Archive for 'Desserts' Category
Sweet gift idea! Savoy Tea Co. cupcakes and tea
We love it when we come across a new business in Northwest Arkansas that has something fun to offer. The other day we got a gift package from a friend who sent us something from a new shop over at the Pinnacle Promenade Mall in Rogers. It’s called the Savoy Tea Company, and it’s nestled [...]
Giveaway: Huge assortment of Smarties products!
By Shannon Magsam, #IamASmartie Note from the mamas: Congratulations to Ambre Brewster, winner of the Smarties assortment! We also want to congratulate Ambre on the recent birth of her third baby, Ethan! Peace out, mamas! My daughter had an impromptu baking party at our house last week with several of her besties. I couldn’t help [...]
Mealtime Mama: Jump into spring with this bunny cake!
I know it’s a little early, but I saw this adorable Easter bunny cake on the Kraft website and wanted to share! I have a very fond memory of my mom making a cake almost exactly like this and bringing it to my first-grade spring party. She looked so pretty and so did the cake [...]
Mealtime Mama: Halloween treats!
Happy Monday, mamas! There are only 6 more days until Halloween, so we thought we’d share a few recipes we found online for spooky Halloween goodies. The pumpkin spice cupcake sea creature pictured above really jumped out at us, and we’re betting it would earn you some “cool mom” points if you whipped these up [...]
Mealtime Mama: Great menu for a new mom!
By Cydnee Cochran When I was little, I used to always request this dish for my birthday. It seemed very fancy and complicated, not at all suited to regular weeknight fare. As a grown-up, I asked my mother for this recipe, and I was surprised (and more than a little annoyed) to find out that [...]
Mealtime Mama: These babies are delicious!
One of my dear (unfortunately, former) neighbors, Kim Vollendorf, was known for her frugal, quick dinners. She had one particular recipe that all of us neighbor girls really liked, so she shared, of course. She called the recipe “chicka-babies” and they now serve as the centerpiece to my daughter’s favorite meal. Here’s the very simple [...]
Mealtime Mama: Rice Krispies Treats On a Stick
The mamas love, love Rice Krispies Treats and these just look so summery and delicious that we wanted to share! These would be perfect for a party or any old day, in our opinion. The Rice Krispies website has lots of ideas here on other ways to improve upon this gooey, delicious treat. RICE KRISPIES [...]
Mealtime Mama: Quick and Simple Peach Cobbler recipe
My mom makes this awesome peach cobbler that my husband LOVES. It’s awesome with a scoop of vanilla on the side. Mom taught me how to make it during her last visit, and I was amazed at how quick and simple it is. Just be sure not to forget the baking soda. That’s what I [...]
Mealtime Mama: Breakfast Delights
One of my daughter’s favorite things about visiting her grandparents is the food. MeMee always makes a batch of “famous” (according to an adoring granddaughter) waffles on Saturday morning. I thought I’d share this winning recipe along with some other yummy breakfast treats we like. MeMee’s Famous Waffles 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour 2 tablespoon [...]
Mealtime Mama: (Easy) From-Scratch Brownies
The Junior League of Northwest Arkansas’ Add Another Place Setting cookbook is filled with fabulous recipes from cover to cover (click on the cookbook picture to order one!). I tried a sweet one over the weekend when I had company over. We were all hungry for chocolate — and there wasn’t a brownie mix in [...]
Mealtime Mama: Monster Cookies
Well, it’s just not Christmas unless there are a few dozen Christmas cookies to sample, right? So we went surfing the net for a good cookie recipe that sounds like it would be fun and easy to make with the kids. We found this one on the Food Network website, which is really easy to [...]
Mealtime Mama: French Cake Bon Bons
With the holidays coming up, we’ll be potlucking right along with the rest of you. This is one sweet recipe we plan to share. It’s so easy and so good – or so we’ve heard from reliable sources — that we just have to try them! This recipe is courtesy of Carrie Chastain, who also [...]
Mealtime Mama: Conquistadors, Frogs and Buttermilk
Happy Monday, mamas! Time to think about dinner for a brand new week. Before I forget, we wanted to let you know about a cool website that offers info on expiration dates, how long you can keep a particular food in the fridge, etc., called Still Tasty. We like the food freshness question of the [...]
Mealtime Mama: One-Bowl Chocolate Cake
By Rhonda Franz, blogger and nwaMotherlode.com contributor Fifteen years ago, Karen Ramos moved halfway across the country, landing in Northwest Arkansas. She’d been living in California for many years, but had also lived in Iowa and Missouri. In the last year, she married off her son, watched her daughter graduate from high school, and moved [...]
Mealtime Mama: How sweet it is
Our thanks to Carrie Chastain of Siloam Springs for the sweet recipes below. Mrs. Chastain, an outgoing grandmother of eight, says the cookie recipe goes back so far in the family’s history that she has no idea where it really came from. The orange cookies were originally baked on a wood stove and the ingredients [...]
Mealtime Mama: Strawberry Pie and Polenta
Editor’s note: A few weeks ago, we asked Motherlode contributor Rhonda Franz to write a series of articles about “back pocket” recipes — you know the ones we all keep handy for those times when we need a dish that’s a “sure bet” and always pleases the people who eat it. This is the second [...]
Kids Candy Sushi Recipe
By Gwen Rockwood, mama of 3 Several weeks ago, my neighbor’s little boy, Evan, rang our doorbell. When I opened the door, he was holding a white plate with these adorable little candy sushi rolls on it. He’d whipped them up with his dad and was sharing the wealth with my two boys. Before the [...]
Mealtime Mama: Great recipes from Junior League of Northwest Arkansas
The Junior League of Northwest Arkansas recently celebrated the success of their first cookbook, Add Another Place Setting, with a First Birthday Bash. This beautiful hardcover cookbook, which features more than 200 of the best recipes of the local Junior League, tells the story of Northwest Arkansas through full-color photos, recipes and newsy sidebars. You [...]
Mealtime Mama: Are you going low-carb?
If you’re trying to cut carbohydrates as part of a New Year’s resolution, here are a few recipes from Better Homes and Gardens Biggest Book of Low-Carb Recipes to try. All of the recipes in this cookbook have 10 grams net carbs or fewer. The following have six grams each: Hot & Sour Soup (4 [...]
Fresh and Fabulous Recipes You’ll Love
By Shannon Magsam Jen Lewis of Fayetteville (fourth from the left in the picture above) recently held her first Fresh and Fabulous Entertaining cooking class for eight local women. The meal was so impressive, I wanted to share the full menu with you. Whether you’re looking for delicious recipes to whip up for visiting family [...]