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Spoil Your Sweet Tooth with My Ghirardelli White Chocolate Chunk Blondies

Martha Stewart says that when you make things with chocolate in them, if you want really fantastic results, you have to use the best ingredients that you have available. Ghirardelli, in my opinion, is the best chocolate that is readily available. Domingo Ghirardelli (pronounced: GEAR-ar-deli), was an immigrant from Italy who thought he’d strike it rich in the gold rush. Thankfully for us, he didn’t and instead began a company to sell supplies and treats to miners. He was destroyed by one of San Francisco’s great fires in 1851, rebuilt in 1852 and had a series of failed businesses. But … Continue reading →

Cooking With Kids – White Chocolate Pretzels

I’ve been looking for easy things for my kids to help with. Tonight we made some pretzels with white chocolate drizzle. They turned out fine, and they have a nice sweet and salty taste. The kids like them better than I do. I thought it would be an easy, easy thing to make since it didn’t involve an oven. It’s not completely uncomplicated. We melted white baking chips in the microwave. You can also use a double boiler. If I end up making these again, I will use the double boiler. Microwaving chocolate is very tricky. You need to do … Continue reading →

Super Easy Snacks to Go

With the cost of living on the rise, I don’t know how anyone can afford to eat tons of pre-packaged goodies anymore. Dare I say you will eat better, and for less, if you make your own snacks to go? But finding things that my kids will happily take along can be tricky. Here are a couple tried and true recipes that have passed my research and development team’s stringent testing! Caramel Granola 2 cups quick cooking oats 1 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon 1/2 cup butter, melted 5 tablespoons caramel sauce 2 tablespoons white sugar Directions Stir … Continue reading →

Trail Mix Day Fun

Today is National Trail Mix Day. (Isn’t it amazing how everything has a day?) Mixing up trail mix can be a fun thing to do with your children. It’s also a great snack to bring along for Labor Day picnics and parties. What I love about trail mix is that there are so many great flavor combinations. In other words, it’s hard to get trail mix wrong. It’s also a great cooking project for kids. Younger children can scoop, measure, and mix. Older ones can mix up this snack on their own, and come up with their own flavor combinations. … Continue reading →