Flower Cookie Art

Last week, Chris and I were walking around a store and we came across a cookbook that is just about making fun desserts out of cupcakes. This is my attempt at Cookie Art. I have a step by step guide of how I did it. (I didn't have cupcakes on hand, nor was I going to bake any!)

                                      

Difficulty scale: 1 out of 5

It turned out just as I wanted it to without being complicated or frustrating. 

Try it with your kids. 

I would love to hear feedback! 

Food Find: Ice Cream Maker

Although the summer is almost over, its still well into the 90's in Florida and sometimes the only relief you can find is a summer rain and some ice cream. 

Yesterday, we went on shopping to a local thrift store and found this Hamilton Beach half pint ice cream maker. From what I recall, I can't remember ever making ice cream and I certainly have never made it with our son. It seems like a fun challenge and a new way to incorporate our "Kids in the Kitchen". So for $8 we took home an ice cream maker. This blue color reminds me of something vintage so I had to give you guys a sneak peek at whats to come. 

This week we will be sharing with you our results of ice cream making. Who knows, we may have some gelato in our future. 

Apple CrissCross Muffins

Our first blog post was appropriate as we started the NEW blog. It is a NEW recipe for us and it is something we loved as a family and we will be adopting into a our family regulars.


If you love MUFFINS, apples and sweets, this is for you. All of the ingredients are things we keep on hand all the time, so its simple and easy to whip these up quickly. 


Apple CrissCross Muffins
Makes 6 servings

1 1/3 cups of chopped peeled tart apples
1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/3 cup raisins
1/2 cup sugar, divided
2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon, divided
dash of salt
1 pkg. large refrigerated flaky biscuits
1 tsp. butter, melted


In a microwave safe bowl combine apples, nuts, raisins, 3 Tbsp. sugar, flour, 3/4 tsp. cinnamon and salt.  Microwave 2-3 minutes or until apples are almost tender. 


Flatten each biscuit into a 5 inch circle. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle 1 tsp of sugar mixture over each biscuit. Top each with 1/4 cup of apple mixture. Bring edges to enclose mixture; pinch edges to seal. 


Place biscuit seam side down in a muffin tin (greased). Brush tops with melted butter and sprinkle remaining sugar mixture on top. With a sharp knife cut an "X" or crisscross onto the top of the muffin. 


Bake at 350* for 15-18 min or until golden brown. 


Enjoy with a cup of coffee or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.