Holiday Cooking Classes

Wednesday November 10 6:30 to 8:30
Thanksgiving Sides and Planning

This class will cover cooking and recipes on the classic side dishes of Thanksgiving. It will also cover timing and shopping tips for the time leading up to your dinner. Some tasting will be involved. ($25)

Wednesday November 17th 6:30 to 8:30
The ins and outs of Pie Making

Two hours packed with Pie making. From crusts to fillings, you will have all the recipes and idea’s to make the best holiday pies, as well as hands on training. Your families will enjoy that you took this class. ($25)

Wednesday December 1st 6:30 to 8:30
An evening of Appetizers

Tired of the same old? Hate working hard and spending loads of money on things that are eaten away. In this party/class hot and cold appetizers will be made and tested. You will learn about shopping and planning for just the right appetizers to go with the right meals or parties. Make your holiday parties easy and have fun doing it! ($30)

Wednesday December 8th 6:30 to 8:30
Cookies, Cookies and Cookies!

Learn to make and decorate several different types of cookies. Cutouts, rolled, dropped and no bake, you will learn tips to use for years to come. At this class you will get to taste the cookies as well as take some home. ($25)

Halloween Spook Cakes!

It must be almost Halloween! Even the Cupcakes are getting into it!

Halloween Coconut Boo cakes!

Spooky Chocolate Pies

Guaranteed to be a big treat with no tricks!

Halloween Treats

Halloween Treats delivered to your home or business.
Standard Cupcakes $1.50,
Mini Cupcakes $.75,
Large Cookies $1.25,
 Pumpkin Bars $1.00,
Pumpkin Scones $1.50,
2” Pies $1.25 (Chocolate, Apple or Pumpkin)
***Free delivery for orders over $20.00.***

Nows the best time to order!

Tonka Truck

Editable dirt and all! This Tonka Truck is a little boys dream cake!

The Best of Both Worlds!

Can't decide?

This pie was designed for those who want it all!

Pumpkin and Apple all rolled into one.

$12.00 each delivery fee's only in some areas

Cocoon House Auction Desserts

Chocolate Tower

Three Layer Coconut Dream Cake

Dinner Menu Oct. 10th through Oct. 16th

All dinners include

Chef’s choice of soup or salad, two sides and dessert


Chicken Selection

Chicken Parmesan $12.95

Herb roasted Chicken $10.50


Beef Selection

London Broil $13.95

Meatloaf $10.50



Seafood Selection

Fish Taco’s $10.50


Vegetarian Selection

Home Made Macaroni and Cheese $8.95


Children’s portions available at half price!

Halloween Treats

Pumpkin Crazy!

Fall has hit Treats By Anne Marie!
2 inch Pumpkin Pie's to pop in the mouth

Apple too!

Chocolate Boo Pies!

Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin Scones

All these treats are $1.50 throught the month of October.

$20.00 Min. Order

A weekend of Cakes!

I guess we do cakes! Five people called for specialty cakes in a three day span. Having made cakes in the past I figured why not. Now we are developing a line of specialty cakes. Again...." It's a piece of cake!"



Let us know what you would like to see in our menu?

New Baking flyers

Call today for our new bakign flyer!

Or email your address to homebyannemarie@gmail.com

25% off

*Special* Any cupcake or cookie bar orders, placed and paid for, from now till August 31st will receive a coupon for 25% off a holiday cookie boxes and bread platters.

Watch us grow!

 I am blessed with the opportunity of growth. In the next couple of weeks I will be updating this blog to show all my services offered in the food arena. A great man told me ‘Throw it all out there and see what sticks!’ In order to make all this happen I have taken on some great people to help me see it through.
Welcome Laura Clark for being my right hand gal and keeping things moving.

Welcome Monica Kline for her kitchen support and willingness to work.

 Thanks for following and to all you great supporters, Anne Marie




Ps. Thank you Heather for pushing me and believing in me!

Weddings

Custom cupcakes are so fun! Here are some pictures to inspire!

Eating out 101

Inspired by a loved one! I was out to dinner with some very important people in my life and I was taken back by the way one of them ordered, “ I will take the shrimp appetizer, then for dinner I would like a side salad, dressing on the side, and your steamed vegetables” then when dinner was over “ I will take the cheese cake!” As the rest of us lay there moaning because we ate to much of a regular dinner and can’t possible order what we really like because we ate what the menu said to. Yet the thinnest one at the table is the only one having dessert! She had a well balanced dinner and felt great! So the lesson is…. #1 Every time you put something in your mouth ask yourself …. Do I really want it and do I need it? #2 order like the thinnest person at the table! Like Meg Ryan in When Harry met Sally. These are tips I can use for the rest of my life and not feel deprived. It’s all about creating good habits for healthy eating. Watch this link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnlm2e3EN78

Breakfast Idea #1

Bread! Bread matters! Pick great tasting bread. It should be about quality because it can’t be about quantity. Bread is not bad. Like everything else it is moderation. Limit your bread intake and make it the first half of the these are easy baby steps to eating healthy. Open faced sandwiches are an awesome way to do that.

Miltons Multi-Grain Plus Bread. (Costco is the least expensive)
Yes it does have 120 calories a slice. But it has 4g fiber and 5g protein and remember 1 slice.


Breakfast idea

1 Slice Miltons Multi-Grain Plus Bread 120 cal

1 teaspoon Mayo 33 cal

2 oz Sliced Turkey 65 cal

2 oz Raw Tomato slices 12 cal

1 8 oz Cup of Coffee 6 cal.
= 236 calories for breakfast.

Add a piece of fruit for balance. Remember your first meal should be your biggest! That’s a great meal!

Also use your favorite dishes or eat in your favorite spot so it seems like a treat, not like your missing something!

If you’re watching your calories, diet bread can be down to 40 calories, making your breakfast 156 calories. I think the nutritional benefits are off. You seem to need the fiber and proteins to get the metabolism going in the morning. I say save the tasteless diet bread for your afternoons! This is a choice to make based on a quality life style change.

Jicama

Jicama pronounced /ˈhɪkəmə/ also Mexican Turnip. indigenous within the Americas.


It is the texture of a less dens potato.

Jícama is high in carbohydrates in the form of dietary fiber. It is composed of 86-90% water; it contains only trace amounts of protein and lipids. Its sweet flavor comes from the oligofructose inulin (also called fructo-oligosaccharide) which is a prebiotic.

Jicama is loaded with different vitamins and minerals. In fact, it is an excellent source of vitamin C, fiber, potassium, iron, calcium and is also low in sodium. Moreover, it has no calories or fat, and so serves as an essential ingredient in many health food recipes. On an average, one cup of raw sliced jicama contains:

• Calories: 46

• Protein: 0.86 grams

• Carbohydrate: 10.6 grams

• Total Fat: 0.11 grams

• Fiber: 5.8 grams

Here’s a link on how to cook with Jicama……
 http://www.ehow.com/how_2074707_cook-jicama.html
I love it raw in salads or veggies and dip. It is sweet and juicy!

Tinker Bell Cupcake Party!

Purple, pink, green and yellow vanilla cake with white butter cream frosting and as many flowers as the guests would liked, then topped off with thier choice of fairy dusts (gold, purple, green, pink or diamonds). Hands on activities are always special. Of course the adult guests enjoyed cupcakes by Anne Marie in the  standard fasion.

Cooking Classes

Cooking classes start next week.


Cooking Classes include a 4 course meal during the class. Hands on cooking experience. You will receive recipes to take home. All classes provide tips on shopping, serving and storing your food to help save money. Each class has special features as well, see descriptions on the Cooking classes tab at the top of the page.

Grilled Pork Loin

1 Pork loin you choose the size

Approx. 3 eaters per pound. 2 if the eaters are big eaters like my eaters!

1 gas grill

1 meat thermometer



You can go out and buy all kinds of marinades or purchase the loin already marinated.

Key lime marinade is one of my favorites. Costco has the best price on lemon garlic loins and they are large and feed a lot!



But Cash and Carry has small loins at the best price ever! I have done several weddings with the small loins and no marinades. I have always gotten raves reviews from it!



I pull the Pork Loin directly out of the package with tongs not a fork! Place it on a hot grill. The meat has a seal from setting and we want to keep the juice and flavor in! As soon as it has color, on the grill side, turn it slightly using tongs. The key is do not push on it or puncture it. Grillers tend to sit and poke or push on their meat while waiting for it. This will drive juices the wrong way and dry it out. Keep it rotating till it has a nice crust on the out side. Check it with the meat thermometer once it has rotated all the way around. You want it at about 140. You are going to remove it from the grill and let it rest for about 6 to 10 minutes covered with foil. There is what is called carry over cooking which will raise the temp above 140 while resting. Most people are afraid of pork and want to over cook it. 140 is all it needs to not make you sick. Overcooked is dry. After resting slice it and watch the clear juices flow!



Pork loin facts- 4 oz portion is 154 calories. 6.13 grams of fat. 23.29 grams of protein.

Minerals - In one serving there are 1.42 mg of Calcium and 0.35 mg of Iron. In addition, this food has 103.76 mg of Potassium and 14.18 mg of Sodium in each serving.

Vitamins - This food has both Vitamin A and Vitamin C. One serving contains 1.7 International Units of Vitamin A and 0.26 mg of Vitamin C.
You just don’t get that from any other red meat!

Sides for Pork Loin
German way! Red sauerkraut and boiled potatoes

Brady way! Apple sauce

Anne’s quick way! Stove Top and a can of green beans or picked beets

The boy’s preference! Au gratin potatoes and corn

Garlic Mashed Potatoes tonight?

4th of July is all about Confetti

Heres to the red, white and blue!

Great for your 4th of july gatherings $1.75 for standard size cupcake with flag. Minis cupcakes $.75 flags are additional.

Grilled Beef with Orange Almond Salad

These recipes, as well as others, are great for guests or a night with the family!


This is a great one for adjusting more or less. If you need more meat you can add it. The main thing is cover the meat with the marinade. The salad can be adjusted also, just add more or less spring greens!

Beef Tips and Orange Almond Salad

2 pounds Tri Tip Beef or what ever lean whole beef cut you have.
Use your freezer and save money!

Marinade

30 minutes per inch thick! So if you are in a hurry cut your meat up!

1 cup Worcestershire sauce

3 Tablespoons fresh minced garlic

Grill beef to your liking!



Salad

In a bowl layer

¾ full bowl spring greens

1 cup chopped cabbage (red or white)

1 6 oz can mandarin oranges drained

¼ cup blue cheese crumbs

¼ cup sliced almonds

Top with Poppy Seed Dressing

Poppy Seed Dressing
There will be extra dressing for other meals

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

1/2 cup white sugar

1/4 teaspoon paprika

2 tablespoons sesame seeds

1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Serve and enjoy!

Rose's Boozy Chicken

Roses Boozy Chicken



Combined in gallon zip lock baggie

6 lb chicken wings or drumettes

¼ cup vermouth

1 cup soy sauce

1 can crushed pineapple undrained

1 Tablespoon Sugar

1 teaspoon ginger


Marinate overnight


Transfer sauce and all into baking dish.

Bake 3-4 hours 350 degrees

Or

A crock pot on high 6 hours

Serve with white rice and a salad

Great dish for potlucks!

Snacks Day one!

Snacking Basics


        According to recent research, 93% of Americans snack, with 50% of them feeling the need to munch up to 2-3 times a day. While snacking in itself isn’t bad for you, and can in fact be quite good, the challenge is to snack wisely. However, most Americans are confused about which snacks fit into a sensible diet. Conflicting headlines and dueling studies cause a great deal of confusion, and lead many people to give up on trying to make educated choices.

        However, there is some good news. Healthy snacking can benefit any balanced meal plan. You can maximize your health and nutrition, as well as keep your metabolism humming, when you select snacks that are low in fat and calories and high in fiber. For optimal nutrition, aim for 4-6 total small meals and snacks in a day. To stay within your calorie budget, cut calories from your full meals to make room for the snacks you want.

Back to basics!

Think back! What did your mom give you as a kid?

My favorite was rice cakes, cream cheese and fresh blueberries. It tastes good and has protien, antioxidants and brain food with a crunch.

How about a banana covered in peanut butter then rolled in chopped pecans?

Bag up the vegetables in sandwich baggies so you can grab and go!

Granola (cereal )and yogurt….

Small pretzel sticks with just the ends dipped I melted chocolate chips.
15 match stick pretzels and 2teaspoons of chocolate chips is only 100 Calories!


Blueberries and grapes portioned in the freeze for a quick cool snack!


Missing potato chips and that lovely pop in your moth crunch?

Try this...
Mix in a large bowl

2 Tablespoons of sugar

1 Tablespoon of cinnamon

Then toss in..

4 Granny Smith apples sliced as thin as you can get them

Coat the apples but don’t worry if you miss spots!

Lay out on two parchment papered cookie sheets and bake in a 250 degree oven till just crisp. About two hours.

This makes 4 servings @ 100 calories each

Just remember it’s not always snack it’s the amount and how often.

The beginning of the journey!

Cold truths…..Diets works, it’s the people that do them that don’t! If you diet like crazy and loose 10, 20, 50 pounds, when you stop you gain over time 15, 25, 60 pounds. That is what doesn’t work for me! So what ever you do it better be something you can do the rest of your life! Atkins, Weight Watchers, Jenny Systems, what ever the bottom line is… 1. Eat less 2. Exercise 3. Change what you are doing! In the coming weeks I will be posting recipes, food ideas, money savings tips and much more. I am also working on food issues. Why do we eat and where? What makes us do it! Yes because we like it. But if we figure out certain things that trigger our eating it might ease the battle.

1. I found that I eat in my car a lot.

2. I eat junk because it’s easier.

3. I eat when I am thirsty.

4. I also find myself dying to eat when I am tired. It’s a way to comfort myself.

So for the next 6 weeks…

1. I am not going to eat in my car. I am even going to clean it out. No crumbs!

2. I am going to pre-make snacks in small baggies, make meals and soups I can warm quickly and share them on this blog.

3. I will drink some water before I eat.

4. I will stop and think about why I want to eat. If I am tired I will take a nap or drink coffee if I am on the run.

It is a fact that it takes 6 weeks to see any real results for anything. I also think it’s doable to do something for just 6 weeks. The beauty of this plan is I can still eat what I want. I can still live my life. It’s not costing me money. I don’t feel like I am missing anything! I only have to change four things and I can do this the rest of my life! In six weeks I will let you know how it went!

Melons

While eating healthy fruit is our friend!


Fruit helps us stay on track with both our minds and body’s.
Starting the day with fruit helps hydrates you for the day.
6 servings of fruit a day helps your sugar levels (sweet tooth) and gives you reasonable calorie counts.

Get your melon ballers out!

Cantaloupes are only 29 calories for a ½ cup.

They are also referred to Muskmelons if you see that in a recipe. My grandmother use to sprinkle just a tiny bit of salt on her cantaloupe. It makes it riper tasting.

Watermelons are 25 calories for a ½ of cup.

One of my favorite snacks is watermelon and whipped cream. It is so refreshing. Just a Tablespoon of whipped cream to ½ cup watermelon is almost better than ice cream with your late night TV show or to cool you on a hot day.

And it would only be 35 calories depending on the whipped cream you use!

* Please remember most things are not bad if you have balance. SMALL amounts of salt or cream is OK!


FredMeyer has personal Watermelons and Tuscan Cantaloupe on sale this week for $2.00 a piece. That breaks down to about $1 a filling, hydrating, sweet snack.

Introduction to healthy eating!

I have been asked by friends and past clients to create a health eating blog. I have had requests for healthy or diet menus for my food delivery service. I have had several people want to sign up for my in home healthy cooking classes. And now, last but not least my pants have required me to submerge myself in health eating habits!
So here we go!
I have set up my blog with a health eating page (to your right on my home page) for recipes, snack and meal ideas, shopping tips and a small amount of education on foods. I have a facebook page linked for discussions and ideas. I have developed a healthy eating cooking class for all skill levels. I hope you follow and partake in any or all of these tools that help you with your journey for balance, health eating and a better life.
 Thanks for the help, on my journey, in advance, Anne Marie

Piano recital and cupcakes as the big finish!

Red Velvet, Coconut, Lemon, Cherry Chip and German Chocolate!

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Grand Prize Winner  (One dozen free Cupcakes)

Barbara, who found us through Theno's  Dairy

2nd Prize
(50% off one dozen cupcakes between now and September 1st.)

Any follows and/or voters between May 15th and May 31st.

Please email your contact information to Homebyannemarie@gmail.com so we can send you your certificates. This will not be sold to anyone, it is only for our records.
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Red Velvet

Red Velvet- moist lightly chocolate yellow cake, rich with red flavor with a smooth cream cheese frosting

Golden Great

Golden Great: 1950's yellow cake topped with a simple chocolate butter frosting, like your mom used to make

Chocolate Vanilla

Chocolate Ribbon: moist chocolate cake with a simple butter cream frosting and chocolate shavings.

Chocolate On Chocolate

 Chocolate On Chocolate: moist chocolate cake with whipped chocolate cream frosting topped

Lemon

Lemon cream 

Lemon cream is our new custom cupcake. It is a soft pudding type lemon cake with a creamy smooth frosting. This cake has the perfect balance between sweet and tart.

German Chocolate

German Chocolate

: Chocolate cake topped with a nutty sweet coconut topping surrounded by a chocolate butter cream crusted with sliced almonds