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Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

December 17, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes can be a great addition to any December Party, whether it’s a birthday or Christmas.My husband’s birthday happens in December and one of his favorite things is peppermint bark. So I always get him a box of some good quality peppermint flavored chocolate. Since he, obviously, likes chocolate too, I decided to combine his two faves and surprise him with a birthday dessert. Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting sprinkled with crushed candy canes on top. […]

Categories: Christmas, Dessert • Tags: birthday, candy canes, chocolate, Christmas, cupcakes, peppermint

Cranberry muffins with orange zest and almond flakes

Cranberry Orange Muffins with Almond Topping

December 8, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

These flavorful Cranberry Orange Muffins will keep you in the spirit of the Holidays between the Holidays. They can be served as a part of your Christmas Day breakfast. Fresh cranberries available this time of year mean holidays for many people. There is hardly a Thanksgiving dinner without cranberry sauce, relish or stuffing with cranberries. Pork roast, often made for Christmas Day dinner, can be served with cranberry-mint relish or cranberry-apple sauce. Last year’s November issue of Food Network magazine […]

Categories: Breakfast, Christmas, Muffins • Tags: almonds, Christmas, cranberries, food photography, healthy, muffins, orange zest

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

Corn Pudding

November 22, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Here is a recipe that can be used as a side dish or dessert. Corn Pudding is sweet and creamy with a hint of nutmeg. It complements savory dishes really well. As the holidays get closer and most people focus on food, gifts and decorating the house, I would like to pause for a moment. I want to make sure we take the time to see how blessed we are, especially given the recent tragedies in Paris, Mali and Syria. I […]

Categories: Side Dishes, Thanksgiving • Tags: corn, eggs, nutmeg, pudding, 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

halved butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, pecans

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Butternut Squash with Pecans

November 17, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Enjoy this tasty and simple dish as a part of your Thanksgiving dinner or any other time of the year. This dish is one of our family’s all-time-favorites! I make it often as it is a great side dish for chicken and pork. I believe this recipe comes from the New York Times’ Cooking section and I saw it several years ago when watching Live! With Regis and Kelly. It was their Thanksgiving week and Kelly was cooking it in her […]

Categories: Side Dishes, Thanksgiving • Tags: Brussels Sprouts, butternut squash, pecans, roasted, side dish, Thanksgiving, thyme, vegetables

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

Irish Beef Stew

October 21, 2015 by It's Cooking With Magda

Enjoy this stew on a lazy Sunday or to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!As I sit here on this quiet early Sunday afternoon, I look through my windows and enjoy the view. All of the trees on my street have put on their fall colors. The sky has so much going on, too. Plenty of clouds, a touch of light blue here and there and lots of gray. Is it going to rain? I wish, but I’m pretty certain it won’t. […]

Categories: Dinner, Soups • Tags: beef stew, comfort food, parenting, slow cooker, soup, vegetables