I’m still catching up from December. I was in the kitchen off and on, but not as often as I has wanted to be. I had to skip Christmas Cookie plates this year, when the flu visited. I had planned on making Happy New Year Cookie plates, and I’ve had a cold for the past week, so maybe Hello February cookies.

I have lots of photos to share from my kitchen…

Cold Kansas weather calls for Hot Chocolate. I like mine with way too many marshmallows.

No Bake Cookies are always good to have on hand.

With all the yuckiness going on I have been making lots of yummy soups. I keep them in the freezer, ready to go for a quick lunch.

I’ve been tweaking my favorite brownie recipe. I’m trying to get the perfect amount of Milk Chocolate.

Breakfast for dinner is always one of my favorites.

James wanted Oatmeal Cookies, the kids wanted Chocolate Chip. I made both.

I cleaned out the fridge and pantry.

I made some pretty tasty Potato Soup out of the veggies that needed used.

Aunt Jill’s birthday is in December, so Agnes and I made some Chocolate Cupcakes for her.

Some of the cupcakes were frosted with Vanilla Cream Cheese frosting, and some were frosted with Chocolate frosting.

I made up a double batch of Cinnamon Rolls for another breakfast for dinner night.

I glazed some with Powdered Sugar glaze.

I had a bit of Cream Cheese Frosting left over from the cupcakes. I used it up on a batch of Cinnamon Rolls. They were crazy good!

I made up a big batch of no roll Sugar Cookies for Dylan’s Christmas party at school. I made a few extra for my kids too. They were light and delicious.

I made some super big Butter Rolls. Thade loves these.

When it was almost Christmas, we were finally all back to normal. The kids were out on Christmas break, and they were anxious to get started on Christmas treats.

They all had fun making Chocolate Bark.

When it was Christmas, I decided not to host a formal dinner this year. Instead I served appetizers around lunch-time, and desserts in the afternoon. It was really fun, and tasty too.

I served Coconut Shrimp with sweet & sour sauce.

I made lots of Crab Rangoon too.

The Panko Popcorn Chicken was a big hit with everyone. I think Fried Chicken just might become a Christmas tradition.

It was a fun and tasty month. I hope January is even better, and hopefully we’ll all be feeling all better too.