Crazy for Crust

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}

Cake Batter Ice Cream

May 10, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 9 Comments

I love ice cream. Who doesn't? It's cool, refreshing, and a great summer treat. When my husband and I got married, I received an ice cream maker as a gift. Back then I loved to cook and bake, but I wasn't up on all the gadgets, so I had registered for a basic, $25 Target model. I used it a few times and then it got put in a cabinet and I stopped using it. A few years ago I pulled it out, dusted it off and wanted to make ice cream. I think all those years of neglect had affected it badly, because no matter how long I froze the canister, it wouldn't churn out great ice cream anymore. Sad and dejected, I placed it back in the cabinet from whence it came.A few weeks ago I found myself perusing the aisles of Bed, Bath, and Beyond with a $50 … {continue reading}

Banana Bread

May 8, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 6 Comments

Happy Mother's Day!When I was thinking about what recipe I could post for today, it hit me. Duh! I have to post this banana Bread recipe. Why? Because it's my mom's recipe, of course.I grew up in the kitchen with my mom. We would bake cookies and brownies together. We'd make pies on Thanksgiving and cakes for birthdays. Sometimes on Saturday or Sunday mornings I'd awake to wonderful smells from the kitchen: blueberry muffins, coffee cake, or banana bread.Sometimes I'd help her make this banana bread. I'll always remember those baking sessions, because it used a special kitchen appliance: the blender. We never used the blender or the food processor back then. Those were the appliances hidden on the top shelf in a back cabinet somewhere. I … {continue reading}

Brownie Cupcakes

May 6, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 11 Comments

Can you tell I love brownies? I'm addicted to them. So of course I thought brownies would be the perfect thing to bring along when I went to see a friends' new baby for the first time. But I wanted to make cupcakes. Because I wanted to make pretty icing. So I had an inspiration:Brownie cupcakes. Why not? There are directions for cake-like brownies on the back of the brownie mix, so I thought I'd give it a try. I used a pouch of brownie mix and added mini chocolate chips (because she just had a baby, duh, that means she needs chocolate!). Paired with the sugary buttercream, the darkness of the chocolate brownie was a great combination. And you can probably tell it was a girl, from the pink and the pearls. Such a sweet, cute, adorable baby … {continue reading}

Mexican Pizza

May 4, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 4 Comments

I love Mexican food. It's one of my favorites. Actually, I think it is my favorite (in a two-way tie with Italian food). I could eat some type of taco, burrito, or enchilada every day of the week. When I do my menu planning I find myself struggling to not to make Mexican food recipes every day. Because I would, I love it that much.For this Cinco de Mayo recipe, I decided to marry my two favorite cultures into one dinner: Italian and Mexican. It even has a Crust. Be still my heart.It's a pizza with Mexican flavor. A Mexican Pizza. And it was so good.I started with a Crust recipe I'd never tried before. I saw it on Baked Bree. The recipe was for Overnight Pizza Crust and it was just that; it proofed in the refrigerator overnight. I usually … {continue reading}

Maple Butter

May 2, 2011 By Dorothy Kern 3 Comments

When I was a kid, a new restaurant chain opened in my town. It was called Fresh Choice. Have you heard of it? I'm sure you have. We used to go there all the time. I'd go with my friends, with my parents. And there is one thing that I really remember from my dinners there: the honey butter. It was whipped and sweet and delicious on the bread they served.Recently I was watching some food show, probably on Food Network. All I remember about the show was that they talked about how if you're whipping cream and you beat it too long, you get butter. Hmmm, I thought. Really? Fast-forward a few days and I found myself craving some of that sweet Fresh Choice butter, whipped and creamy and sweet. But it wasn't honey I was craving.It was maple I … {continue reading}

Cake Batter Crispy Treats

Cruchy Sweet Snacktime

Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Crispy Treats

Cake Batter Ice Cream

Banana Bread

Brownie Cupcakes

Mexican Pizza

Maple Butter

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