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Being healthy and eating well is something I have always incorporated into my life style. It is tough, and I have battles when a cookie is calling my name, but everything in moderation. I never deprive myself from something that I want, I just make sure I don’t over indulge {much easier said than done}. I try to stock my home with many healthy and tasty snack options to help me m
Today is the twelfth day of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences! It went by so quickly for me, and I hope you all found it enjoyable. There were some delicious treats that were shared, a guest blog post by my husband, and a milestone 100th post for the blog! On the final day of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences, the recipe is for
The Day 10 recipe of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgencesis for Gingerbread Cake Pops! Cake pops are one of the hottest desserts to serve your guests. They are so fun to eat and come in some many different flavor combinations. For these cake pops, I wanted to use popular holiday flavors in this fun trendy dessert style. I served these cake pops on a festive platt
The Day 10 recipe of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgencesis for Baileys Spiced Cake Cocktails! Baileys is perfect to mix into any holiday drink. The smooth, creaminess of Baileys goes well in so many drink combinations, hot or cold. This cocktail tastes like liquid spiced cake! You have to try this, and I promise you won’t be disappointed. Baileys Spiced Ca
The Day 9 recipe of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgencesis for Raspberry Almond Shortbread Thumbprints! These cookies are buttery and delicious. Shortbreads are a butter based cookie that, to me, just sings the holidays! These cookies are easy to make with short list of ingredients, but don’t let that fool you. This simple combination of ingredients allows the di
The Day 8 recipe of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgencesis for Pumpkin Scones! For me, pumpkin flavored treats isn’t just for the Fall. In my house, we enjoy pumpkin flavor into the winter months. Pumpkin is always spiced with the warmest of spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, which is perfect for winter too. These scones are beautiful and delicio
Day 7 recipe of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences is Mulled Cider! This warm cider is perfect for those cold winter days. The aromatic spices steeped into the sweet cider will make you fall in love with this easy recipe. Plus, your entire house will fill with the smells of cinnamon and nutmeg. If you are in the mood, you can kick this mulle
Day 6 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences is upon us! Today is a big day because it marks two big milestones; 1) we are halfway through the Christmas Indulgences posts and 2) this is the 100th blog post on PammiCakes Recipes! Being a blogger has been such an amazing adventure, and I want to thank everyone who has supported me and reads the blog! I am having a blast
For Day 5 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences, it is all about tart cranberry orange bread. I love making quick breads. They are easy and the perfect pastry to make when you are in a pinch for a hostess gift. This bread is perfect for breakfast, snacks or served along with a cup of tea. The flavor combination of cranberries and oranges, to me, is one of the
The Poinsettia Sparkler is the fourth recipe on the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences. The Poinsettia Sparkler is a sparkling wine or champagne cocktail that is the perfect match for any of your holiday gatherings. This drink is smooth, tart, bubbly, festive and very easy to drink. This cocktail is the perfect way to great your guests for your holiday p
Readers, you are in luck! Because I loved this dessert treat so much, Pamela has allowed me, her husband Bill, to be her guest blogger on day 3 of the Pammicakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences. These Fudge Filled Peanut Butter Cookies are unbelievable. Pamela baked this amazing stack of cookies that our families were fortunate enough to get to enjoy during this holiday season.&
For day 2 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences, I am bringing you Challah Bread French Toast with Apple Walnut Compote. The perfect way to start out your day is with this indulgent breakfast! I just stumbled into this recipe recently due to a mistake on a trip to the grocery store. Fortunately, due to a little confusion at the grocery store, we ended up with a loaf
Welcome to the first day of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences ! Thanks for stopping by. I am so excited for holiday baking season! It brings me so much joy to cook and bake for people that I love. It must be my mix of Irish/Italian blood always cooking and baking for a small army. I must have learned this from my mother. At any family gathering, she alwa
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! December 1st is in two days, which means Christmas is only 25 days away. Christmas is my favorite holiday because it means lots of time spent with family and friends, beautiful decorations, twinkle lights, oh yeah and lots of cookies, candies, and treats. Join me for the 2nd annual PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences. Starting
Sitting down to the dinner table with a steaming bowl of hearty soup after a long, cold day is extremely satisfying. Soup is one of my favorite things to eat in the fall and winter. The temperature is starting to drop here in the northeast and I am on a mission to find some new soup recipes. My sister introduced me to this lentil stew, and I am so glad she did. This lentil stew
? As you can see, PammiCakes Recipes has gone through a rebranding phase. Not only will PammiCakes display delicious recipes, but now it will showcase DIY projects completed around my house. In addition to my passion for cooking and trying new recipes, I love crafting, painting and DIYing around our home to make it represent who my husband and I are. Luckily, my husband is e
Even with fall upon us, I wanted to share this caprese pasta salad recipe. I made this for a BBQ gathering at my friend’s house over the summer. This salad was a great accompaniment to the amazing spread of grilled chicken, steak tips and veggies for dinner. It is a simple, yet elegant salad that is full of fresh flavors. The combination of tomato, mozzarella and basil is
I love having breakfast foods for dinner. We don’t do this often, but when we do it is always a treat. Making a frittata is so simple, yet always packs so much flavor in every bite. Plus, they are so versatile that you can include any ingredients that you have on hand to discover a new flavor combination every time. This frittata is vegetarian, but if you are a meat l
I love making macaroons. They were even a featured dessert in the 2012 PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences last year. Macaroons are sweet, fluffy and satisfying little cookies that make me smile. Adding fresh raspberries to this recipe creates a special twist to this traditional cookie that makes them irresistible. I made these over the summer for a family cook
We are all so busy during the week with work, errands, cleaning, etc. and there is barely any time to make dinner. I was having one of those busy nights this week, and I was pleasantly surprised that {with very little effort} I could make this sage chicken that packed a lot of flavor! Honestly, how can you go wrong with a butter, sage, wine sauce! We picked some beautiful s
Here is another salad for you! I hope you tried the panzanella salad at one of your latest BBQ’s. I made it again for our 4th of July Celebration! It went perfectly alongside our 16 lobsters while we ate alfresco in my parents back patio by the pool. On to the feature of today, Edamame Salad! I am a huge edamame fan! They are one of my favorite snacks to enjoy while in the
With summer officially here, that means lots of BBQ’s with family and friends! This is a time to allow the fresh summer flavors to shine through and complement BBQ favorites. I love to bring different salads to parties that everyone can try. Panzanella salad is a rustic Italian salad made with day old bread and fresh produce. It is a match made in heaven!This salad is simpl
I love when my recipe experiments turn into successes! Like when I made Mac n' Goat Cheese, Baileys Oreo Truffles, or Roasted Vegetable soup to name a few. These meatballs definitely fit into the category of a successful creation. Every Sunday morning as I prepare my weekly grocery shopping list, I run through the recipes that will be made for the upcoming week. Sometimes th
This past weekend I went to my parent’s house to celebrate Father's Day! My dad always made us delicious breakfasts growing up {and still does}, so I wanted to return the favor and cook him breakfast for Father's Day! He loves pancakes, so I wanted to share with him the pancake recipe that I have been working on that puts a new spin on the traditional pancake. The blueberries are in full season
Hello, is there anybody out there?!?! Wow, it has been a long time since my last blog post and I apologize for that. There have been lots of fun and exciting things happening that have distracted me from getting any blog posts up. Since March, we celebrated both my husband and my birthdays, went to the Bahamas, Quebec City, and Pennsylvania, celebrated Mother's Day, completed a very su
Happy St. Patrick's Day! In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to share these delicious Baileys Oreo Truffles! I love Bailey’s Irish Cream. It is creamy, rich and so easy to sip after dinner. This liqueur is so versatile and can be enjoyed by itself, or in a mixed drink. I have also had much success adding Baileys to coffee, hot chocolate, frosting, pudding and che
Ever since I was little, spinach has been one of my favorite vegetables. Yes, it is a strange vegetable for a child to enjoy eating, but for some reason I loved it. I guess Popeye had a big influence on me. I love finding new recipes to enjoy my favorite leafy green vegetable. When reading through my beloved Ina Garten cook books, I came across her spinach pie recipe.
This quinoa salad was created a few months back when Bill and I competed in our “Chopped Challenge.” Quinoa was one of Bill’s secret ingredients and he came up with this excellent side dish that we have made a staple in our recipe box. Quinoa is an excellent source of protein, essential amino acids, fiber, and iron. This quinoa salad has crunchy almonds, sweet dried cranber
French onion soup is delicious, simple to make and comforting. You can’t ask for much more in a meal. The soft, sweet, caramelized onions in a savory beef broth topped with melted gruyere cheese and toast provides your taste buds with numerous textures and flavors. This is one of my favorite soups.I made this soup for my husband for Valentine’s Day, hence the heart shaped toast.&
Pastitsio is one of my new favorite dishes! I watched Ina Garten make this for a special garden dinner with her husband on the Food Network and I knew I needed try it. Pastitsio is a Greek baked pasta dish with ground meat topped with a béchamel sauce. It is amazing! I will warn you that this dish does take some time to put together and uses LOTS of pots, pans, and bowls, b
I am usually an exception to many gift giving rules. I want kitchen appliances and gadgets! Years ago when Bill and I were dating, he bought me my Kitchen Aid Stand up mixer for Christmas and I was ecstatic. He was a little embarrassed to buy me this gift because it wasn’t the typical gift a boyfriend is expected to buy, but I love it and use it almost every day. This past
One of my favorite summer pastimes is sitting by an outdoor fire with family and friends. The cool summer night, the warmth from the fire and the smell of the smoke just makes for a perfect setting. Can you tell it is the middle of winter in New England and I am dreaming of the summer?!?! S’mores, aside from ice cream, are one of my favorite summertime treats. But why only
One of my favorite parts of grocery shopping is walking by the bakery section and smelling all of the fresh baked bread. I have very, very, very little self restraint when it comes to bread. So I find myself bringing home a large loaf of fresh baked French bread for just Bill and I. Even for me this is a lot of bread for two people. It is always amazing the day of, but I ha
I wanted to follow up with a recipe from the “Chopped” Challenge that Bill and I completed the other week. Our “Chopped” Challenge is explained here. I am always amazed at how quickly the chefs on the Food Network show “Chopped” can develop a game plan and create beautifully cohesive plates in such a short period of time with a strange arrangement of ingredients. As mentioned bef
These apple streusel bars are delicious! They are the perfect combination of apple pie, cheesecake and oatmeal cookies packed into a little flavorful bar. Don’t they sound delicious?!?! You will thank me later when you taste them for yourself. These bars went very quickly in my house. They have apples in them so they are healthy, right? An apple a day keeps the d
I love watching "Chopped" on the Food Network. The show airs on Tuesdays at 10PM EST, but there are re-runs on all the time. If you have never seen the show and you love watching food challenges then I would suggest you tune in. Each episode showcases the creativity and imaginations in the chefs who are challenged to use mystery ingredients, all with different flavor profiles, to devel
I love scones. They are probably one of my favorite pastries. They are perfect for breakfast, a snack and accompanied by a cup of tea or coffee. They are crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. They are a versatile pastry where they can be sweet or savory. Plus, the flavor combinations that can be used in scones is limitless. Today, I have decided to ma
With the cooler air settling in, it is time for hearty soups and stews! When the October edition of Food Network magazine arrived, I knew I had to make the cover recipe; broccoli-cheddar soup! This is one of my favorite soups. The thick and creamy base adorned with chucks of crunchy broccoli and undertones of cheddar flavor. This soup was so easy to make. Thank you Fo
Day 12 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences brings you Cranberry Walnut Bars!The combination of cranberries and orange is such an amazing match. They work perfectly together in these bars with the walnut and butter base. My family loves to make these bars for many occasions and they are always a crowd pleaser. Cranberry Walnut Bars RecipePreheat oven 350o1 3/4
Day 11 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences brings you Chewy White Chocolate Chip Ginger Cookies. These cookies are sugar and spice and everything nice! I love how ginger works so well in savory and sweet foods. The ginger in these cookies is complemented nicely with the creamy white chocolate chips. I made these cookies extra big, plus they are soft and chewy.
Day 10 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences brings you Sugar Cookie Bars. These bars are sugary and delicious! Sugar cookies are the quintessential element to all Christmas dessert traditions. I remember rolling out the sugar cookie dough with my mother and sister every December and cutting them into familiar Christmas shapes; trees, stars, ornaments, stockings
Day 9 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences brings you Spiced Hot Chocolate. This hot cocoa will warm you right up on the coldest winter night.Even though we have had some warm weather these last few weeks, it is finally starting to feel like winter in New England. We don’t want to think about it, snow will be coming soon, and what better way to warm up after a day ou
Day 8 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences brings you No Bake Cake Batter Truffle Pops. Cake pops are the newest “it” dessert, so bringing these to your holiday dessert table will make you a hero!These little devils are amazing and highly addictive. These cake pops are a dessert form of your favorite baking guilty pleasure, licking the batter off the spoon.
Day 7 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences brings you chocolate covered popcorn. This snack is so easy to make, yet festive and fun. This popcorn is just as fun to eat as it is to create by drizzling chocolate over the popcorn like a painting. The quick preparation for this treat allows you to focus on other things on your To Do list for the holidays. Chocolat
Day 6 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences are mouthwatering coconut macaroons dipped in chocolate! We are halfway through the 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences. Coconut macaroons are a great winter dessert because I think that they look like snowballs. Who doesn't love a theme?!?! I take my macaroons a step further and dip them in chocolate because everyt
For Day 3 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences I wanted to give you all a super easy, very delicious dessert recipe; Peanut Butter Bars. These bars only have 4 ingredients! It can’t get much easier than that. I love buckeyes {peanut butter chocolate balls}. They are always a party favorite, but I never seem to have the time to roll out each of the peanut butter ball
Day 5 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences is a delicious Peppermint Patty Martini!It isn’t the holidays without a specialty drink for the party. This Peppermint Patty Martini is the perfect winter drink. The creamy Bailey’s is complemented nicely with the sharp peppermint schnapps, making for a smooth refreshing beverage. Peppermint Patty Martini RecipeMakes 1 drink1 oun
Biscotti are a snack that I love to enjoy, but have never tried to make myself. So for Day 4 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences I bring to you Cranberry Walnut Biscotti Dipped in White Chocolate. These biscotti are crunchy, flavorful and perfect with a hot cup of tea. I think that cranberries and white chocolate make a great pair, especially for the holidays. Thes
For Day 2 of the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences I bring to you Cinnamon Sugar Swirl Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread. Oh boy, this pumpkin bread recipe sure is a treat! If the cinnamon swirl isn’t calling your name, the chocolate chips scattered through each bite will. This bread is extremely moist with a crunchy cinnamon sugar top. Imagine having this s
Cookies can always be found on the holiday dessert buffet, so I only found it fitting to start the PammiCakes 12 Days of Christmas Indulgences with chocolate nutella cookies. These cookies are simple to make, but they make a statement. With a fudgy center and amazing nutella flavor, they will accompany any holiday party perfectly. If you leave these cookies out for Santa, he will
