Photo Credit Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies When I was a kid, a special treat during the holidays were Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies. My mom was one of the best cooks and bakers around, and I just knew her molasses cookies were the best in the world. She only baked them during the winter holidays, Thanksgiving […]
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French Apple Pie
Photo Credit French Apple Pie Fall or Autumn is the time when the new crop of the best, crispy, crunchy apples are available at market. I give you this recipe for French Apple Pie now as the season approaches, because it deserves the best apples you can find. Photo Credit This apple pie is […]
Chewy Granola Bars
Chewy Granola Bars Photo Credit I love granola bars, but only the soft, chewy kind. I created this recipe of Soft Chewy Granola Bars to satisfy my yearning for the kind that doesn’t break your teeth or your jaw when you’re biting or chewing them. Reasons for Loving Granola Bars Though there are many reasons […]
Heavenly Hash – A Summer Treat
Photo Credit Heavenly Hash – A Cool Treat Heavenly Hash is a salad or a dessert, whichever you want to call it. It’s a very versatile recipe, you can use it as a side dish, or as a light dessert. Either way, it lives up to its name of “heavenly.” Heavenly Hash is a combination […]
Fruit Salad with Creamy Honey-Lime Dress...
Summer Fruit Salad with Creamy Honey-Lime Dressing Do you love fresh fruit, especially spring and summer fruits? Those luscious strawberries, melons, blueberries, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, all just call my name at the beginning of summer. As soon as the fresh crop hits my supermarket I’m making my Summer Fruit Salad with Creamy Honey-Lime Dressing, because […]
Review: The Cake Doctor Cookbook
The cake in this photo is not homemade, but it sure tastes like it. It’s made with only four ingredients with the help of a cookbook called The Cake Doctor by Anne Byrn. Yep, only four actual cake ingredients! Read on to find out which ones. Chocolate Covered Cherries Cake is my son’s favorite cake […]
Easy Fruitcake Recipe
Photo Credit Easy Fruitcake Recipe If you love good fruitcake, here’s an easy recipe that’s really delicious, with that wonderful flavor you’ve come to expect at Christmas or holiday time. The cake is filled with candied cherries, apricots, pineapple and pecans. This isn’t the traditional fruitcake with candied citron, which is what many don’t like about […]
Yule Log Cake
Photo Credit What Is Buche de noel or Yule Log Cake? The French call it Buche de Noel, we call it Yule Log Cake…whatever you call it, it’s a dessert your family will call FOR year after year. Bake it this year from the recipe on this page and frost with chocolate or […]
Black Bottom Cupcakes, Mini-Cheesecakes
Photo Credit Cupcakes! Glorious Mini Treats Cupcakes, those little mini cakes, that tempt and charm us, are one of the best ways to serve a crowd. Easier than having someone (probably you!) stand and cut cake for a group, these are served up on a tray or plate, and each person can choose what they […]
Chocolate Teddy Bears
Chocolate Teddy Bears Recipe These Chocolate Teddy Bear Cookies not only are fun to make and cute, but they’re yummy too. If you’re a chocoholic these cookies satisfy that “gotta have chocolate” urge. If you need something to get you in the mood for Christmas, try making these little guys with your kids. They will […]