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Dessert Pizza (Cooking with Kids, week #1)

June 10, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 9 Comments

Normally, I do all of my baking while Jordan is at school. I find it's just easier that way; I can go from baking to cleaning to photographing without worrying that I'm neglecting her or that she's watching too much TV. It's quiet and I can take the time to photograph and make recipe notations while I work. I've got a schedule and a system for it all.But all of a sudden I realized something. Something important. Something that was going to disrupt my schedule.Summer vacation. Endless days of heat and no school. NO SCHOOL. Weeks of finding outings for Jordan so she doesn't make my head explode get bored. Let's just put it this way: Jordan is a very active, very full-of-energy only child. If I want to do anything that's not entirely with her, … {continue reading}

Bake Sale

June 8, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 4 Comments

About two months ago, a cousin of mine passed away from liver cancer. She didn't even last two months after her diagnosis. She is not the first person in my family to be touched by cancer. We've got it all in our family, on both sides.As it often is when someone dies, I felt helpless. I wanted to do something. Soon after this all happened we had a garage sale. I decided to incorporate a bake sale and donate the proceeds to the American Cancer Society. I had been wanting to do something like this for awhile; to show Jordan how it feels good to give. It just seemed right.So I made a few goodies, priced them all at fifty cents each, and set up a table in our driveway. We sold out after only a few hours. Jordan was great. She stood behind the … {continue reading}

Peanut Butter Pie

June 6, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 15 Comments

When I was a little girl my family had an RV. We would spend two weeks each summer driving around the western states, stopping in a new location each night. Every other year we would go either north or south from San Francisco. North meant a stopover in Tacoma, Washington to see my Uncle Joe and his family. South meant Disneyland, San Diego (well, Port Hueneme, to visit the Seabee museum), and sometimes, Tijuana. One year we spent two weeks driving to Colorado and back. Another was spent in Arizona (in June, when it was 115 degrees). Sometimes we'd drive only a few hours a day, other days we'd be on the road for eight.My dad drove on these trips and my mom navigated from the passenger seat. My seat was at the kitchen table. I spent many … {continue reading}

Oatmeal Cookie Brownies

June 2, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 9 Comments

So, today is my daughter's last day of Kindergarten. I know, you're probably tired of hearing about it. I wrote about it last week, when I posted my Word Card Cookies. I wrote about it on my other blog. But I'm not done yet.I'm sad. I'm sad my baby is growing up. I already see her becoming a kid instead of my sweet little baby. Soon she's going to not want me to walk her to class. She's going to start having sleepovers. She won't want me anymore. See what this whole "end of Kindergarten" thing is doing to me?Which is why a plate of these would be wonderful right now.I mean, the sadness of it all combined with the rain we are having here in Northern California (RAIN. On June 1st.) is making me crave comfort food like mad. Wouldn't a plate … {continue reading}

Cake Batter Crispy Treats

May 23, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 4 Comments

I think I'm on a Crispy Treat Kick. What do you think? Like I said before, I like Crispy Treats. But I like them more when they are "kicked up a notch" as Emeril would say.So when I saw this post by Jessica at How Sweet It Is, I knew I had to try them. After making the Cake Batter Ice Cream, I have an open box of cake mix with nowhere to go. I mean, it's not like I can make the cake with it now, since I didn't take the time to measure each cupful of mix before I started (I wouldn't know how much to cut down on the eggs, water, and oil). So this gives me the excuse to make a lot more Cake Batter recipes. You really should check out Jessica's blog. She even made Cake Batter Cinnamon Rolls. Need I say more?Delightfully crunchy and chewy at … {continue reading}

Cruchy Sweet Snacktime

May 20, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 5 Comments

So I haven't posted as much as I'd hoped this week. Time got away from me. My daughter had a special school schedule twice this week and I got nothing done. Please forgive me.Today I got home from helping in her class and after doing all the things I had to do (i.e. the overflowing dishes) I had a half hour left free. I had no energy to write. Or edit photos. Or read email. I sat on the couch and watched the Real Housewives of New York read War and Peace.I was hungry. I wanted something crunchy. Something sweet. We have no (good) sugar cereal in the pantry. No chips. So I got inventive. And what I created was so darn good I wanted to share it with you.Yes, I take photos of my snacks. Doesn't everyone?First, add a handful of chocolate chips … {continue reading}

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Crispy Treats

May 18, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 14 Comments

Well, I'm back with another peanut butter and chocolate recipe. What can I say? I really am addicted to those two flavors. I seriously think PB&C is the best flavor combination ever. And I think I just created my own acronym. PB&C. It's catchy. Don't you think?I wanted to make rice crispy treats, but I wanted to jazz them up a little. I had a bag of peanut butter chips in the cabinet that was (sort of) still intact. I mean, I only opened it to taste them. To make sure they weren't rotten or nasty. Because that happens right? I'm not the only one who "tastes" the contents of her peanut butter chips? I just may have "tasted" them along with a handful of chocolate chips for dessert a few one night. Is that so wrong?I followed the direction on … {continue reading}

Dessert Pizza (Cooking with Kids, week #1)

Bake Sale

Peanut Butter Pie

Oatmeal Cookie Brownies

Cake Batter Crispy Treats

Cruchy Sweet Snacktime

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Crispy Treats

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