As for the holiday baking list, I haven't gotten very far on putting it together, but here are the ideas that I have bouncing around right now....just things that I've seen (mostly on blogs :D) that look delicious.....I'll probably know for certain what I'm baking next week!
Hot Cocoa Cookies
Caramel corn
Thin mints
Sugar cookies
homemade oreos
Caramel-Filled Snickerdoodles (!!)
and maybe some spiced nuts for something a little savory
That's about all I've got for that list right now.....like I said, mostly just things that look good, I don't exactly know that I'll bake any or all of these things!
I do have a couple of really yummy snacks to share with ya'll today!!!! First up, single serve rice pudding based off of the recipe from this site!
Single Serve Rice Pudding
- 1/3 cup plain rice, cooled
- 1/3 cup plus 1 T milk
- Cinnamon to taste
- Honey to taste ( I used a couple of tsp)
- 2 tsp flour (I didn't have cornstarch)
Directions:
Combine rice, milk and cinnamon in a small saucepan. Heat over medium-low temperature, and whisk in the flour. Cook for a few minutes until the pudding has thickened. Turn off heat, stir in honey, and enjoy!
Seriously, this was a great, different breakfast!!! :D Some cocoa powder would have been wonderful in it too!
One more "recipe" that I would like to share is based off a couple that I have seen online, like at HEAB. Two ingredient fudge!!!!!! My recipe turned out a little different, because measurements here are different than in the states, but it was still really tasty!
Two Ingredient Fudge
Ingredients:
180 mL (scant 3/4 cup) full fat coconut milk
1 large bar of your favorite chocolate (I used a really yummy dark chocolate bar....but you could use whatever you want for this!)
Directions
Combine coconut milk and chocolate in small saucepan. Heat until the chocolate has melted completely. Pour into a small pyrex and freeze for 45 minutes to an hour. Take out, slice and store the fudge in the freezer. I got about 24 smallish slices.
Because the ratios that I used were different, my "fudge" is a little softer than traditional fudge but still delicious!
I realize that this post is getting kind of long, but I just want to talk about one thing quickly before I go. I have recently received some emails concerning my blog. For the first time, they were pretty negative. Being a relatively new blogger, and having a pretty small blog, I had never really come in contact with that side of things until now. Don't really want to go into detail, but I would like some advice on how to deal with negativity in the blog world. I mean, I realize that not everyone is going to like what I talk about, and never really expected that, but it was still a bit of a shock when I read what some people think of me. Either way, I know who I am, and who God wants me to be, so I'm not about to change that just because a few people don't like that. I'm just trying to keep a positive attitude about it all, because I really have enjoyed blogging and "meeting" all you awesome people out there!! :D How do you deal with blog negativity?
Well that's about it for today....hope you all have wonderful weekends!!!
The two ingredient fudge does intrigue. Amazing what can be done with a few things from the kitchen. Also the rice pudding is a comforting dish and yours does look tasty.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the negativity in comments, I just delete those and move on. I tell myself that I have a public blog which means it could be read by anyone, which includes the undesirables. Being on facebook does open the door more for that, I am not on Facebook. Anyhow, focus on the postive comments and trash the negative. Have a great weekend
fudge making is the perfect studying break! good luck with school and happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteI've just started getting a lot of spam...nothing negative, but a pain. I'd look at the negative comments as Tina suggested (and as I do with spam)...delete and move on. People will like you for who you are, so continue to be your sweet self and you'll be fine. So nice to find your blog :)
ReplyDeleteI made thin mints last year. They were amazing! I'd love to try that super easy rice pudding or fudge!
ReplyDeleteGreat list!! And the rice pudding sounds great-one of my favorite desserts! I ignore negative commenters-not worth the time ;)
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