ALSO's Cakes, Pastries and More

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Brie Tarts, with modified recipe, #25

The original recipe is for Bacon Brie Tarts on Just a Pinch, by Pamela

Baked Chicken with recipe, #24

Baked chicken in 3 easy steps

Please click on the link above- there are lots of tips and a full blog post about this recipe.

Oven Roasted Bone In Chicken Breast, with recipe #23

Oven Roasted Chicken Breast

This was the 23rd new recipe of 2016

FO: Ripple baby blanket

I made a baby blanket for hubby's coworker at the end of last summer.

Started: July 2, 2016

Finished: July 31, 2016

Yarn: Caron One pound in White and Iris, RHSS in Shocking Pink

Hook: K hook

Pattern: Attic 24 Neat Ripple

Size: 35 inch square

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Monday, February 13, 2017

Random Animals

1/21/17

Look at his FACE

He thinks he's so hot...

Mini and her BFF

I even got a huggie pic!

Just hangin' around

In case you didn't know, my cat plays Nintendo...

"MAAAA turn the game on!"

Does anyone want a cat? She will fit well in this bag apparently.

"MAAA you are really going to let him DO this to me???"

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Lemon Pizzelles, with recipe 9/18/2016

After the Chocolate Pizzelles- I wanted to try a lemon variety.

Chocolate Pizzelles, #21 Sept 14, 2016

Easy Chocolate Pizzelles

I have been wanting one of these for a while and finally did some research and decided on this one. There were some interesting ones on ebay.

Cool Whip Cookies AKA Snow Capped Chocolate Crinkles, with recipe

There was just a recent post for these- but these are the pictures of the ones I made at Christmas for Q, with the recipe again

Cube Steak, #19 , September 13 2016

Fried Cube Steak

ETA 2/6/17: tell me why this posted 2/3/17 and MOM is the ONLY person to tell me I messed up with the recipe... I see who my real friends are-I see who really reads my posts ... ;)

Apricot cheese cake, #18, july 2016

Apricot Cheesecake Bars

I had the biggest taste for apricot- and when I googled recipes it seems like I had trouble finding something to fit what I wanted. So I modified this Martha Stewart recipe to make cheesecake.

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, 8/27/16, with recipe

2016 brought us an INSANE amount of rhubarb. I have a few new recipes to try, since we froze about TWENTY CUPS if not more.

Dec 2016 Crochet, Towel Holder and Ornamants

Towel Holder

12/4/16- quick 20 minute project

I hook and arcylic yarn

The crafty gift this year were little LED tealight snow men

Lighted Snowman Ornament

This was also a quick project. I made the bodies first then glued the embellishments on.

G hook, Acrylic yarn

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Cinnamon Bread Delight, with recipe

An oldie but a goodie.

I made it in the fall, in my new harvest bread pan, to take to the boys in Columbus.

Wine and Canvas

In November I was invited to go hang out with some of Hubby's coworkers at a place called Wine and Canvas in Strongsville.

Lemon Lemonies, with link to recipe

Bakerella (another Angie) posted this on her blog in May of 2014. I am not sure how I came across it, probably in an old email since I follow her by email.

Deep Dish Pasta Carbonara, with recipe

We have been making this recipe for years! We love it. This was a special request from Q to make before he left for school. I had asked him what could I make him before he went back to Columbus. It was this and cool whip cookies.

Cool whip cookies, with recipe

These cookies are so simple to make! They are one of Q's favorites so I made them while he was home for Christmas and took him some to Columbus when we went to visit him and take his stuff to him in the fall.