tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414997891742990982024-02-07T16:29:54.295-08:00Cookie ArtSugar cookie art. I make the cookies, scan them in, and make art out of them.An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-57925868177126468202019-01-03T06:39:00.000-08:002019-01-03T06:39:17.918-08:00Chocolate Ginger Roll Out CookiesI found a new recipe that I just love!<br />
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I love chocolate, and I'm on a ginger kick. This recipe combines both flavors into one.<br />
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They were super easy to make! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Ingredients: </span><br />
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They are versatile. You can use different cutters to give them new innovative looks! If you desire, you can frost them, or pipe them. My family thought they tasted good on their own, so I left them be. </div>
An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-46881878351907504962013-03-15T07:21:00.000-07:002013-03-15T07:21:10.406-07:00Pot O' Gold CupcakesI set out to make the cupcakes. Only to discover I had no cake mix in the house. Well I did have lemon and carrot cake mix, but those two flavors didn't sound right to go with chocolate.<br />
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I searched online for a recipe. I came across this <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/black-magic-cake/detail.aspx">one</a>, but had to change it to fit my needs more. Here's the recipe I ended up with:<br />
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Preheat at 350 degrees. It takes 30 to 40 minutes to bake.<br />
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I really wanted to attempt to make Pot O' Gold Cupcakes. I thought a Reese's Peanut Butter cup would make a great pot. Then I added a dab of chocolate frosting and added mini yellow m&ms for the gold.<br />
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The best things were that they were easy to make! My preschooler Isaak helped me. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Didn't they turn out cute?</span><br />
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<br />An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-24485553704474060242012-11-17T15:18:00.001-08:002012-11-17T15:18:37.115-08:00Turkeys!My 7 year old and I made 7 of these turkeys this afternoon. Next we're making acorns and leaves.<br />
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I heart the edible eyes I found when I went shopping this morning.<br />
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The gobble and beak are 1/2 an m&m chopped with a pill cutter. <br />
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My son insisted on coloring their feet with a yellow edible marker. <br />
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<br />An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-77347891180631628592012-08-13T11:36:00.002-07:002012-08-13T11:36:37.075-07:00The Art of SushiI've seen Rice Crispy Sushi Rolls pinned a few times. I decided I
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's what you need to make Rice Crispy Sushi Rolls:</span><br />
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<li>Then add the marshmallows. Melt those, stir with a wooden spoon.</li>
<li>Stir in the Rice Krispies.</li>
<li>I spray my clean hands with flour spray, so the mixture doesn't stick to me like crazy.</li>
<li>Start pressing the mixture into the mini muffin pan. Try and work fast. </li>
<li>Add a Swedish Fish to each one as you go. {I know mixing cultures}. </li>
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They come right out of the pan!<br />
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Have your Fruit Roll-Ups in the refrigerator. I tried with them not in there and they were hard to unroll!<br />
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They turn out so cute:<br />
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through 20. The rest went to my work. People at my work swore they were
real. Some wondered why they weren't in the refrigerator.An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-40675098271222060192012-06-15T08:47:00.000-07:002012-06-15T08:47:55.454-07:00Spider Man Birthday CakeI made this cake a few weeks ago. Then we went on vacation, so I didn't get a chance to post it until now.<br />
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My nephew and youngest son had a Spider Man birthday party. I bought 2 Spider Men to put on the cake; since there were 2 birthday boys.<br />
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I had a hard time finding chocolate graham crackers. It took going to 3 stores before I could find them. They were the best thing I could think of for buildings. It took a little while to pipe the windows on.<br />
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My son Isaak wanted both a "circle cake" and a "square cake", so the bottom is a square and the top is a round cake. It worked out pretty well for the buildings to fit on the square corners!<br />
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There are cupcakes on <a href="http://www.jollymom.com/2011/05/easy-and-cute-cupcakes-perfect-for.html">Jolly Mom</a> that inspired me to create my Dirt Cookies.<br />
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Next I took the circle and square sugar cookies, frosted them with chocolate frosting, dipped them in the crushed chocolate cookies. There dirt was easy to create. My three year old loved helping me.<br />
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I thought with some I could have bought gummy worms to add to the tops. Not this time though.An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-30982092538675616772012-03-30T14:14:00.004-07:002012-03-30T14:14:48.384-07:00TypographyI heart typography. It's truly an art form in my mind.<br />
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Do you wear an apron in the kitchen? I do sometimes. Usually when it's a baking day.An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-28030501936871286442012-02-05T19:12:00.000-08:002012-02-05T19:12:54.266-08:00Today I Made Heart CupcakesI took in my 2 nephews a lot this weekend. I wanted to make something Valentines{ish}. Since public schools do not allow homemade treats, I made them for the smaller boy's private preschool.<br />
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<br />An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-90787270322664269572012-02-02T09:09:00.000-08:002012-02-02T09:09:38.691-08:00Want to Win a Valentines Package?I do! I think this would be a great gift to my kids! What does it include? <br />
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How to win? Go to <a href="http://www.mommytothemax.com/win-a-valentines-day-cookie-and-godiva-truffle-gift-basket/">Mommy to the Max</a> to enter! <br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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My sugar cookie snowmen are always the first to go. This year I make some with cereal buttons and others with small m&m buttons. The nose is a small orange m&m cut up with a pill cutter. The eyes are brown m&ms cut into quarter pieces. The pill cutter works great!<br />
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These <a href="http://sugarcookieart.blogspot.com/2011/08/chocolate-malt-cookies.html">chocolate malt cookies</a> were the next to go. Some were hesitant. They are not as Christmas(y) as the snowmen. They certainly have the flavor!<br />
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The <a href="http://sugarcookieart.blogspot.com/2009/12/chocolate-roll-out-cookies.html">chocolate roll out cookies</a> are fun to. The first year that I made them I decorated them a lot. My sister's and mom sampled them and said they taste better plain. I just added a blob of chocolate frosting and added a pearl sprinkle to the angles and an m&m to the others.<br />
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I love orange slices. Since it was Christmas time, I went for the cherry slices. They taste really good dipped in dark chocolate melt. This is probably the easiest thing I made. It totally added color to the dessert table.<br />
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The round pretzels taste good with dark chocolate melt poured in them and a single mint chocolate kiss. Just don't put them on too fast. They can melt and make a mess.<br />
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These pre-bitten Gingerbread Boys were fun to make. My sister bought me cookie cutter Gingerbread Men a few years ago. One has an arm off, another has a foot off and the last one has his head off. They are fun, but I think they look best on a plate full of them. Then people get the humor of them.<br />
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I also made <a href="http://www.gograhamgo.com/2011/05/egg-free-chocolate-chip-sugar-cookie.html">Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Balls</a>. I guest posted about them here. They are so good made with Coconut Oil! I also loved them dipped in dark chocolate!An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-4379066496355776672011-12-05T12:00:00.001-08:002011-12-05T12:08:26.519-08:00KitchenAid<div style="text-align: center;">
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I remember when I was registering to get married, I didn't have a KitchenAid mixer on my list. My Aunt said, "Alissa you need to have one of those." She convinced me that I needed one. It's one of my top items in my kitchen. I make breads, cookies, cakes and bars with this thing.<br />
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<a href="http://momspotted.com/2011/12/550-kitchenaid-new-7-quart-bowl-lift-residential-stand-mixer-review-giveaway.html">Mom Spotted</a> is giving away one $550 <a href="http://www.kitchenaid.com/flash.cmd?/#/page/home">KitchenAid</a> Mixer!An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-89715651224835970392011-11-21T08:24:00.001-08:002011-11-21T08:35:03.617-08:00Thanksgiving Day ParadeWe have Christmas in November with my husband's side of the family. I decided to make some Thanksgiving cookies to take on our journey.<br />
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Meet Mr. Tom Turkey: <br />
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He was so easy to make. I love how I found one last bag of candy corn on clearance! I totally think they should sell them into Thanksgiving time! The colors totally say, "Halloween" and "Thanksgiving"!<br />
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Not my forte, but my husband says that part of Thanksgiving is about football. So I made some footballs for this Turkey day.<br />
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This was my Grandma's giant plate. It has all kind of scratches in it that I rubber stamped out of the first image. I just love the plate {scratches and all}! <br />
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These are now in my freezer waiting to be set out on Christmas Eve for Santa's reindeer.<br />
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<br />An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-1156307328519533852011-10-13T09:58:00.000-07:002011-10-13T09:59:00.785-07:00I Heart Wilton Even MoreWant to win this prize package by <a href="http://www.wilton.com/">Wilton</a>?<br />
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I do! I just love Wilton! They have such creative ideas. This is indeed the time of year I like to bake.<br />
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You can win this at <a href="http://www.babylovingmama.com/2011/10/celebrate-halloween-with-wilton-review-giveaway.html">Baby Loving Mama</a>!An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-66541531898885891872011-10-13T09:39:00.000-07:002011-10-13T09:39:49.827-07:00I Heart Wilton!Do you want to win all this stuff?<br />
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You can win all this from <a href="http://www.wilton.com/">Wilton</a> by going to <a href="http://momspotted.com/2011/09/wilton-autumn-halloween-giveaway.html">Mom Spotted</a> to enter! This is the time of year for baking! The oven warms up your house.An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-79071236042266224752011-10-06T06:45:00.000-07:002011-10-06T06:45:32.097-07:00The New Edition of The Big Red Cookbook from Betty Crocker!I really haven't dived into making anything new lately. Maybe it's the quest to being healthier that is preventing me from making yummy treats. Lately when I make something, it's a repeat of something I've made and posted on this blog already. I have been trying to experiment with replacing things in recipes. Like I used ground up apple in replace of butter in my muffins and banana bread. It tasted just as good, but much better for anyone who eats it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.myorganizedchaos.net/2011/10/the-new-edition-of-the-big-red-cookbook-from-betty-crocker-giveaway">My Organized Chaos</a> is giving away the <a href="https://lifemadedelicious.ca/bccookbook">New Edition of The Big Red Cookbook from Betty Crocker</a>: <br />
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I saw this <a href="https://lifemadedelicious.ca/en/Recipes/E/Easy-Turkey-Cookies.aspx">recipe</a> and so want to try it out with my own flair. I'd like to give the bird feathers. <br /><br />
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<br />An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2941499789174299098.post-20728404050995924392011-09-22T06:58:00.000-07:002011-09-22T06:58:48.041-07:00Betty CrockerI love baking! I'd love to win this:<br />
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<a href="http://www.thefrugalwife.net/2011/09/betty-crocker-fundamiddles-giveaway.html">Dawn's Great Finds</a> is hosting this sweet giveaway! An Apel a Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409392467947270395noreply@blogger.com1