I don’t make pancakes from scratch very often. In fact, most of the time I make pancakes at home I use the ‘just add water’ boxed mixes – which is probably sacrilege for a food blogger to even admit. They are just so darn easy. Then again, the first time I made these gingerbread pancakes…
How To: Make Pumpkin Puree
It’s getting to be that time when we’re thinking about our Thanksgiving plans and of course when you think about Thanksgiving dinner, pumpkin pie is one of the first things that comes to mind. I made pumpkin puree the first time because my husband was horrified when I suggested making a pumpkin pie with –gasp…
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
I’ve mentioned before that my dad’s favorite cookies are oatmeal raisin. Earlier this year, I tried and posted the Pioneer Woman’s brown sugar oatmeal cookies and just knew I could turn them into Oatmeal Raisin. So for my dad’s birthday last year I went for it and made Brown Sugar Oatmeal Raisin cookies. The extra…
Andes Mint Cookies
I LOVE Andes mints. They are probably my favorite chocolate candy. There is something classic about the combination of mint and chocolate, so why not pair it with another classic like chocolate chip cookies. Voila – Andes Mint Cookies. I started with my basic chocolate chip recipe – that I have yet to post because…
Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon meringue pie is a Forsman family favorite. So it was a no brainer to bring this pie to Thanksgiving dinner last week. One of my uncles even loves this pie so much that growing up he used to request lemon meringue pie as his birthday cake! This is the same recipe that my grandma…
Pumpkin Pie
The first time I was going to make pies for Thanksgiving, of course I had to make pumpkin pie. Upon hearing that my husband informs me that “You have to make them with real pumpkin, you know.” Real pumpkin? I thought the canned pumpkin was 100% pumpkin. Oh no, he was talking about me breaking…
