March was one of those months where I was constantly playing catch-up. It’s now April, and I’m still not caught up on it all. I was sick with migraines a lot in March, and I just wasn’t in the kitchen as much as I should have been.

I also wanted to spend most of my time at the craft table, so that didn’t help my kitchen motivation too much either.

I do have several photos to share, when I finally got off my butt, and got back to cooking.

That my friends is six pounds of panko, and a new book too. I hope this lasts me a bit.

I’ve been taking coffee with me when I go pick up the boys. This cup went along on a migraine day.

I made a few batches of cookies.

I made a big batch of Pepperoni Pizza Rolls. Some were for the boy’s lunch, and some were headed to the freezer. I’m stocking the freezer for our vacation this month, and these rolls freeze well.

I made a no-bake Cherry Cheesecake. I love cheesecake, but my family just isn’t a fan. This one was easy to make, and super tasty too. I’m making a blueberry-lemon one for Easter.

I can’t resist picking up a Pineapple whenever I see them at the store.

For the first day of Spring, we had a yummy, light dinner. That also called for a Cherry Jell-O Cake.

Whenever anyone in our family has a birthday, I always let them pick the meal. In March, it was Dylan’s. In true Southeast Kansas tradition, Dylan picked Fried Chicken and Spaghetti.

He also wanted a chocolate cake made from scratch, with extra icing.

The chocolate cake was crazy good!

A few days after Dylan’s birthday, I came down with a ridiculous migraine, that made me sick for days.

I still didn’t feel like eating much, but it was Shamrock Shake month after all.

When I finally felt better, I made a Cinnamon Cake for my hubby to say thanks for helping me out when I was feeling awful.

My family loves this cake. I ended up making two of them in two days. I can’t complain though, I love baking desserts for my darlings.

Hmmmm. It looks like I haven’t been baking too much this month. I only found one photo to share.

I guess I should take a break from the crochet, and get back to the kitchen.

Better get to it.

 February flew by so quickly. I wasn’t in the kitchen too much. I did make a few tasty treats to share.

I tried Blood Oranges for the first time. I loved them, and so did Dylan.

I made lots of yummy Cupcakes for Dylan’s class.

I also made lots of other cupcakes. Some were for my birthday, some were for Thade’s birthday party redux.

I made some yummy Red Velvet Cupcakes.

We scored an awesome treat. Free Ice Cream on take-out night. We were pretty lucky, and the kids were super happy for the treat.

I made lots of cookies.

Lots and lots of cookies. Giant ones and tiny ones too.

I tested out a recipe for Cream Cheese Bars (a request from my brother). I’m trying to replicate a favorite recipe from a bakery from our childhood. They were pretty close, but not quite it.

They got better on the second day. I’m going to tweak the recipe a bit, and try it out again.

I’m going to be in the kitchen today, baking lots of goodies. I have to take treats for a lunch at my hubby’s workplace tomorrow. I had better get to it.

Here is a few sneak peek photos of what has been going on in my kitchen this month.

Cupcakes and more Cupcakes that’s what February has been all about!

One month has passed already. January was a funny month here, we had a lot of plumbing troubles, so I wasn’t baking as much as usual. We had all of the repairs made, and hopefully February will be a better month.

We celebrated Thade’s 10th birthday, and we enjoyed a few extra days off from school too. I have a few photos to share from my kitchen.

I rearranged the kitchen a time or two in January. I still don’t have everything just quite right…

The first week in January I tried my best to avoid the store, and use up what I had on hand at home. I had all of the ingredients to make Pumpkin Pie.

I made a few batches of Cinnamon Rolls from the stockpile too.

More stockpile goodies. Chex Mix and Homemade Mini Corn Dogs. Perfect lunch for a Football watching lazy Sunday.

I always try to keep Chocolate Chip cookie supplies stocked up too.

I tried out a batch of Cherry Duff. Blackberry Duff is still my favorite.

I made a quick Chocolate Snack Cake, and iced it with homemade Chocolate frosting.

I’ve been baking Cornbread in different dishes to see which one bakes the best. I think my favorite is in a pie plate. The cornbread wedges are perfect for dipping into soup or chili.

I used my sourdough started to make Biscuits. They were pretty darn tasty.

The kids requested a big batch of Pizza Rolls.

This Cinnamon Cake was a big hit!

Thade wanted to take homemade cupcakes to school for his birthday. I made up a big batch of Chocolate Cupcakes.

I also made a few Vanilla ones too.

I made a few batches of Buttercream frosting too. The vanilla buttercream was delicious.

The Chocolate buttercream was crazy tasty too.

We took a few cupcakes to the neighbors.

I made Thade a Chocolate Bundt Cake for his birthday, but we had to cancel the birthday party due to an ice storm. Guess I’ll have to make another one in February for the party redo.

We are snowed in today, and I think it is a great day to spend some time in the kitchen. Stay warm everybody.