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The Fruitcake Phase

17 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by BakedNorthwest in Boozy, Cookies, Desserts, Entertaining, Holidays, LuLu's Classics, Throwback Thursday

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boozy, brandy, brown sugar, Cake, candied cherries, candied ginger, cookies, fruit, fruitcake, fruitcake mix, holiday baking, holiday cookies, nuts, pecans, sherry, walnuts

Fruitcake...with a cat

It happens at this time every year…you can’t avoid it…the fruitcake joke. I have to admit, I never really understood it, since I was never subjected to fruitcake growing up. I was never gifted it, never tried it, never really thought about it. All I knew is it must be really, really bad for it to somehow come up as this terrible thing every year.

Fruitcake Cookies

Enter Christmas 2014 – what I am deeming as the “fruitcake phase.” I found out from my mom and aunt that not only did they grow up with my grandpa making fruitcake every year, but he never really gave it away…since he loved it so much. To this day, it is the only thing he has ever baked in his entire life – that is how much he loves the stuff. So, we found the old recipe he used, from a 1950 copy of the Gourmet Cookbook. Still having this cookbook is a treasure in itself, and I think this is about as classic of a fruitcake as you can get.

fuitcake

So, we made a few loaves…and I started to understand the stigma around the dreaded dessert. It’s a dense cake full of weird candied fruit whose sole purpose is to put in the cakes, and then it literally “ripens” in booze for a few weeks. What? I’m all about things chillin in booze, but it was a little weird. However, this fruitcake is real, it’s not a store-bought 10 pound bowling ball that’s already wrapped and easy to regift. It’s real, old-school ingredients, that really don’t end up tasting that bad, if you are into that sort of thing. Which my family is. Jordan and I are still on the fence about classic fruitcake, but I totally get it now (finally). But I couldn’t stop there, I had to go on and make fruitcake cookies…

Fruitcake Cookies...and a Cat.

Don’t ask about the cat…He was apparently going through a fruitcake phase as well. Anyways though, I was a tad skeptical about these cookies. I hoped they would be lighter than actual fruitcake while I was letting the fruit soak in some booze. I hoped people would actually want to eat them…and they turned out great! They are not the prettiest cookie in the world…Sort of like the ugly duckling of cookies, not too cute, but once they hit your lips…so good! Continue reading →

Sorority Fruit Dip

12 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by BakedNorthwest in Easy, Entertaining, Side Dish, Uncategorized

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apple, bananas, cool whip, fruit, fruit dip, marshmallow creme, pina colada yogurt, pineapple, strawberries

I first had this fruit dip when I was in college at my sorority. The sorority part didn’t last forever, but this fruit dip stays with you for life. It is SO good, you can eat it plain. In fact, it is more like crack dip than fruit dip. I was so obsessed with it, I demanded our chef to give me the recipe.

And it is so fricken easy to make.

The 3 ingredients. Mix them all together, let blend, done. That is basically the entire recipe right there...

Recipe

Sorority Fruit Dip

Makes enough to feed a whole sorority in one sitting…enough to feed a large party and have leftovers…enough to feed yourself on an impromptu sorority crack dip binge.

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 oz.) package cool whip
  • 1 (6 oz.) pina colada yogurt
  • 1 (7 oz.) jar marshmallow crème

In a large bowl or Tupperware, whisk together all ingredients until blended. The marshmallow crème will be a little lumpy, that’s okay. Store in the fridge for 4-12 hours, bringing out of the fridge occasionally to stir again. The lumps will disappear after several whisks and after being in the fridge for a few hours. Serve chilled, with your favorite fruit to dip. This dip will last in the fridge for about a week.

Pom-Blue Strawberry Banana Smoothie

31 Tuesday Jan 2012

Posted by BakedNorthwest in Breakfast, Easy, Healthy, Smoothies & Shakes

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banana, beverage, fruit, pomegranate, smoothie, strawberry

If you want to talk about wingin’ it…smoothies are the definition. It’s not hard to make a quality smoothie at home for half the cost of those juicery places – and most of the time half the calories. I almost always just pick a juice and frozen fruit…you’d be surprised how something so simple can be so good!.

Recipe

Pom-Blue Strawberry Banana Smoothie

  • 1 banana
  • about 1 cup frozen strawberries
  • 2 cups Pomegranate-Blueberry Juice (I used Tropicana 50 light juice)

Throw all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Add more juice or frozen strawberries until you get to desired thickness.

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