tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23288694665675235872024-03-13T10:06:39.328+00:00Kiwi Try Again?Recipes, photos, and descriptions of things I am cooking (and baking!)iLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-63636492516189670002011-02-07T23:34:00.000+00:002011-02-07T23:34:45.864+00:00Mushroom FarfalleI can't remember where I found this recipe but I am SO glad that I did. I changed it a bit but every time I make it it turns our beautifully. I especially like how it will taste slightly different every time depending on the mushrooms you choose to use. I swear this recipe is like going out for pasta at a restaurant...mmm...soooo yummy!
Recipe:
Cooked Farfalle pasta (enough for whoever wants iLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-84931730760653538932011-02-07T23:24:00.000+00:002011-02-07T23:24:15.639+00:00Cranberry & Pecan Oatmeal CookiesThese cookies were inspired by the idea behind The Kitchn's Gluten Free Cherry and Walnut Cookies but in the end, it is nothing like them at all. For one thing, I like to squish my cookies so they aren't as fat as the ones pictured in that post. This means that my 1/4 cup measure makes for a hefty cookie, which really should be about 4 little cookies (which I have made as well, you can alteriLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-29240626158141199762011-02-07T23:06:00.001+00:002011-02-07T23:06:59.623+00:00Raspberry BreadI made some raspberry bread based on my mom's banana bread recipe. Her recipe comes from the Original Betty Crocker cookbook with some twists (she doesn't include nuts and uses shortening instead of butter). The reality is that it is a 'fruit bread' recipe, using fresh fruit of any kind to make the bread...just most of the time it is over-ripe bananas. I really liked the way this recipe turned iLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-21116338972673361072010-12-23T06:48:00.000+00:002010-12-23T06:48:30.887+00:00Rum Balls, Mice, and Birch BarkSo, the mice and the birch bark are actually dead easy to make--all it requires is some chocolate melting abilities. For the birch bark, you melt Almond Bark (a vanilla flavored white chocolate looking concoction) found in the baking aisle and you dip the pretzels into it and lay them on wax paper to cool. You can do this with your fingers, the bark won't be that hot. Then you can sprinkle iLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-35465893173711988112010-12-23T06:37:00.000+00:002010-12-23T06:37:57.176+00:00Chocolate Crinkle CookiesThe next set of cookies was also taken from Serious Eats (I think I am beginning to like this Rachel girl they have over there....or at least her mom's cookies!). These were a bit sticky to roll in your hand but not horribly so and the end result was lovely and chocolatey (but not overly so). I will surely be making these again.
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar½ cup vegetable oil½ cup (4 oz) melted iLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-51545928109306067882010-12-23T06:34:00.000+00:002010-12-23T06:34:52.220+00:00Cinnamon Snap CookiesThese cookies were made from a recipe on Simply Recipes and they were a magnificent choice to try. They were easy to cut after freezing into logs and once they were baked...mmm...they tasted like cinnamon toast crunch cereal. Delightfully sweet and light.
Ingredients:
2 cups flour1 ½ tsp baking soda½ tsp salt1 Tbsp ground cinnamon½ tsp ground ginger¼ tsp ground cloves12 Tbsp (1 cup) unsalted iLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-67448400227172097652010-12-23T06:31:00.000+00:002010-12-23T06:31:09.029+00:00Lemon Cakemix CookiesThese were an idea from my mom, we had never made them before but she had tried some from a co-worker cookie swap. I looked up the recipe on Food.com (my favorite resource for searches!) and forced my brother into hard labor with the stickiest dough next to yeasty bread. The cookies were very lemony and delicious!
Ingredients:
1 box (18.25 oz) lemon cake mix with pudding in the mix2 ¼ iLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-15002182735001051702010-12-23T06:26:00.000+00:002010-12-23T06:26:02.936+00:00Swedish Christmas CookiesThese cookies are delicious for anyone who loves coconut. Though they pressed together a bit dryly (might add more shortening next time...) they managed to make it out of the oven just fine. I got this recipe from Serious Eats though I have eaten many different variations of this cookie in the past.
Ingredients:
1 cup sugar (plus sugar for rolling)1 cup shortening or butter1 egg2 cups iLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-11902012978332129792010-12-23T06:21:00.000+00:002010-12-23T06:21:58.699+00:00Peanut BlossomsHershey Kiss Peanut Butter Cookies (Peanut Blossoms)--I got this recipe from my mom's old recipe card collection. I am sure that originally, it was invented by Hershey, right?
Ingredients:
1 ½ cup flour½ tsp salt¾ cup peanut butter1/3 cup brown sugar2 Tbsp milk1 tsp baking soda½ cup shortening1/3 cup sugar1 egg1 tsp vanillaGranulated sugar for coatingKisses for topping
Directions:
<!--[if !iLikeToBakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512592534314759152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2328869466567523587.post-91670144157846065912010-12-23T06:18:00.000+00:002010-12-23T06:18:59.386+00:00Christmas Cookie Extravaganza!We made a veritable melange of cookies for the holidays as you can see--I will do separate posts with photos of each cookie individually and the recipe & source for each. Enjoy!
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