November’s Tasty Treats

November the kitchen was busy, busy, busy, and I had a blast doing all of the cooking and baking. I know I’ve said it a few times, but Thanksgiving was so much fun, it has me ready for Christmas already. I also can’t wait to do some holiday baking. But first things first here’s some of the tasty treats from November.

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I made some homemade hot chocolate for me and the kiddos. It’s the perfect treat for a cool Autumn day.

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I made a lot of Apple Pie filling for the freezer. I’m planning on making a Dutch Apple Pie for Christmas.

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I also made a big batch of Cheesy Potato Soup, it was so tasty.

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When my mom visited I made a batch of Brown Sugar Topped-Apple Oatmeal muffins to serve with coffee.

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My garden buddy stopped by to till the north garden, so I made him some Cinnamon Rolls to say thanks.

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When it was pizza night I made a tiny Pizza for Agnes. It is just cheese and pizza crust, but she loved it.

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Those were for us. When I make Pizza I make four at a time so there is always plenty of leftovers for lunch.

When Thanksgiving finally rolled around I had my mind set on baking something for the big day. I was going to bake a few loaves of homemade bread, and then I thought homemade rolls, and decided on baking Croissants instead. I’m glad I decided to make the croissants, they were crazy good.

They take 3-4 days to make though…

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Lots of rolling,

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and lots of patience too.

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Almost done.

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I also made some Vanilla mints to snack on for Thanksgiving. These taste just like Icing, my family loves them.

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I tried out a recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip, I liked it, but the kiddos didn’t care for it too much.

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Chex mix is always good though, no complaints there.

I woke up extra early on Thanksgiving and started baking at 5:00 a.m. That gave me enough time to get the Pies made, and the Croissants finished before the Turkey needed to go into the oven.

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