Recipe: Onion Ring Poutine
By Holly SosaAs a Michigan girl transplanted in the SoCal High Desert, I miss out on some of my favorite mid-Western culinary treats. One in particular is poutine. While it originated in Canada, it's...
View ArticleRecipe: Edible Eggless Cookie Dough
By Holly SosaThis cookie dough would make a great party dish served with some graham crackers or wafer cookies… or even on apples!Ingredients• ½ cup salted butter, softened• ¾ cup brown sugar• 2...
View ArticleRecipe: Blooming Spring Cactus Pudding Cups
Above: Finishing a pudding cup lets the artist, young or old, create their own cactus-y creation. --------By Holly SosaThere is something about a pudding cup that makes you feel like a kid again. From...
View ArticleRecipe: Onion Soup Mix
By Holly SosaOnion Soup Mix is one of my pantry staples. I use it in several recipes, the most requested of which is my Sunday Pot Roast Dinner, where I add a few tablespoons of it to a slow cooker...
View ArticleRecipe: Caprese & Olive Salad Skewers
By Holly SosaThese Caprese and Olive Appetizers are stupid easy (my favorite kind of way to cook!) to whip together and offer a little something for everyone’s tastebuds. My husband isn’t a tomato fan,...
View ArticleRecipe: Fruit Salad
By Holly SosaIngredients• 3 mandarin oranges or Cuties, peeled and separated• 14 grapes, halved• 6 strawberries, quartered• 3 apples, cored and diced• 2 bananas, sliced• 1 limeInstructions1. In a large...
View ArticleRecipe: TMNT Cookies
Story and Photos By Holly SosaMikey, Leo, Raph, and Donny make regular appearances during play time in my home. Our Ninja Turtle friends need only a colored bandana and paper towel roll nunchucks to...
View ArticleRecipe: Simple Baked Cream Cheese Wontons
Story and Photos by Holly SosaIngredients• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened• 2 cloves garlic, minced• 2 green onions, thinly sliced• 1 tablespoon ground ginger• 1 teaspoon sesame oil• 1 teaspoon...
View ArticleRecipe: Cereal and Donuts
Story and photos by Holly SosaINGREDIENTSone can refrigerated biscuit doughvegetable oilone can frostingcereal of choice (for topping)DIRECTIONS1. Open can of biscuits and lay flat on wax paper. 2....
View ArticleRecipe: Strawberries and Cream Trifle
By Holly SosaIngredients• one quart strawberries• vanilla pudding mix (large packet)• one can sweetened condensed milk (14 oz.)• 1-1/2 cups cold water• one pound cake (store brand is fine)• one tub (16...
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