Cake Pops

I got one of these just before Christmas

And the results have been less that stellar.  I am just no good and making the chocolate stick to the cakepop without globbing and looking horrible.  I will keep trying, but in the meantime, this is the perfect sized school snack.  So today I made these



On the top, Lemon Poppy Seed cake pops with lemon drizzled, and on the bottom, Pumpkin Spice cake pops with drizzled.  So simple and easy and the perfect sized snack.

Lemon Poppy Seed

1 pck Lemon cake mix (made according to directions)

1/4 c poppy seeds

zest from on lemon

Mix together and drizzle with a mixture of icing sugar and lemon juice.

Pumpkin Spice

1 pck Vanilla cake mix

1 can pumpkin

3-4 tbps oil

3-4 tbsp of pumpkin spice

Mix together and drizzle with a mixture of icing sugar and milk.

Basic Muffins

1 1/4 C oats

1 C flour

1/3 C Sugar (I used brown this time)

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 C milk

1 egg

1/4 C oil

1 C berries (blueberries and cranberries this time)

Cinnamon to taste

Mix dry ingredients, make a well and add wet.  Mix well and fold in berries.  Bake at 425F for 15 minutes.  

Maple Glazed Butternut Squash with Orzo and Goat Cheese

Anything made with goat cheese is delicious!

I borrowed the recipe from here and made a few changes...

2 cups of cubed butternut squash
1tbsp Maple Syrup
Salt and pepper
Low sodium chicken broth
1/2 cup of orzo
1 tsp of extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp of crumbled goat cheese (I used a herb one I had hanging around the fridge)

Preheat the oven to 400F and drizzle cubed squash with maple syrup and olive oil.  Season generously with salt and pepper.  Bake 15-30 minutes until soft, turning occasionally.  In a small pot bring broth to boil and cook orzo according to package directions.  Toss squash, orzo and cheese together.  

Yams and Cranberries

Recipe courtesy of Oma!

6 yams (or sweet potatoes), cooked, peeled if you wish, cut up or sliced

1 ½ cups cranberry sauce

¾ cup water

½ cup brown sugar

¾ cup orange rind (grated)

¾ teaspoon cinnamon

1 ½ tablespoons  butter

1. 1.     Preheat oven to 325 F
2. 2.     Place yams in greased 2 quart casserole.
3. 3.     Combine cranberry sauce, water, brown sugar, orange rind and cinnamon in saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer a minute or two.
4. 4.     Add butter and pour over yams.
5. 5.     Bake 20 minutes or so.