As you might have figured out by now I love anything in the sugar-coated or deep-fried categories.  Blessedly, this recipe fits into both, so it’s doubly wonderful.  Even better, this recipe has three great advantages:

there’s hardly any clean-up thanks to the cheater’s ziptop bag method
the children can mix it up themselves (also thanks to the [...]

This may seem like an odd time of year for applesauce, seeing as how apples are a Fall crop and the weather’s warming up nicely for Spring, but that’s actually the point of my little story here.   I got these golden delicious apples as a freebie at a farm stand (two giant boxes-full!) with grand [...]

Rainy days breed treats (cheap, delicious entertainment!) and this past weekend was no exception.  I’d bookmarked a recipe for Baked Doughnuts on 101 Cookbooks some time ago (okay, more than a year ago), and finally got around to trying it out.

We mixed the dough up in our bread machine rather than hauling out the big [...]

I love those little sugary conversation hearts that you find at Valentine’s Day — they’re sweet and tasty (in a delightfully chalky way) and bring me right back to childhood. We made giant ones out of home-mixed playdough.
Best Homemade Playdough
1 c flour1/4 c salt2 tsp cream of tartar2 Tbsp oil1 c waterfood coloring1 tsp [...]

I remember a few treats from my childhood, and a favorite is definitely monkey bread. It’s a simple treat and can be made using frozen bread dough (if you’re short on time or, ahem, skill) and I would have to say that it’s not altogether *that* bad for you. Once you’re comfortable with the [...]

Most of my baking is done from scratch, but when I want a great chocolate cake in a hurry I pull out this recipe and with a little help from my friend Betty (Crocker) I’ve got a quick chocolate cake that’s got the flavor and texture of scratch-baked. Honestly, it’s that good! (image via [...]

I’m so excited to be a contributor to a new channel at Blissfully Domestic:

You’ll find tons of fun ideas to share with your kids from a bunch of my favorite crafty bloggers, and today I’m sharing a post with a recipe for my very favorite thick, chewy gingersnaps.  They’re a particularly easy recipe to let [...]

For regular playdough use I’m hooked on the Jello recipe, but when it comes to making things to keep I like a dough that’s really smooth and more clay-like. My recipe for cornstarch clay makes a very smooth, slightly sticky white dough that takes color really well. Most recently we used it for [...]

This morning, in honor of the start of Boycraft month, Jasper and I mixed up a batch of our favorite playdough. I know, I know, homemade isn’t ever quite as smooth and nice as the store-bought stuff and doesn’t have the distinctive scent but I swear that this recipe is really great. It’s [...]