White Chocolate Snowballs - Last Minute Holiday Baking

This weekend I had a million things I needed to do, including packing and preparing to be gone for a month. But yet I found myself in the kitchen, baking up some holiday treats. My friend gave me this recipe card a few weeks ago, from the Real Simple Magazine. It has a base cookie recipe and then you can choose addition ingredients to make different types of cookies. The White Chocolate Snowball looked the most interesting to me, with lots of coconut and white chocolate. It is a multiple step cookie so it takes a little more time, but the results were tasty. Enjoy!

Chicken & Biscuits - Good, Old Comfort Food

This weekend was one of those dreary, cold wet New England Novembers. Perfect for cooking up some comfort food to fill the belly and soul. Typically I would make up a batch of Mac and Cheese but this time I went with chicken and biscuits. It wasn't a fancy recipe; just chicken, soup, peas and store bought biscuits. But what it lacked in fanciness it made up in yumminess. Here is a recipe to get you started on your own comfort food adventure. Enjoy!

Mini Pecan Pies - Perfect for your favorite nut lover

It is a mini miracle that I actually found some time this weekend to do some real baking. It was for a good cause, a birthday gift for the man that made Baker Babe (aka my dad). My dad has always been a big fan of nuts, pecans being one of his favorites. So I whipped up a batch of these mini pecan pies (or pecan cups I call them). They are perfect for calorie control (as long as you don't eat 10 in a row). I couldn't find our original family recipe so I used one from online, except I did add a secret family ingredient to the nut mixture before baking, a nice shot of Jack Daniels. Enjoy!

Pot Luck Potatoes - Gearing up for Thanksgiving

This weekend I went down to my mother-in-laws. Like always, there was food galore. We had baked chicken, green bean casserole and these Pot Luck Potatoes. Lots of heavy food, but with Thanksgiving only four weeks away I considered it spring training before the main event. These potatoes are not for Weight Watcher followers with plenty of cheese, butter and sour cream to keep the antacid business going strong. But just follow my motto and you will be OK, enjoy everything in moderation!

Pot Luck Potatoes

2 lbs hash browns, thawed

1 tsp salt

1 can cream of chicken soup

2 cups (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup melted butter

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/2 tsp pepper

1 pint sour cream

Mix all the above ingredients and put into a 9x13 pan. On top put (mixed together) 2 cups crushed cornflakes and 1/4 cup melted butter. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.