Yay for me. I have some really smart friends. Smart friends who have great ideas about ways to share.
Well, I have another smart friend named Rhonda who shared an idea with me regarding holiday baking.
She said that she and a friend of hers make plans as to what they will be baking during the weekend. They coordinate so that they aren’t both baking the same things. Then they double up what they bake…because if you’re already baking two loaves of pumpkin bread, you might as well make four loaves of pumpkin bread, right?
THEN, they swap baked goods.
For example:
If Rhonda bakes 4 loaves of Pumpkin Bread and 4 loaves of Applesauce Bread and 2 batches of Cinnamon Rolls…
And Rhonda’s friend bakes a double batch of Soft Pretzels and a double batch of Breakfast Cookies and a double batch of Sweet Potato Streusel Muffins…
And then they divide the portions in half and TRADE….
Then both Rhonda and her friend have: 2 loaves of Pumpkin Bread, 2 loaves of Applesauce Bread, a batch of Cinnamon Rolls, a batch of Soft Pretzels, a batch of Breakfast Cookies and a batch of Sweet Potato Streusel Muffins to put into the freezer and pull out as needed during the holidays.
Twice the variety of food…half the mess. I LOVE this idea.
Of course, I’d want to make sure my friend and I agreed on some of the ingredients used (like real butter and whole wheat flour, etc.)…or if you eat gluten free or have food allergies in your household…you’d need to work out all of those specifics.
But I’m thinking I may just try this idea sometime. And I’m thinking I’ll pick someone who’s good at making fudge.
Oh wait, maybe I’d better not.
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This post is linked to Kitchen Tip Tuesdays.
It snowed at our house on Friday! Since I live in Houston, that’s VERY exciting. Sadly, it will be our last snow for some time… years maybe. Oh, well.
Love your menu plans and great holiday ideas — thank you!
fudge……..
Hum, yes fudge… I made some last saturday for one of my daughter’s girlfriend who did spend one year studying in Minnesota and is very very nostalgic.. Next time I’ll make cinnamon rolls for her.. and for us too (we’re not nostalgic, but fond of your fudge and rolls..) Thank you for sharing, and happy Chrismas time to you all !
Sounds like a word problem. Are you a homeschooling mom? ;)
Fudge… yummmmm…. I actually found a great recipe last week that was full of coconut oil to help my boys eczema and local honey to help with their environmental allergies! In case you’d like to take a look:
http://mustfollowrecipes.blogspot.com/2009/12/dairy-free-fudge.html
Now I need to go make some more fudge… thanks. :)
mmmmm fudge!!!
We do something similar w/cookies. That way we all don’t have to make 12 dozen different cookies (a little exaggeration, but sometimes it feels like it!) ourselves. We each make one or two dozen cookies and then we take a platter (or two) and get different kinds of cookies!
I too have a really smart friend. (Aren’t they great?!) And she suggested that we do a casserole swap. I made two turkey shepherd’s pie and two penne bakes. She made two veggie lasagnas and two chicken pot pies. Then we swapped. I had four different casseroles. Yippee skippee! Thanks for the post.
This is a really great idea. Unfortunately, I can’t think of anyone I know who actually cooks much, so it ends up being me doing ‘all’ the cooking and passing some their way anyway, lol.