I have two friends who write vegan recipe blogs. They inspire me and make me want to create amazing vegan recipes in my own kitchen. I wanted to share with you two of their vegan pie recipes: Vegan Coconut Creme Pie Ingredients: 2 cups original soy milk 1 can unsweetened coconut milk 1/3 cup sugar Pinch or two of salt 1 tsp vanilla scant 1/3 cup cornstarch 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut (I used sweetened), plus a little more for toasting 1 container non-dairy whipped … [Read more...]
The Secret to Super Moist Chocolate Cake
We have friends at church who grew up in Oahu and moved to the mainland in the 80s. Our church potlucks, dinners, and social activities have great food at them. Because our friends can cook! One secret ingredient that I know she uses in making some baked goods is mayonnaise. In fact, mayonnaise is added to many dishes and I have come to appreciate this condiment in more ways than on a sandwich. Looking to take your holiday desserts from ordinary to extraordinary? Sometimes the … [Read more...]
Mustache Sugar Cookies!
This Father's Day my Princess and I did some baking together. Sort of. I bought a roll of sugar cookie dough and we make mustache sugar cookies for Daddy, Papa, and Grandpa Greats. We had fun. It was an easy gift from my Princess, and they tasted so yummy! I am not sure what she liked more - eating the frosting or rolling out cookie dough. She rolled and rolled a lot and only cut out a few cookies with our new mustache cookie cutters. With three different funny mustaches to make, the … [Read more...]
Printable Bible Verse Cupcake Toppers
I installed Photoshop Elements onto my laptop and I am having such fun. My Princess and I made cupcakes again this last week for church potluck - just a simple cake box and tub or frosting but I decided to make some cupcake toppers. I searched my favorite site for crafty ideas - Pinterest - but could not find the ones I wanted for church. I wanted ones with Bible verses. So I opened my Photoshop Elements program and made 2x2 inch cupcake toppers. I then put them on a 8.5x11 inch file and here … [Read more...]
Baking With Grandma (Almost WordlessWednesday Linky)
This last week my Princess helped my mother, her grandma, make a dump cake for church potluck. My Princess loves making dump cake. This week's dump cake is my mom's recipe: Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake. Baking With Grandma: 1. Mix Cherry and Pineapple on the bottom of the baking dish. 2. Mix yellow cake mix with 1 stick of butter. My mom always melts her butter and then adds it. The mixing of the cake mix and butter is my Princess' favorite part. Top the fruit mix with crumbled cake … [Read more...]
Frugal Christmas Tip: Baking Gifts
Frugal Christmas Tip: My favorite frugal Christmas tip is to bake your friends and family treats instead of buying them a Christmas present. It can save you money and it is more personal - isn't that a great frugal Christmas tip? Plus, most people don't "need" more stuff in their house. Baked treats, like Christmas cookies, can be enjoyed by the whole family. Once they are eaten, they are gone, not cluttering the house. This year I made chocolate chip cookies dipped in vanilla almond … [Read more...]
