
Last year I posted my St. Patrick's Day Jello cookie recipe. This year we used the same recipe to make pink cookies for Valentine's Day.
Just sub in cherry flavored Jello for the lime flavored Jello. Easy peasy! Enjoy :)
Just sub in cherry flavored Jello for the lime flavored Jello. Easy peasy! Enjoy :)
Friday, March 30, 2012
A Bear-y Cute Lunch
Sorry... couldn't resist the title :) I decided to surprise the girls with a little fun on their lunch plates yesterday...
How cute is that?!? I saw the idea on Pinterest (from Mini-eco, originally from KidsSoup). The original uses banana slices for the ears and muzzle, but my oldest has a sensitivity to bananas – something she inherited from my husband – so I used crackers covered with strawberry jelly instead. The original idea also uses cinnamon and sugar on toast, but I used peanut butter on bread. And I added some mini chocolate chips for the mouth.
The girls went crazy when I set these on the table. They wouldn't eat them until they were sure that I had taken pictures of each bear. Want to put a smile on your kids' faces this weekend? This one is a winner :)
How cute is that?!? I saw the idea on Pinterest (from Mini-eco, originally from KidsSoup). The original uses banana slices for the ears and muzzle, but my oldest has a sensitivity to bananas – something she inherited from my husband – so I used crackers covered with strawberry jelly instead. The original idea also uses cinnamon and sugar on toast, but I used peanut butter on bread. And I added some mini chocolate chips for the mouth.
The girls went crazy when I set these on the table. They wouldn't eat them until they were sure that I had taken pictures of each bear. Want to put a smile on your kids' faces this weekend? This one is a winner :)
Monday, March 12, 2012
Irish Soda Bread Recipe
This recipe comes from my mother. I'm not sure where she got it. She hasn't been making it my entire life, but I remember it showing up in the dinner rotation around the time I was in junior high. Soda bread gets its name from the use of baking soda rather than yeast as a leavening agent. Lots of times raisins are also added to this bread, but I personally don't like raisins when they are cooked in things, so if mom doesn't like it... it doesn't go in :) This bread is dense and chewy on the inside yet crispy and crunchy on the outside. Here's the how-to...
Ingredients:
2. Take the other half cup of flour and start adding it a little at a time as you knead the dough. I've done it by hand, but this time I used the dough hook on my stand mixer, and it worked great. Keep adding flour and knead until the dough forms a nice ball. It takes a while, but it's worth it!
3. With floured hands, form the dough into a slightly flatted ball and place on a greased baking sheet.
Using a very sharp knife, cut a cross into the top of the dough, about 3/4" deep.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45-50 minutes. This bread is kind of doughy and chewy, but you have to be careful because the center ends up way too doughy if you don't cook it long enough. I especially like to eat this bread warm with butter on it.
This is a fun recipe to pull out for St. Patrick's Day this weekend. Enjoy!
P.S. There hasn't been a whole lot of sewing going on around here lately. I just haven't been into it and really haven't had much time for it. But... this weekend I sewed my project for this month's Point of View, and I am absolutely in love with it. In the top five favorite things I've ever made. But you'll have to wait a couple of weeks to see it :)
I'm linking up...
Ingredients:
- 2½ cups flour, divided
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1½ Tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk (I've made it with regular milk before, and it turned out fine.)
Directions:
1. Measure out 2 cups of flour. Mix together with the rest of the ingredients. The dough will be super sticky.
2. Take the other half cup of flour and start adding it a little at a time as you knead the dough. I've done it by hand, but this time I used the dough hook on my stand mixer, and it worked great. Keep adding flour and knead until the dough forms a nice ball. It takes a while, but it's worth it!
3. With floured hands, form the dough into a slightly flatted ball and place on a greased baking sheet.
Using a very sharp knife, cut a cross into the top of the dough, about 3/4" deep.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45-50 minutes. This bread is kind of doughy and chewy, but you have to be careful because the center ends up way too doughy if you don't cook it long enough. I especially like to eat this bread warm with butter on it.
This is a fun recipe to pull out for St. Patrick's Day this weekend. Enjoy!
P.S. There hasn't been a whole lot of sewing going on around here lately. I just haven't been into it and really haven't had much time for it. But... this weekend I sewed my project for this month's Point of View, and I am absolutely in love with it. In the top five favorite things I've ever made. But you'll have to wait a couple of weeks to see it :)
I'm linking up...
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
St. Patrick's Day Jello Cookie Recipe
When my youngest daughter was born some friends of ours made us pink cookies. They were delicious. I had to have the recipe. Turns out the secret ingredient was Jello. It also turns out that you can use any flavor of Jello to get any color cookie you want! I prefer to make them with cherry Jello, but seeing as St. Patrick's Day is upon us, we decided to go with lime Jello and make some green cookies. These are pretty darn good, too :) Add some shamrock sprinkles and you've got one snazzy looking cookie. Here's the how-to...
Ingredients:
2. Carefully add the remaining ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
3. Grease and flour baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
4. Roll the dough into 1½" balls and place on the baking sheets. It helps to add a little flour to your hands before rolling.
5. Flatten each ball of dough in a crisscross pattern with a fork. Again, flour is your friend here... dip the fork in flour before pressing it into the dough.
6. Add sprinkles, if you like...
7. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. They are done when you just start to see a light brown ring begin to creep up from the very bottom of the cookie. Move to a cooling rack and enjoy!
This is a great all-purpose recipe... you can change up the color and decorations to match any holiday or occasion. And Jello comes in so many flavors, there are lots of possibilities. Have fun with it!
I'm linking up...
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup of margarine or butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3oz package of Jello gelatin (any flavor will do, but we used lime)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2½ cups of flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- sprinkles (optional)
Directions: (makes about 24 cookies)
1. Cream together your first five ingredients: margarine or butter, sugar, dry Jello powder, eggs, and vanilla.
2. Carefully add the remaining ingredients: flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
3. Grease and flour baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
4. Roll the dough into 1½" balls and place on the baking sheets. It helps to add a little flour to your hands before rolling.
5. Flatten each ball of dough in a crisscross pattern with a fork. Again, flour is your friend here... dip the fork in flour before pressing it into the dough.
6. Add sprinkles, if you like...
7. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. They are done when you just start to see a light brown ring begin to creep up from the very bottom of the cookie. Move to a cooling rack and enjoy!
This is a great all-purpose recipe... you can change up the color and decorations to match any holiday or occasion. And Jello comes in so many flavors, there are lots of possibilities. Have fun with it!
I'm linking up...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Valentine Gingerbread Houses
Every time I see Cheryl's (a pretty cool life) gingerbread houses that she makes with her kids, I think "I should really do that", but I never have... until now! Cheryl and her kids make gingerbread houses for every holiday, and when she posted a little photo how-to on her blog last week, I decided it was high time we tried it out. So, Friday afternoon we got down to business...
I ran into the little grocery store that's between our house and my oldest's preschool to pick up supplies. Apparently I should have been more prepared and bought supplies earlier in the week at the big grocery store because the selection of Valentine's Day candy was pretty poor. I had to improvise...
Mini marshmallows, conversation hearts, Teddy Grahams, animal crackers, and Pez. And, just like Cheryl, I hot glued my graham crackers together. Best. Idea. Ever. They were sturdy and worked great!
The girls had a blast and spent the better part of an hour decorating their houses. Every time I asked if they were done or started to clean up, they insisted that they still had room to add another cracker or another piece of candy. We will definitely be doing this again.
Happy Valentine's Day!
I ran into the little grocery store that's between our house and my oldest's preschool to pick up supplies. Apparently I should have been more prepared and bought supplies earlier in the week at the big grocery store because the selection of Valentine's Day candy was pretty poor. I had to improvise...
Mini marshmallows, conversation hearts, Teddy Grahams, animal crackers, and Pez. And, just like Cheryl, I hot glued my graham crackers together. Best. Idea. Ever. They were sturdy and worked great!
The girls had a blast and spent the better part of an hour decorating their houses. Every time I asked if they were done or started to clean up, they insisted that they still had room to add another cracker or another piece of candy. We will definitely be doing this again.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Point of View Features and Theme for October
Thanks to everyone who linked up their autumn-themed projects at the Point of View Autumn Link Party last Friday. It was our biggest Point of View link party yet! If you haven't taken a few minutes to check out all of the great projects that were linked up, be sure to take a look.
Since my project for this month was a recipe, I thought I'd feature two of the recipes that were linked up. First up is this Pumpkin Pie Milkshake recipe from Stephanie at My Li'l Pumpkin Patch...
I'm not a big fan of pumpkin pie, but add ice cream to anything and I'll eat it :) This recipe only calls for three ingredients and doesn't even require any measuring. I love the cinnamon sprinkled on top.
Next up is this Easy Apple Crisp recipe from Heather at Our Life in a Click...
Apple crisp is my husband's favorite, so I will definitely be trying this out. Best part? The topping includes crushed graham crackers. Yum!
Stephanie and Heather, feel free to grab a Point of View feature button...
The Point of View theme for October is... BURLAP! This one is going to be interesting :) Point of View is all about your interpretation of the theme... it's all up to you! We can't wait to see what you come up with. The next reveal and link party will be Friday, October 28th. Hope to see you there!
If you haven't entered yet, make sure you check out the AccuQuilt GO! Baby giveaway!
Since my project for this month was a recipe, I thought I'd feature two of the recipes that were linked up. First up is this Pumpkin Pie Milkshake recipe from Stephanie at My Li'l Pumpkin Patch...
I'm not a big fan of pumpkin pie, but add ice cream to anything and I'll eat it :) This recipe only calls for three ingredients and doesn't even require any measuring. I love the cinnamon sprinkled on top.
Next up is this Easy Apple Crisp recipe from Heather at Our Life in a Click...
Apple crisp is my husband's favorite, so I will definitely be trying this out. Best part? The topping includes crushed graham crackers. Yum!
Stephanie and Heather, feel free to grab a Point of View feature button...
The Point of View theme for October is... BURLAP! This one is going to be interesting :) Point of View is all about your interpretation of the theme... it's all up to you! We can't wait to see what you come up with. The next reveal and link party will be Friday, October 28th. Hope to see you there!
If you haven't entered yet, make sure you check out the AccuQuilt GO! Baby giveaway!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Point of View and Autumn Link Party!
Welcome to this month's Point of View reveal! The theme for September is "autumn"... my favorite season of the year. I love the way these projects look when you bring them all together. Take a look...
This month is chock full of great ideas. I'm continually amazed at the diversity of the projects month after month. As always, you can check out each of the tutorials by visiting each of the blogs listed above.
My project this month is actually a recipe: Autumn Paintbrush Cookies...
These are sugar cookies that you decorate with an egg yolk paint before baking. I am a sugar cookie connoisseur. I've been eating these my entire life, and I'm telling you... they are the best. Click HERE to find out how to make my favorite cookie of all time.
Now it's your turn. Do you have an autumn-themed project that you would like to share? We would like to invite you to join the Point of View Autumn Link Party right here on Gwenny Penny! Any idea that you feel relates to the theme is welcome at the link party (autumn, fall, harvest, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc). It doesn't have to be a new project... If you have something in your archives that's autumn-related, link it up! We want to see any and all autumn ideas. Add the Point of View button to your post so that others can join the party. And remember, by linking up you have the chance to be featured by one of the members of Point of View next week!
Jonie from Just Between Friends
Gwen from Gwenny Penny (Click HERE to find the recipe for my Autumn Paintbrush Cookies)
Stephanie from Always Just a Mom (Our guest this month... Thanks for joining us, Stephanie!)
Amy from Ameroonie Designs
Camilla from Rosy Red Buttons
Gwen from Gwenny Penny (Click HERE to find the recipe for my Autumn Paintbrush Cookies)
Stephanie from Always Just a Mom (Our guest this month... Thanks for joining us, Stephanie!)
Amy from Ameroonie Designs
Camilla from Rosy Red Buttons
Leanne from Organize and Decorate Everything
Michelle from A Little Tipsy
My project this month is actually a recipe: Autumn Paintbrush Cookies...
These are sugar cookies that you decorate with an egg yolk paint before baking. I am a sugar cookie connoisseur. I've been eating these my entire life, and I'm telling you... they are the best. Click HERE to find out how to make my favorite cookie of all time.
Now it's your turn. Do you have an autumn-themed project that you would like to share? We would like to invite you to join the Point of View Autumn Link Party right here on Gwenny Penny! Any idea that you feel relates to the theme is welcome at the link party (autumn, fall, harvest, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc). It doesn't have to be a new project... If you have something in your archives that's autumn-related, link it up! We want to see any and all autumn ideas. Add the Point of View button to your post so that others can join the party. And remember, by linking up you have the chance to be featured by one of the members of Point of View next week!
Autumn Paintbrush Cookies Recipe
I am a sugar cookie aficionado. I have been eating Paintbrush Cookies my entire life. My mother made them with me, and I make them with my kids now. This is my absolute favorite cookie recipe of all time. Many of my longtime readers know that I am also a fan of the acorn. Combine my love of this cookie recipe with my love of acorns and you get my project for the September Point of View reveal...
Look at them... you really want to eat one, don't you. They take some time, but I promise you that they are well worth the trouble. Here's the how-to...
Ingredients:
Directions:
1. Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
2. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together. Slowly blend into the ingredients from Step 1. Chill dough for at least 1 hour (don't skip this step!)
3. Roll dough on floured surface. I usually roll it to somewhere between 1/8" and 1/4" thick. The thinner you roll, the crisper the cookies will be. Cut with desired cookie cutters. I got my acorns and oak leaves as part of a Wilton set (which also includes maple leaves) about 11 years ago, but it's still available in stores.
4. Place cut out cookies on ungreased baking sheets.
5. Time to decorate! This step is completely optional. 90% of the time I don't use the egg yolk paint; I just bake them as is.
Egg Yolk Paint: Mix together one egg yolk with 1/4 tsp water.
Separate into small bowls and add food coloring. I found all of these in my cupboard...
I had no idea I had four different types of food coloring (or why... obviously I don't use it very often). I ended up using all of them. I just mixed and stirred until I had nice shades of yellow, orange, red, and brown. Use small paintbrushes to paint directly on the unbaked cookies.
I have a pack of Crayola natural bristle paintbrushes that I save just for this recipe...
Here's my daughter demonstrating how to use the egg yolk paint on her Hello Kitty cookies...
6. Bake at 400 degrees for about 6 minutes. You want to make sure that you don't let the cookies get too brown because it will take away from the clarity of the colors.
Yum! You will love these cookies, and you can make them for any occasion. These are an especially great Christmas cookie idea. Have fun and get creative with them!
Now it's your turn... Check out this month's Point of View collage and link up your past or present autumn-themed projects at the Point of View Autumn Link Party!
I'm linking up...
Modern Country Style's Fall in Love Link Party
Look at them... you really want to eat one, don't you. They take some time, but I promise you that they are well worth the trouble. Here's the how-to...
*This recipe was first published in the 1957 Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls.*
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup shortening (Don't substitute butter or margarine... they don't taste the same.)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2½ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
Directions:
1. Cream together shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
2. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together. Slowly blend into the ingredients from Step 1. Chill dough for at least 1 hour (don't skip this step!)
3. Roll dough on floured surface. I usually roll it to somewhere between 1/8" and 1/4" thick. The thinner you roll, the crisper the cookies will be. Cut with desired cookie cutters. I got my acorns and oak leaves as part of a Wilton set (which also includes maple leaves) about 11 years ago, but it's still available in stores.
4. Place cut out cookies on ungreased baking sheets.
5. Time to decorate! This step is completely optional. 90% of the time I don't use the egg yolk paint; I just bake them as is.
Egg Yolk Paint: Mix together one egg yolk with 1/4 tsp water.
Separate into small bowls and add food coloring. I found all of these in my cupboard...
I had no idea I had four different types of food coloring (or why... obviously I don't use it very often). I ended up using all of them. I just mixed and stirred until I had nice shades of yellow, orange, red, and brown. Use small paintbrushes to paint directly on the unbaked cookies.
I have a pack of Crayola natural bristle paintbrushes that I save just for this recipe...
Here's my daughter demonstrating how to use the egg yolk paint on her Hello Kitty cookies...
6. Bake at 400 degrees for about 6 minutes. You want to make sure that you don't let the cookies get too brown because it will take away from the clarity of the colors.
Yum! You will love these cookies, and you can make them for any occasion. These are an especially great Christmas cookie idea. Have fun and get creative with them!
Now it's your turn... Check out this month's Point of View collage and link up your past or present autumn-themed projects at the Point of View Autumn Link Party!
I'm linking up...
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