On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, there is a tradition of eating apples dipped in honey symbolizing the hope for a sweet New Year. This year I made sparkling Honey Lollipops as Rosh Hashanah gifts for family and friends. The amber apples are enjoyed as candy. The small circle pops double as tea stirrers,…
Caramel Apple Cookies
Imagine the flavors of a caramel apple transformed into a cookie. Brown sugar and butter caramel, check. Sweet-tart fruity apple, check. Scrumptious, absolutely. Caramel Apple Cookies taste like caramel apples in cookie form. I have mailed them in care packages, given them as gifts, and shared them on holiday cookie trays. The response is always…
Halloween Pretzels- easy, fast and fun!
A pumpkin. A ghost. An owl. A mummy. These adorable Halloween Pretzels are easy, fast, and fun to make. Halloween is tomorrow? No problem. These chocolate dipped cuties can be created in no time and are guaranteed to spread smiles.
3-2-1 Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte Cake
This is a mug cake for everyone who can’t get enough of autumn’s biggest flavor sensation, pumpkin spice latte. 3-2-1 Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte Cake is a microwave mug cake ready in 1 minute to satisfy seasonally induced Starbucks cravings.
Apples and Honey Cookies
I made these Apples and Honey Cookies for Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) last week and have already received requests to make them again! Eating apples dipped in honey is a Rosh Hashanah tradition representing hope for a sweet new year. These symbolic flavors are the essence of fall. Apples and Honey Cookies are soft…
Honey Sesame Cookies
I love playing in the kitchen, creating recipes and experimenting with ingredients. Baking is even more fun in the company of friends, even if they are virtual friends! This week I joined a group of 9 other bloggers to celebrate World Baking Day! Granite Mill Farms is sponsoring our posts, providing us with their organic…
Honey Graham Sandwich Cookies and Military Care Package #5
Readers of The Monday Box may have noticed that I haven’t posted an addition to my Military Care Package series since August. There is a wonderful reason. Right as I began baking for a September care package, Paratrooper Derik sent me a facebook message with great news. His deployment ended and he was heading home!…
