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By Aimee, March 15, 2011

My husband and I had a lot of fun over the weekend making “healthy” donuts in our donut pan! Because you bake them instead of deep frying, they are a much healthier choice (still naughty, but much better). The pan came with a simple spiced donut recipe that is really tasty. It creates a cake like donut, but more dense than the deep fried version. For our first batch we used powdered sugar and a bit of hot water to create a “glaze”.

You can’t see the glaze much at all, but it was pretty yummy! However, we decided to share donuts with my husband’s family on Sunday, so we wanted to kick things up a notch and really WOW everyone. Enter, the powdered donut!

Even tastier than the glazed, and far more messy to eat! I simply dipped the hot donuts in the powdered sugar as they came out, then allowed them to cool. Once they were cooled down, they got a second dip in the powdered sugar, which created the awesome white coating on the donuts.

We are pretty excited to experiment with new recipes and donuts. Since it works just like a muffin tin, I envision pumpkin, banana, and maybe even blueberry, donuts in our future!

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By Aimee, November 29, 2010

Lately I have been seeing “Whoopie Pies” all over the web. They look delicious, but honestly I have never tried to make one. I even found this adorable cookbook, Whoopie Pies, that I put on my Christmas wishlist. Even though I never made one, they kept coming to my mind over and over again. Enter the Cool Whip, and my own little creation, the “Whippy Pie”!

Easy, easy! We already had some great chocolate chip cookies made up, and of course, a nice big tub of Cool Whip left over from the Thanksgiving holiday. Two cookies, some whip for the inside, and there you have it! A “Whippy Pie”! And it was very tasty! And probably a lot less calories as well!!

Always fun to use what is already in the kitchen to make something new and tasty! What about you, have you made Whoppie Pies?

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By Aimee, November 9, 2010

The weather has turned cold, and of course that is the perfect time to make something HOT! This recipe for Taco Soup is super easy, has a nice spice that isn’t overly hot but is still spicy enough, and of course, it’s filling too! We end up using the left overs for lunch the next day (the recipe makes 10 servings, so prepare for left overs). The can size on all canned items is 15 oz.

Taco Soup

• 1 lb of ground turkey
• Diced onion (usually about 2 cups)
• 2 cans of pinto beans
• 1 can of kidney beans
• 1 can of corn kernels
• 1 can of stewed tomatoes
• 2 cans of tomatoes with green chilies
• 1 package of taco seasoning powder
• 1 package of ranch dressing mix powder

This works well if you have a large, deep, skillet. My skillet isn’t quiet deep enough, so I use a pot. Brown the turkey and onion together then drain out the grease. Drain the beans and rinse them, and drain the corn, but add all the juice from the tomato cans. Then add in all the other ingredients and heat until boiling. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 mins.

I usually serve it with tortilla chips and some sour cream and shredded cheddar on top.

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By Aimee, October 14, 2010

I first came across fun bento box foods online through various blogs. They looked like so much fun to make that I just had to get this adorable book called Yum-Yum Bento Box: Fresh Recipes for Adorable Lunches. I haven’t had time to sit down and make anything just yet, but here is just one example of the cuteness in the book:

In addition to the book, I also discovered a wacky little video called Cooking with Dog which shows how to make a fun bento lunch. The woman does it so fast too, but I imagine that creating this edible works of art takes a lot of time and practice. Oh yes, and the poodle is the narrator of the video by the way!

And here is a video that has tons of adorable photos of some seriously creative takes on the bento box!

Have you ever made something like this? Some of them would be too hard to eat, they are just so cute!!