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Turkey Turkey Turkey Cookies

These turkey cookies are a Thanksgiving tradition.  My mom starting making them when we were young.  I think she discovered the idea in a magazine.  They are great treats for a classroom, fun decoration for a Thanksgiving table and yummy to eat too.

 

TURKEY COOKIES

shortbread chocolate striped cookies [...]

Roasted Butternut Squash, Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup

I made this soup many many times when we lived in London and a couple of times in the last month as the fall weather has finally arrived in Charlotte.  This is Josh’s most requested soup and perfect for warming up on chilly day.

Roasted Butternut Squash, Sweet Potato and [...]

Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Smoothie

I found this recipe on peasandthankyou.com and made a few minor tweaks.   So it doesn’t exactly look like a chocolate smoothie and yes, it is a bit green because of the secret vegetable ingredient, but I will say it is pretty tasty!  Of course it’s healthy with a serving of veggies, fruit and protein [...]

Festive Fruit Kebobs

It is quite strange to be in London for the 4th of July.  No fireworks, cookouts, or holiday.  Josh went to work, and I organized for our move.  I guess England probably doesn’t care much about America celebrating independence from them, but I decided we needed to do something to celebrate.  A picnic [...]

Earl Grey Cookies

Drinking tea is so quintessentially British.  While living in London I have become quite fond of drinking tea, but never thought to put it in cookies, until I came across this recipe on Purdy Good Eats.  Laura is a sister of a good high school friend of mine, and I discovered her food blog a [...]