The Kitchen Witch

I have a sweet tooth. There is absolutely no denying it. I eat healthy, whole foods most of the time, but sometimes........

And the problem I have is when I do want to indulge in something sweet, the store is full of tons of different sweets - but they are all full of high fructose corn syrup and hydrogentated oils. Not something I really want to put into my body. So when MomFuse asked if I'd like to check out The Kitchen Witch, I was all for it!

While The Kitchen Witch products will never be considered a "health" food per se, it's definitely the way to go when you need a little sugar fix. Casey cooks with natural products and never with high fructose corn syrup or hydrogenated vegetable oil. And you won't find any preservatives or artificial nonsense in the goods either. Best of all, they are freshly baked and mailed out right away so you receive them at their peak!

I had the opportunity to try out a couple of the whoopie pies. They didn't last more than 30 seconds after I had opened the box. And you know I love my sister, but I was a tad bummed I opened them when she was here. Because that meant I had to share since there were two! And they were absolutely fabulous! (This photo is from The Kitchen Witch's Esty shop. I devoured mine to quickly to take a photo of them) I really wanted to contact her and tell her I needed a few more in order to truly give them a review! But alas, I just enjoyed the one I had.


I was also sent a Heart Shaped Fudge Brownie which I got to enjoy after a long day with a toddler. Somehow life just seems o.k. again after downing a nice yummy brownie! And again, I kinda forgot to take a pic as I sat down to devour it. I did remember before I was finished though! See..... you can kinda tell that's the bottom of a heart! Definitely better than any brownie I've ever made.
Last, but definitely not least, were the homemade marshmallows. These were seriously my favorite! It's been so long since I've had any type of marshmallow, because I can't get past the ingredients in the store bought ones, but I was a bit hesitant at first since they were homemade. Let me tell you - these are better than any store bought el cheapo/junk marshmallow!! I cut up one each morning (to make them last that much longer!) and put it on top of my hot cocoa. Absolutely divine. My only problem with them, is that they are now gone!


I highly doubt anyone could have anything negative to say about these yummy treats. Not only do they taste great, but they look great too! And (hint, hint!) anything on her site would make a great Valentine's gift! (or birthday gift. or a "it's Friday" gift!) I truly enjoyed reviewing these!

She's also going to be offering 10% off to my readers! Once you know what you want to order, send her a message through Etsy and she'll create a custom listing just for you, showing the discount.

As an added note - she also has a website other than her Etsy store where she sells ready to bake products. You know, the ones where you buy the frozen dough and make them when you want? Yum!

Immaculate Baking Co. Review

I recently had the great pleasure of testing out and reviewing some organic take and bake cookies from The Immaculate Baking Co.! Was I ever excited to try these! These cookies contain no high fructose corn syrup, no trans-fats, no bleached flour, and no hormones in the milk & eggs. Just real ingredients.

First a little about the company
In 1995, Scott started the company in his garage with only a couple thousand dollars, some used ovens, and one goal in mind: wholesome food celebrating the creativity of American Folk Artists. A few years went by and he upgraded to a bakery as the demand for his cookies grew. Scott is also an avid collector of folk art and all of his packaging reflects it as he includes it on all of his products, and the company even sponsors local artists and programs. What I find so interesting is that Scott is so involved with his company, and the food industry, that he is actually still the one to come up with all the new recipes!

Oh, and get this - they made the World's Largest Cookie in 2003! (it was a massive 102ft wide!)

How the cookies worked out for us
I was sent all 5 flavors of the take and bake cookies, (Chocolate Chunk, Vanilla Sugar, Triple Chocolate Chunk, Oatmeal Raisin and Peanut Butter) and started out with the Chocolate Chunk.

These cookies tasted fabulous with just the right amount of sweetness without it being overpowering. The directions were perfect for my ovens settings as they took the 14 minutes of the 10-14 recommended. After letting set on the pan for about 2 minutes, they were perfectly browned and yet still quite chewy. And my husband ate as many as I did, which is very unusual since he normally doesn't like cookies.

Next we tried the Vanilla Sugar. I hate to admit it, but we actually baked these the day after the Chocolate Chunk since we had already eaten them all! These were again fabulous, exactly how you'd think a vanilla sugar cookie should taste. But being a chocolate fan myself, these were great - but not like the chocolate chunk!

A few days later Todd decided we needed some more cookies in the house (again - unusual!) and made the peanut butter cookies. BY HIMSELF! That's right, my husband made cookies all by himself and they again turned out perfect. They tasted the best with a nice cup of milk to go along side them!

Next were the Triple Chocolate Chunk, and I have to tell you, I was in heaven!! These were my favorite by far! Super chocolaty but the sweetness wasn't overpowering, just a fabulous mix.
And last but not least, we made the oatmeal raisin cookies. Wait, let me clarify. My two year old son made the cookies.

(I get to make cookies!?)

Oh yes, my son. You can "make" the cookies! We pulled up a chair to the counter and he got to place them all out on the cookie sheet) and then I of course placed them where they needed to go). Cause you know, two year olds aren't the best at spacing! We would have had one GIANT cookie.

Trying to get in a taste before they hit the oven!

All in all - my review
These cookies were fabulous! I can't say anymore than that. They baked perfectly and tasted perfect as well. I can understand why Scott's cookies are winning awards. They are also super easy to make, just break apart and toss on a pan. And it just wouldn't be a full review if I didn't let you know they taste awesome un-baked too. :-) I know, you're not supposed to eat raw cookie dough, but I couldn't resist! I am also super excited that I saw these in the cooler section of our local health food store. While at $4.50 or so a package (MSRP is actually $3.49 - $3.99 so our store inflates a little bit. Or a lot of bit. Hmm...) they are well worth the occasional treat. Especially since I normally don't bake any sweets at all at home.

I can pronounce and understand all of the ingredients listed, and they use mostly organic (I believe 3 of them are 100% organic, the other 2 were 74% organic) ingredients, no preservatives, no trans fats, and no artificial flavorings. I even feel completely fine letting my two year old indulge just a little bit with these. You need to find these and try them!

My husbands review
Loved them. And like I said, very unusual for him since he doesn't really go for the sweet treats at all! He actually told me I should pick more up sometime.

The Peanut Review
"More! More!" is all he kept saying when he saw these. While he only got a couple of each, he enjoyed them all immensely. What a special treat for him! And he thought it was the coolest thing to make his own cookies.

The Immaculate Baking Co. website is also fun to poke around in. There are lots of different fun things to see and e-cards to send, and information on the local programs they support. They even have a whole page about Folk Art and the artists whose work they show.