There was a lot going on in the kitchen during February. I tried out a lot of new recipes, some I might just have to make again. So here we go, some are sweet, some are not, and one of them I didn’t make, but here are a few photos for you.

One night I was making homemade pizza, and James said he was tired of one kind that I make. I decided to switch it up and make a veggie one. He loved it, and so did I. This was a big hit for pizza night.

I made some Vanilla Cupcakes for the Super Bowl.

I also made some Panko Popcorn Chicken, and served those with a Veggie Tray, and homemade Salsa too.

I made some Cakerdoodles too. These are one of my favorite go to cookies. They are sweet, and easy to make.

I made some Cinnamon Rolls too. I just love them, they make the whole house smell amazing.

For Valentine’s Day, I made some tiny Cherry Pies. These disappear much faster than a regular Cherry Pie.

I also made the kiddos some Chocolate Chip Cookies. They don’t like Cherry Pie…

Midway through the month it was my birthday, and my turn with the stomach flu… I had rice and tea.

A few days later, I was feeling a bit better, so I planned a big Sunday dinner.

I made Panko Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Star-topped Peach Pie.

We discovered this month that Agnes loves Guacamole. I do too.

I attempted to make a batch of homemade Swiss Cake Rolls. I topped mine off with Milk Chocolate Ganache. The kids seriously loved these cakes, but they took about three hours to make from start to finish. It was fun to try them out though. The recipe needs some work though. The cake was a bit too eggy, and the ganache was amazing but too heavy, the filling was spot on… Sounds like I had better tweak this one a bit.

James surprised me with a Shamrock Shake. I love Shamrock Shakes like crazy, and every year I try to get at least one, and every year there is some snafu at the restaurant, and I am unable to get one. James made it happen though, and it was awesome.

I made some homemade Crescent Rolls, and served them alongside Beef Stew. They were pretty good. I love the crescent shape. They aren’t as buttery as Croissants, but they don’t take three days to make either. The kids liked them too.

Towards the end of the month, the stomach flu found me again… So here is my food for the day Edamame, Papaya enzyme, and Tea too. Ugh, I’m sick of being sick…

When it was Leap Day, it was Dylan’s turn to bring snacks for his preschool class. I made a triple batch of Oatmeal muffins, and served some veggie sticks and fruit juice too. The kids loved the muffins, and have requested them for the next time Dylan needs to bring snacks.

Lastly I made some Stars & Ducks sugar cookies for the kids. I topped them off with Vanilla Icing too. The stars are because we have been star gazing, and finding the Planets on the horizon (they look like stars), and the Ducks are back at the park. We made duck cookies to celebrate their return. It’s silly, but I love it.

March looks like it is going to be a busy month too. There is a birthday to celebrate, a cookie catering gig to cook for, and Spring Break… I’ll have some more photos though, and hopefully no more sickness.

I’ve got lots more yummy photos to share soon.

February has been one tasty month.

January is always a busy month in the kitchen at my house. We had lots of great tasty items for Thade’s birthday, lots of homemade cookies for snack time, and I even got the family to try a new recipe too. Here’s what tasty treats  kept me busy in January.

I had a few cans of pumpkin hanging out in the pantry, so I decided to give a pumpkin roll a try.

The cake turned out great, but the filling needed something a bit more. I’m going to tweak the recipe a bit, and see if I can make it even tastier.

Sticking with the roll theme, I made a lot of dinner rolls in January. I love to knead dough, I count it as an arm exercise.

The dinner rolls were buttery and yummy too. They make a great side for Chicken and Noodles, or Beef Stew too. You can even just eat them all by themselves, they are awesome.

I had a yellow cake mix, and I tried my hand at Chocolate butter-cream. The frosting was awesome!

To celebrate the sorta snow day we made a batch of iced sugar cookies. The family loved them, but I got tired of rolling them out. They were really tasty though.

I made some banana muffins using frozen bananas. I let the frozen bananas defrost in the fridge, and they worked out just fine. So save those bananas, and bake with them.

I also made biscuits for breakfast for dinner night. I love to make biscuits, they make some tasty breakfast sandwiches too.

I’ve been trying to use what I have on hand, and use up what I’ve got. One day we needed cookies for an afternoon treat, so I made up a batch of toffee shortbread cookies. The kiddos didn’t care for them too much, but I thought they were awesome. They wern’t too sweet, and they had a great snap to them. Great for dunking in milk or tea. (P.S. they tasted like pecan sandies without the pecans)

To make amends with the kiddos for the shortbread I raided all of the chocolate candies left in the house from Christmas, and made some candy cookies. The boys loved them, they were their favorite colors red and green. They were really tasty, and a great way to use up some leftovers.

So when it was time for Thade’s birthday, he asked if he could bring cake pops to school. If you have made them before, you know it takes a bit to get them done. Thade was happy though. I ended up making enough for his class, his favorite teachers, and then a batch for us at home too.

To package the wraps, I wrapped them in little squares of waxed paper (my favorite kitchen tool), and tied them with silver twist ties. They were gone in a flash, everyone loves cake pops.

I finally had success with Chocolate Chip Cookies. They were my kitchen nemesis, but we’ve made friends. My family is thankful for it too. I think homemade chocolate chip cookies make the best afternoon snack after a really long day at school, or after a night of no sleep, and not enough coffee.

So here we are in February, and I’ll be busy cooking some tasty homemade treats. I need to restock the pantry again though, I’ve run out of sugar and flour.

I’ve been cooking a lot this month, and baking a lot too. I’ve got lots of tasty pictures to share with you, but here are just a few.