A recipe from Oma. After the first “pop” we were hooked!
Sugar Coated Cranberries
“Spicy Texas Trash” Chex Mix
Oma made this mix from a recipe that Aunt Judy gave her. The recipe makes a lot, so cut in half if needed.
Box sizes are approximate, adjust as needed.
Fig Salad with Spinach, Pecans and Pomegranate
Andrea made this recipe for a dinner her class hosted. I liked it so much, I keep asking for the recipe.
This makes a lot of salad dressing, so make it ahead and just use as needed.
Rye Bagel Chips
Instead of buying our normal bagel chips, we attempted to make our own. We made our simple bagel recipe replacing the whole wheat flour with rye flour. We should have added some molasses for color. Then we cut the cooked bagels into thin slices and dehydrated. Easy! The hard part is keeping the kids away from snacking on them.
Adrian’s All-purpose Dough
Hodge Podge Cookies
Adapted from a few different “Magic Cookie” recipes and our own preferences.
Be imaginative with these. Replace crushed cookies and pretzels with graham crackers, Ritz or Rice Crispies. Candy can be replaced with favorite candy pieces, dried fruit or nuts. A half cup oats can replace the coconut flakes. Add a little of your favorite jam. Have fun!
Zucchini Bread
This will either make one large loaf or two smaller loafs. Instead of using flour to dust the pans, these are good dusted with sugar.
“Pirate” Peanut Butter Cookies for “Talk Like a Pirate Day”
The Christie company out of Canada sells boxes of Pirate Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies which this is a copycat recipe for. Not sure why they chose the name “Pirate”, but the recipe caught my eye as we were looking for a new way to celebrate “Talk like a Pirate Day” this year. This is a combination of a few recipes and added chocolate chips.
The oatmeal cookies are good plain or filled.
Chai Concentrate
Best with fresh ingredients, but powdered forms work well also. Adjust the spices and sugar to taste. This is very good hot or cold. Also good for iced chai latte treats.
Apple Cider Donuts
Apple cider is usually too sugary for the yeast to grow properly. If you want to try to omit the water to make a stronger cider mix, be sure to proof the yeast first. We used home made unprocessed apple cider for these and they had a nice cider taste.