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Tag Archives: bake for family fun
How and Why One Busy California Family Got Started Baking
What’s better than seeing kids deeply engaged in learning skills that’ll enrich them for a lifetime? Baking is just such a skill. But with so many activity options in school and out, why bake? Sofia Votava, an Orange Co. Girl … Continue reading
Baking is Mindful: De-stressing at Home in the Kitchen
Looking for ways to de-compress at home after what some say has been one of the most stressful years they can remember? Wishing your children could gain hands-on science and math that’s essential in life? Baking is just such a … Continue reading
Bake for Family Fun Month
The virtual distractions are many these days, and I know more than a few parents concerned their children will become “screenagers.” The fear is real, with children, teens and many adults spending as much as 9 hours daily on phones, … Continue reading
Home-Baked Hygge
My half-Norwegian mother is smiling at the swirl of interest in “hygge” (pronounced hoo-guh). She was a master at home made simple pleasures that are the roots to kinship and comfort. We could all use a few hygge tools in … Continue reading
Easy Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
Rolled sugar cookies ready for decorating. With a new method for mixing there’s no need to soften the butter or chill the dough before cutting out cookies! This great recipe was provided by Land O’Lakes. Go to http://www.Landolakes.com for more … Continue reading
Super Fudgy Raspberry-Lavender Brownies
Brownies are one of America’s best baking inventions. They first turned up, without any fanfare, in the 1906 edition of Fannie Farmer’s The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book. No, Mrs. Farmer’s brownies did not contain lavender. But they were rich, dark, … Continue reading
Crispy Gingersnaps
This recipe makes about 3 dozen cookies This cookie recipe is from Sarah and Saenger, two friends who love to bake together and sell their cookies for a cause (read about them at left). These gingersnaps are easy to make … Continue reading
Join the “Dine-In” Dec. 3 for Family Health and Wealth
Whether it’s a simple one-dish meal, casseroles, creative variations or three courses and dessert, carry forward the “dine-in” benefits with over 300,000 others on December 3rd! Whatever time of day or night you need to make that shared meal happen, nothing … Continue reading
Give the Gift of How-to-Bake
After 35 years of baking everywhere and anyway I can with anyone 2 to 92 who’d join me, I love to find new ideas, recipes and resources to get the flour in the bowl and the heart and mind engaged. … Continue reading
Puffy Popovers
Makes 12 These treats are light and airy and yummy! Bake up a batch as a quick and easy after-school snack. Preheat the oven to 375⁰ F (190⁰ C). Here’s What You Need 1-2 tablespoons butter 2 eggs 1 cup … Continue reading