A Gingerbread House

Here are two pictures of my gingerbread house I made with my sister.

Rice, Peas & Cheese, Please

Why you should make this: It is quick, easy, and healthy! It is also delicious.

Ingredients to make 2 servings:
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1/2 green peas
1/2 chickpeas
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup vegetable broth
1/2 cup INSTANT brown rice
2 small chunks feta cheese



What to do:
Heat olive oil in a pan. Put the green peas, chickpeas, and garlic into the pan. Cook on medium for about 3 or 4 minutes. Put in vegetable broth and instant rice. Bring it to a boil for a minute. Reduce heat to low and cover. Cook for 5-6 minutes.
Scoop into two bowls and top with feta. Enjoy your delicious meal!

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie

This pie is very sweet and creamy.
If you want a crunchy or nutty pie, you should make something else.
It might take longer to bake than you think.
Check if it's done by poking the middle with a toothpick.
If it comes out clean, the pie is done.
Put whipped cream on top before you eat it.


First, make your crust. For one crust you need:
1 cup regular flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
3 Tablespoons water
Stir salt into the flour.
Cut the COLD butter into the flour until it turns into little lumps.
Stir in COLD water.
It can take a long time to make the dough.
Don't add too much water.
Shape dough into circle, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before using.

To make the filling, you will need:
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 large eggs
12 oz can evaporated milk
15 oz canned pumpkin filling, or 2 cups fresh pumpkin


What to do:
Mix the sugars, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cardamom in small bowl.
Beat eggs in large bowl.
Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture.
Slowly stir in evaporated milk.

Roll out your dough and put it into the pie pan. Pour filling in.


Bake in preheated 425° F oven for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350° F; bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
Eat with lots of whipped cream!

Gingerbread People

We are going to have fun baking gingerbread people for Christmas.
Here is how we are going to decorate them:
We are going to use chocolate chips and frosting.
The chocolate chips are going to be for the eyes.
You can use different colors of frosting to decorate the gingerbread people.
We will use blue or green for the pants. We will use red or yellow or pink for the shirt. We will use red or yellow for the hair.
I hope we have fun making gingerbread people.



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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

What To Do:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Sift into a big bowl:
1-1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt

Add 3 cups oatmeal to the flour mixture, and mix well.

Beat together in another bowl:
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup milk
1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract




Add the sugar mixture to the flour mixture.
Stir until all ingredients are moist.
Stir in 1 cup raisins and 1/2 cup walnuts.
Drop mixture by spoonful onto greased cookie sheets.
Bake 8-12 minutes. Makes 40 cookies.

Delicious Carmel Corn

Before you begin, this is what you'll need:
6 quarts popped popcorn (this is about 2 bags of microwave popcorn)
2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Here's what to do:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place popcorn in a large bowl and set aside. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil for five minutes, stirring occasionally.

Slowly remove from the heat. Stir in vanilla and baking soda; mix well. Pour over popcorn and stir until well coated. Pour into two greased 13" x 9" baking pans. Bake uncovered at 250 degrees for 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool completely. Store in airtight containers or plastic bags.
Yield: About 5 - 1/2 quarts

Enjoy your yummy carmel corn!!!!!

Lentil Soup

To make Lentil Soup, you will need:














olive oil
16 ounce bag of lentils
2 cans of vegetable broth
1 T minced garlic
1 medium onion, diced
1 cup sliced carrots
2 T ketchup
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp salt

What to do:
Ask an adult to help dice an onion and slice the carrots.
Cook in olive oil in a saucepan until soft.


















Add all remaining ingredients, EXCEPT water.
Bring to a low boil while stirring. Add water one cup at a time,
as lentils expand and absorb liquid. Turn heat to low.
Simmer for about an hour. The first person to find a bayleaf in their bowl wins!