Fisher Nuts Giveaway and Crunchy Nut Granola

January 13, 2012
Panda Bento Box with  Granola

Hey, hey! It’s a giveaway! As a reminder that nutrient dense nuts are a pretty healthy addition to your diet, Fisher Nuts is giving one Cookie Madness reader two nice sized portions of almonds packaged in their Freshness Seal Bags. For a chance at finding some almonds in your mailbox, just leave a comment saying [...]

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One Bowl Mini Pumpkin Loaves

January 13, 2012
Mini Pumpkin Loaves

My New Year’s resolution to “bake more layer cakes” hasn’t gotten off to a very start, so I’m changing it. “This year I resolve to make use of my 3×5 inch loaf pans” Do you own a 3 x5 inch loaf pan? I have a metal one and two ceramic ones from Garden Ridge Pottery. [...]

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Cheddar Cheese Biscuits

January 12, 2012
cheddar cheese biscuits

Do you ever plan the evening meal around the bread? I don’t do it often, but yesterday I made this Chunky Beef Chili (which was excellent, btw) because it seemed like a good accompaniment to these cheddar biscuits.

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By Cracky Bars

January 10, 2012
By Cracky Bar

Today’s delightfully retro recipe is from Best of the Bake-Off, Pillsbury’s Best 1,000 Recipes, a book of classics from which many a modern version has evolved. If your mother or grandmother remembers a recipe from the ’50s, chances are the original is here.

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Honey Nut Crunch “Granola”

January 9, 2012
Honey Nut Chex

Is it granola or Chex Mix? I needed the answer, so I made a half-batch of the recipe on the back of H.E.B.’s copy-cat version of Honey Nut Chex, Honey Nut Squares.

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Red Hot Cinnamon Popcorn

January 8, 2012
Red Hot Cinnamon Popcorn

I apologize if this is too Christmas-y for you, but I just found out about it today. My mom had tried it over the holidays and asked if I’d ever had “Red Hot Cinnamon Popcorn”.  I hadn’t, but was determined to find a recipe and make her a new batch.  Not being a fan of [...]

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Easy Blackberry Coffee Cake

January 7, 2012
blackberry Coffee Cake

Today’s recipe is indestructible. I did all I could to ruin it, yet somehow it baked into a very nice, every coffee cake.

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Chocolate Chip Maple Muffins

January 5, 2012
trapeze school

School resumed today, so I guess the holidays are officially over. No more spontaneous trips to the roller rink or mid-afternoon trapeze classes. That’s Fuzz (in case you thought it was me) whose latent talent for the trapeze arts came out yesterday at Trapeze Austin. She’s never been to the circus, but she says she’s [...]

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