Simple Apple Butter Bread

While I prefer apple butter with homemade tortillas, eating apple butter bread is the next best thing. This is a pretty simple recipe and would be great with some morning coffee or milk don’t you think?  This bread is MUCH better the next day, after it’s had time to settle and completely cool off. If… [Continue Reading]

Lemony Sweet Stained Glass Cookies

Shaina is the home cook and wannabe photographer behind Food for My Family, where she shares recipes, tips, opinions and her philosophy on food as she wades through the process of feeding her family, her friends and anyone else who will let her, all while juggling four kids and running a business.

I love baking Christmas… [Continue Reading]

Healthy Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Muffins

For our family the perfect muffin has to be healthy and also nut free (my daughter’s daycare is nut free), low carb for me and yet still delicious and moist for my husband.   I’m not an expert baker so I wanted something that would be quick and easy to make and relatively foolproof.   After combining… [Continue Reading]

French Apple Pie

Guest post from Candi: I’m a stay at home mommy to 3 children.  I went from a full time career as a Credit Analyst to a full time career as “Hiney-wiping-nose-cleaning-mommy-referee”.  I love cooking, baking and tweaking recipes for my picky eater (my hubby!)  I love to save money and I’m always looking for a… [Continue Reading]

Blueberry Pound Cake

Pound cake is one of my favorite desserts. There is something about that buttery taste that just melts in taste buds!  You can also make in a variety of ways guaranteeing satisfaction with just about everyone.  Adding fruit to a pound cake is popular but one of my own favorites is Orange Pound Cake.  Mmmmm,… [Continue Reading]

Halloween Treat – Witches Brooms

One last Halloween treat for you guys!   These Witches Brooms are cute and tasty!  One recommendation would be to use your own peanut butter cookie dough recipe or even the store bought roll.  This one was okay but I’ve had better.  And of course you can make your own orange icing or you can buy… [Continue Reading]

Family Time and 30 Minute Pizzas (psst, giveaway too)

Pizza is like the best ever food invention. You can eat it cold, hot, with meats, vegetables, and even as a dessert.  When I was asked if I wanted to try the new Fleischmann’s Pizza Crust Yeast,  I was like heck yeah! Any excuse to make pizza!  We were supposed to have family night but… [Continue Reading]

Halloween Treats- Boo Babies

More Halloween Treats!  Boo babies–Now tell me those aren’t the cutest things ever!  Pretty simple to make too!
INGREDIENTS

1 pkg. Nutter Butter Peanut Butter Cookies
White Chocolate Morsels or
Vanilla candy coating squares
Mini Chocolate Chips
Waxed Paper

DIRECTIONS
Melt the white chocolate in a double boiler or in the microwave. Place each cookie in the chocolate and coat both sides. Lift… [Continue Reading]

Carnation Famous Fudge – The Perfect Fudge

I have this little booklet full of recipes you can make using Carnation Evaporated Milk and what do you think my kids chose?  Yep, fudge.  Of course they would because even though the pear pie and quiche looked fabulous, their sweet tooth tells their brain to pick the fudge. So fudge it is.
Now I have,… [Continue Reading]

Pumpkin Pudding Parfait

Fall marks the time of year where the cold keeps you in and the cooking begins. I love this time of year because it means soup, warm treats, and hot cocoa.
Everyone knows that Pumpkin pies are popular this time of year but what other cool treats have you made with Pumpkin? I was… [Continue Reading]

Rice Krispies for Two

I get several requests for “cooking for two” recipes and since I have 5, I turned to my Mom!  While most people know how to make rice krispies, I thought it would fun to share it for those who are single and new to cooking up treats or for those couples who forgot about this… [Continue Reading]

The Best Soft and Chewy White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Ever!

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies have to be some of the BEST cookies ever.  These cookies are slightly crisp on the outside with a soft and chewy inside, full of chunks of macadamia nuts and white chocolate.  Very drool worthy!  What is your favorite kind of cookie?
INGREDIENTS

1 pound (2 cups) butter, room temperature
1 2/3 cup… [Continue Reading]

Chocolate Velvet Cake with Strawberries

You’ve been waiting all week haven’t you!  This is definitely drool worthy and is super easy to make and a great recipe for the kiddos to lend a helping hand in!  They can dip the strawberries in chocolate and braise the cake with Strawberry jam! This was made in the Stoneware Fluted Pan from Pampered… [Continue Reading]