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Baking

Make Sugar-Free and Gluten-Free Desserts At Home with San Sucre

January 16, 2018 By Nickida

gluten-free and sugar-free desserts by Sans Sucre

Personally, I’m not Gluten-Free and Sugar-Free. When we choose to try gluten-free products it’s a personal choice for our lifestyle. I do however know that not everyone has the luxury of choice to buy gluten-free or sugar-free desserts. Celiac Disease is a serious condition that affects at least 1 in 100 people in the US. When…

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Filed Under: Baking, Reviews Tagged With: gluten-free desserts, San Sucre Foods, Sugar-Free Baking, sugar-free desserts

Rubbermaid TakeAlongs Are Perfect For Holiday Gatherings #ShareTheHoliday #shop #CBias

November 21, 2016 By Nickida

Rubbermaid TakeAlongs Holiday Pack

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareTheHoliday #CollectiveBias The holidays are in full swing, with Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas shortly after. Rubbermaid TakeAlongs are perfect for holiday gatherings. This time of year usually means lots of holiday parties and different gatherings. One of…

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Filed Under: #Spon, 2016 Holiday Gift Guide, Baking Tagged With: baking, Cookie Exchange, Rubbermaid, Rubbermaid TakeAlongs, TakeAlongs

Easy After School Snacks Created with NESTLÉ® NESQUIK® Powder #StirImagination #ad

September 6, 2016 By Nickida

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #StirImagination #CollectiveBias Growing up in Trinidad as a little girl, I remember my mother making us chocolate milk with NESTLÉ® NESQUIK® Powder.  It was always a delicious treat, and she would always remind us about not eating it straight from…

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Filed Under: #CBias, #Spon, Baking, New Dishes Tagged With: Nesquik, Nesquik Brownies, Nesquik Frosty, NESTLÉ® NESQUIK® Powder

Celebrating National Strawberry Month: Strawberry Shortcake Donut

May 11, 2016 By Nickida

Celebrating National Strawberry Month: Strawberry Shortcake Donut May is National Strawberry Month and I’m super excited to share that I was chosen an ambassador for Strawberry Shortcake.  I’m super excited about the partnership because it means I get to share some awesome things with you all about Strawberry Shortcake and her whole gang, delicious recipes,…

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Filed Under: Baking, Strawberry Shortcake Ambassador Program, Toy Reviews Tagged With: National Strawberry Month, Strawberry Shortcake, Strawberry Shortcake Ambassador

Trinidad Coconut Roll Recipe

January 8, 2016 By Nickida

Baking my mom’s Trinidad Coconut Roll always reminds me of growing up on the beautiful Caribbean island. Growing up in Trinidad we didn’t buy much candies.  It just wasn’t in our family’s budget to get expensive candies. One thing I remember growing up there is the number of sweets my mom used to bake for…

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Filed Under: Baking, Foodie Friday Tagged With: Coconut Roll, Trinidad, Trinidad Coconut Roll

Soft Baked Peppermint Chocolate Sugar Cookies

December 22, 2015 By Nickida

Our family cookie exchange is quickly approaching and I’ve been looking for different recipes to try with the family. I plan to make a Twix Cookie for the first time (be sure to check back for that recipe) and some sweet treats we had growing up as kids in Trinidad.   I recently tried baking…

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Filed Under: #Spon, Baking Tagged With: christmas, Cookie, Sugar cookie

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

December 20, 2015 By Nickida

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies It’s holiday baking season for me, I just love this time of year just because I can bake up a storm.  This year my family decided to have a cookie exchange and I’ve been looking for a variety of cookie recipes to add to our choices on Christmas Day.  We all…

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Filed Under: Baking, Family Life Tagged With: Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cookies Swap, Safeway

Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies

November 27, 2015 By Nickida

Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies Giant Foods sent me a package of their limited edition peppermint flavored items.  Included in my mailer was a package of  double filled peppermint sandwich cream cookies, a box of peppermint whoppie pie mix and a pack of peppermint bark.  I was so excited about the box of peppermint goodies I…

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Filed Under: Baking, Foodie Friday, Reviews Tagged With: chocolate, Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies, Giant Foot, Peppermint bark

Basic Icing Tips for Cakes and Cookies

November 7, 2015 By Nickida

Basic Icing Tips for Cakes and Cookies I’ve tried to take Wilton classes in the pass to learn about decorating cakes.  I love baking and during the fall I enjoy it even more.  Baking for me is a great way to relieve stress and in the colder months instead of turning on the heat I…

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Filed Under: 2015 Holiday Gift Guide, Baking, Halloween Tagged With: Basic Icing Tips, Curious Chef, Icing, Tips for Icing

Easy Homemade Biscuits with Sawmill Gravy

October 6, 2015 By Nickida

Easy Homemade Biscuits with Sawmill Gravy My daughter recently started asking me about learning to cook and making dinner with me.  She’s eight so it’s time she start learning survival skills like being able to cook meals for herself.  I love cooking with kids and there are so many creative ways you can get kids…

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Filed Under: Baking, New Dishes Tagged With: Biscuit, Johnsonville Sausage, Sawmill Sausage Gravy

Delicious S’mores Brownies Recipe

September 3, 2015 By Nickida

n asking about making S'mores.  It's summer so who doesn't want a nice warm S'more for an after-dinner treat or a mid-day snack.

For weeks the kids had been asking about making S’mores.  It’s summer so who doesn’t want a nice warm S’more for an after-dinner treat or a mid-day snack.   We make ours indoors most of the time.  I purchased a gadget a few years ago that made it easy to make them inside or I…

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Filed Under: #Spon, Baking Tagged With: Chocolate brownie, Graham cracker, Marshmallow, S'more

15 Tequila Recipes to Try this Summer

July 5, 2015 By Nickida

15 Tequila Recipes to Try this Summer Summer is in full swing and while some people don’t like cooking as much in the summer months I like being able to break out my grill.  It’s an electric indoor grill but we also head outdoors to the local park or my parents house when we have…

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Filed Under: Baking, New Dishes, Reviews Tagged With: Pura Vida, Tequila

Bake Up Magic with Tastefully Simple

June 16, 2015 By Nickida

Bake Up Magic with Tastefully Simple Most people wouldn’t want to turn on their ovens during the summer time but I absolutely love baking and I don’t wait for fall/winter to use my own and bake.  I actually prefer to bake up homemade goodies for my family instead of buying store brought products.  Whether I’m…

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Filed Under: Baking, Blogger Share, Reviews Tagged With: Blogger Share, Chewy Chocolate Cookies, Smores Brownie Pie, Tastefully Simple, The Peanuts Gang

Bake Up Goodies With Among Friends Bake Mixes

April 5, 2015 By Nickida

Bake Up Goodies With Among Friends Bake Mixes I love baking, it’s one of those things that just relaxes me and keeps me stress free.  When I first started baking I would mostly use store brought mixes and then I stepped into baking from scratch.  While that works great there are times when I mix…

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Filed Under: Baking, Gift Ideas, Reviews Tagged With: Among Friends, Among Friends Hand-crafted Baking Mixes, Cookie

Sweet Corn Bread Recipe with Corn

January 5, 2015 By Nickida

Sweet Corn Bread Recipe with Corn My husband is from Oklahoma and he likes when I make southern inspired meals that remind him of home and his grandmother.  While we were living in Winston-Salem, NC I started making a corn bread recipe from scratch that he loved, over time I perfected it and made it…

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Filed Under: Baking, Foodie Friday Tagged With: Cornbread, Muffin, Sweet Corn Bread with Corn

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About Nickida

Nickida is a first-generation Trinidadian American wife and mother of four. She enjoys sharing recipes from her childhood growing up in Trinidad with her readers. Nickida has a son with Autism and shares posts around traveling with a child with special needs to help other families like her own. She loves television, movies and is a true 80's baby.

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