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Mini Pumpkin Pies

November 24, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Mini Pumpkin Pies will be hugely popular with your guests! Happy Thanksgiving to all of my blogging friends and readers! I wish you a wonderful time with your loved ones. I hope it will be a time filled with laughter, love, kindness and food, of course! As promised, here is my recipe for Mini Pumpkin Pies. These mini desserts are so delightful, bursting with flavor and, in my opinion, super cute! Put them on a nice cake stand next to my […]

Categories: Dessert, Thanksgiving • Tags: pie, pie dough, pumpkin, spices, Thanksgiving

Chocolate Pecan Pie

November 20, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Here is a Pecan Pie variation with melted chocolate. It’s slightly gooey, slightly crunchy and very sweet. You are going to love it! With Thanksgiving only a few days away it is time to start narrowing down the dishes you are going to make. If it’s your turn to bring some dessert this year, give it a try and bake this delicious, ultra decadent Chocolate Pecan Pie. It is very rich, with a sweet filling and buttery crust. It is […]

Categories: Dessert, Thanksgiving • Tags: chocolate, dessert, maple syrup, pecans, pie dough, Thanksgiving

Mini Apple Pies

November 13, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Here is my take on the Apple Pie. Two-bite Apple Pie so you have room for every other dessert served on Thanksgiving! Yes, it is this time of year. Everyone is looking through their favorite Thanksgiving recipes trying to decide what to make this year. Is it going to be the same menu like always or are some changes needed? Was the stuffing as flavorful as you hoped last year or was it too dry and blah? How about creamed […]

Categories: Dessert, Thanksgiving • Tags: Apple pie, applesauce, dessert, mini tarts, pie dough, Thanksgiving

Dirt Worm Cupcakes

October 29, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Here is another project that kids will enjoy helping with as much as eating. It is a great Halloween or Birthday dessert.Halloween is a few short days away. Are you going to wear a costume this year? What are you going to be? Whether you are going to a party and need a dessert to bring with you or staying home to give away some treats, these cupcakes are perfect for either occasion. And they are so much fun to […]

Categories: Dessert, Halloween • Tags: celebration, chocolate, cream cheese, cupcakes, frosting, gummy worms, Halloween, sprinkles

Halloween cookies decorated with sprinkles

Halloween Roll Cookies and Baking Basics

October 27, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Here is one of my go-to cookie dough recipes. The cookies have crunchy edges and soft centers. Great for decorating!Cookies are always in season, at least in our house, but this time of year they are even more popular and requested. I read recently that making cookies is almost a thing of the past, something our grandmas did when we were little. I do remember helping my Grandma cut out circles out of dough using a cup because cookie cutters […]

Categories: Dessert • Tags: butter, cookies, cut-out, Halloween, kids, roll, sprinkles, sugar cookies, tradition

Rustic Plum Galette with Thyme and Honey

September 25, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

This rustic galette will be a great addition to your baking repertoire. The dough can be made and kept in the freezer and you can use switch it up with peaches, nectarines, apples and/or pears.Goodbye Summer! Hello Fall! Fall is officially here and nothing says Fall better than plums. At least at the beginning. Then I move on to apples and butternut squash and Brussels sprouts. Despite living in California for over a decade, I still think of many things […]

Categories: Dessert • Tags: dessert, Fall, food photography, galette, plums, tart dough, thyme

a slice of key lime pie on a white plate

Key Lime Pie with Coconut Crust

August 19, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Take a bite of this refreshing Key Lime Pie and instantly travel to a tropical island. Who doesn’t like Key Lime Pie? It’s light, refreshing, creamy, sweet and tangy. Perfect on a hot, summer day, to bring to a BBQ party or to enjoy without any occasion. This pie calls for Key limes which can be hard to find sometimes. Use regular, sometimes called Persian, limes and it will be equally delicious. The difference is hardly noticeable. To me, Key limes […]

Categories: Dessert • Tags: coconut oil, food photography, key lime pie, limes, yogurt, zest

Blueberry Pie with Crumb Topping

July 10, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Perfect Blueberry Pie recipe. It’s sweet and full of flavor. Perfect with your morning coffee and as an afternoon snack.Before I tell you about this scrumptious pie, let me tell you a story. Our almost 8 year old son broke his arm quite badly last week. Considering the things he does like climbing, parkour, scooter riding in a skate park, you would expect him to get hurt during his usual activities. But no, he was jumping off of a brand […]

Categories: Breakfast, Dessert • Tags: blueberries, crumb topping, flaxseed, food photography, pie, summer

Dinosaur-themed Birthday Party

June 11, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Dinosaur-themed party for any dinosaur loving boy or girl will be an instant hit.I’ve been really busy recently hence I am posting only once a week these days. Our little guy turned 5 very recently and requested a dinosaur-themed party for his birthday. We had almost 20 kids coming so the party took place in a park. Since I was concentrating on preparing a fun activities for the kids, I didn’t cook as much and most of the food was […]

Categories: Dessert • Tags: birthday, cupcakes, dino dig kit, dino eggs, dinosaur

lemon cupcakes with jelly beans on a pink cake stand

Mini Lemon Cupcakes With Jelly Beans

April 2, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Look at these super cute Mini Lemon Cupcakes decorated with Lemon Icing and Jelly Beans. Very tangy, sweet and moist! Easter is just few days away and these super cute Mini Lemon Cupcakes decorated with jelly beans will brighten the table and surly bring a smile to everyone’s faces. Kids and adults will just love them! These Mini Lemon Cupcakes are very lemony and tangy with sweetness coming through. Lemon and orange zest are added to the batter. The icing […]

Categories: Dessert, Easter • Tags: cupcakes, Easter, icing, jelly beans, lemon