<![CDATA[Sweetly Minted<br />Hand-iced Cookies and treats - Lucia's Blog]]>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:19:00 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Little Chefs....it's festive playdough time!]]>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:10:40 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/little-chefsits-festive-playdough-time"I want to make some gingerbread cookies with you"....my two little munchkins will always say to me.....so roll up your sleeves, put on an apron and let's have some fun....
Let's pretend......it's smell like a gingerbread dough, it looks like a gingerbread dough and we can play with it, smash it, etc....what is it? It's a play dough!!! Gingerbread play-dough! Ohh, the house smells divine /and your hands, too/. 
      Add the splash of fun to the christmas season with play-dough. Guaranteed....lots of fun! Plus, it turns baking into creative play!  Choose from 3 festive "flavours". Gingerbread, fudge or peppermint. 
Gingerbread Playdough
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup salt
2 teasp. cream of tartar
1 tablesp. ground cinnamon
2 teasp. ground ginger
1 teasp. ground nutmeg
1 teasp. ground cloves
2 tablesp. vegetable oil
1 cup water
1 teasp. orange extract
In a medium saucepan whisk together dry ingredients. Mix in water, oil and orange extract and stir until a thick batter is formed. Cook the mixture over low heat until a thick dough forms. Turn dough onto parchment paper and knead until smooth.

Peppermint Playdough
2 cups water
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
4 teasp. cream of tartar
4 tablesp. vegetable oil
4 tablesp. peppermint extract
1 small bottle of red food colouring
Mix all ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until mixture thickens and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Form dough into a ball, place on a parchment paper and cool completely.

Fudge Playdough
Use same ingredietns as above /for peppermint playdough/ instead peppermint extract use 4 tablesp. of cocoa powder.
 
Playdough is the perfect way to keep the kids entertained during the christmas season.
I am wishing you Merry & Bright baking with kiddies around....
please note...playdough is only for playing not for eating.
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]]><![CDATA[My Challenge...]]>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:07:18 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/my-challenge1
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My challenge is almost complete. Motorcycle is ready....my big and challenging part.....now easy part..time to bake a cake! Pictures tomorrow!
]]><![CDATA[Inspiration is everywhere....]]>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:21:45 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/inspiration-is-everywhereI see cakes everywhere.....
.....the other day we took family outing to a park by a lake and saw a swan family......
.....or many birds come visit my garden
.....my kids are full of inspirations....my little son after spotting his favourite thing - MOTORCYCLE - asked me if I can make him a motorcycle cake. Well, here comes the challenge. But I am in. Let the fun begin!  
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]]><![CDATA[Christmas Countdown 2011!]]>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:37:53 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/christmas-countdown-201167 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes, 9 seconds...until the BIG boy in red shuffles down the chimney....
This year share "Sweetly Minted" Cookies with those special to you and keep a little treat for yourself. Delight your friends and family with a gift of gingerbread cookies, sugar cookies, mint cookies, linzer cookies and much more. They are holiday time favourite.  
.....and that's how traditions are born.
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]]><![CDATA[ Be a cake designer....]]>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:08:02 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/-be-a-cake-designerPlease let me know what design you would like to see on my next cake? ]]><![CDATA[That's Amore!]]>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:53:17 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/thats-amoreIn the craft world, this show /Canada's Baking & Sweets Show/ was something like the Oscars. Everyone there made the most of their hobbies or skills in baking. I was amazed to see a cake contest...from simple orange pumpkin to a magnificent halloween monster cake...please see my pictures below...just too perfect to eat. I grew a little bit taller when I met the most famous and talented pastry chef - Bronwen Weber. 
 It was "homegrown' and gifted! I came back refreshed and ready to bake again!     
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]]><![CDATA[Early Fall!]]>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:58:44 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/early-fallOntario looks its finest during the first month of autumn - the colours of the countryside are fresh and vibrant, with orange, red, brown, yellow and gold. The air sparkles with gentle wind....it's just the most beautiful season.
Apple of my eye.....I am always ready for baking with apples--such an  essential fall ingredient. Celebrate the harvest with apple pie or apple strudell......
I wish all of you the most beautiful harvest season. ]]><![CDATA[Summer time!!]]>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:29:02 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/summer-timeThis summer's Super Hot Desserts....The ooh-la-la desserts....light and fluffy with lots of fruits.....discover your own. ]]><![CDATA[Happy Easter!]]>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:57:32 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/happy-easterHave a wonderful Easter Everyone!
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]]><![CDATA[Welcome spring!]]>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:22:26 GMThttp://www.sweetlyminted.com/lucias-blog/welcome-springMy hobby is very time-consuming but..........very rewarding!
I was sculpting roses using gum paste...fun, fun, fun!
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