Festive for Canada Day and 4th of July celebrations - any summer party, really - small chocolate brownies iced, sprinkled with colored sugar, then placed onto skewers in a watermelon. Very fun! And how about a pumpkin for Halloween, with orange sprinkles, of course?! Did I mention that these brownie bites add up to only one Weight Watchers point, even with icing and nuts? Now that's a quick treat worth a celebration all its own, no watermelon required. This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published throughout the summer of 2009. With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! BATCH ONE The first time I made Two-Bite Brownies, my notes read, “VG, but use VB”. Huh? That would be code for Very Good but next time, use my long-time favorite recipe for Vanilla Brownies and bake in a mini muffin pan. Ha. That first batch disappeared so fast I considered a name change, something like Tw...

Hey, home bakers. There's so much to love about these quick and easy holiday-friendly muffins! A deep molasses sweetness, just like hot squares of perfectly spiced fresh gingerbread. A moist and delicate crumb but somehow still muffins, not cake. Mixed in a flash with a few pantry ingredients, whenever a craving takes hold. But most of all, Gingerbread Muffins are a sort of A Christmas Carol from the oven, entwined with memories of Christmases Past, filled with hopes for Christmases Future, all possible today in Christmas Present. No more Scrooge. Bake muffins! Memorable Morning Muffins Made from Scratch, Especially for the Holidays. Mini or Classic-Size Muffins. A Long-Time Family Favorite. One (Bowl) & Done (In Under One Hour). No Mixer Required. Budget Friendly. Low Fat. Weight Watchers Friendly. Vegetarian. Rave Reviews. What're you waiting for?! So Good!!

At last, perfect for summer parties, a big pitcher of dry sangria that's fruity and refreshing, not cloyingly sweet and dizzyingly boozy. For anyone who's ever been turned off by sangria, this recipe will be a revelation. ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new "summer easy" recipes all summer long! With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! COMPLIMENTS! "Everyone (including myself) loved it and it was gone in no time ..." ~ Dawn BEST RECIPES! My Perfect Sangria Made the List! Best Recipes of 2009 Sangria: Idea vs Reality In my life, the idea of sangria has always outsold the reality. I idealized a tall glass of Spanish wine served cold and spicy on a steamy summer’s day. The sorry reality: a cloyingly sweet wine punch with so much alcohol that a glassfu...

A thoroughly contemporary take on the recipe for "Souffled Crackers" that dates back to a 1918 cookbook from Fannie Farmer’s Boston School of Cooking. Also called "Ice Crackers" because before baking, the soda crackers are briefly dipped into ice water! Yes, this is a weird retro recipe but oh so ever worthwhile! ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new "summer easy" recipes all summer long! With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! Will readers please take it on faith that when I launched " Summer Easy " that I never once envisioned doctoring saltines with herbs and salt? But I’ve now made these simple almost-homemade crackers four times in ten days, each time to rave reviews and honestly, despite the totally weird technique, they’re just delicious, crispy s...