How About Some Grasshopper Pie? I’m not a fan of green foods on St. Patrick’s Day…I think green potatoes or green meat just look spoiled and unappetizing. But there’s one green treat I find delicious and perfect for the day and that’s the dessert, Grasshopper Pie! It’s named that because some wag at some point […]
Make Christmas Magic Think about how much fun it would be to make Lollipop Sugar Cookies with your kids. You can encourage their creativity and allow them full rein to decorate their cookies, limited only by their imagination. Lollipop Sugar Cookies are easy to make and fun to create, and kids love projects like this. […]
Painted Christmas Cookies A Fun Christmas Activity For Family This is a fun Christmas activity for the entire family. My three daughters remember with great fondness the times we spent together in the kitchen during Christmastime making cookies. Their favorite were these painted cookies, choosing and creating their own designs. Who knows? This may become […]
Special Candy Dishes Gifting someone you love with homemade candy or snacks? A great way to show them your love on sight is to use a special, meaningful candy dish. They know they’re loved already, but this says “I Love You” year after year. I’ve picked out six special occasion candy dishes that you […]
One of the best things about Autumn or Fall, are the bountiful crops of apples to be had. This is the time when all those lovely fragrant apple blossoms of spring become the gorgeous, red, green or yellow apples that we use for delicious desserts or for eating out of hand. Fresh apples snap […]
Photo Credit How to Make Dulce de Leche Sauce If you love the taste of Dulce de Leche, a caramely, luscious flavor, you can have it any time you want. This recipe shows you how to make your own sauce very easily. Actually there are only two ingredients, making the instructions longer than the “how […]
mmmmmm, Doesn’t That Look Luscious?? Cake, cake, delicious cake! But especially old fashioned chocolate cake. There are many chocoholics among us, myself included. I remember how cakes tasted before cake mix became so widely used. There was a particular “down-home” flavor that no cake mix has yet duplicated. Give me a homemade chocolate […]
Photo Credit Mom’s Pecan Pie This pecan pie recipe is my Mom’s, and I found it while packing up her things to donate after she passed away. Her little recipe box sat on the top of the refrigerator, and I doubt she ever had to use those, because she had made them so many […]
Photo Credit Peanut Brittle Here’s an old-time family favorite, peanut brittle. It’s easy enough to do and you get the crispiest, crunchiest, richest tasting peanut brittle you’ve ever eaten. And no, you don’t break your teeth on it because it’s light and aerated. The trick is not to leave out the baking soda, because if […]
Photo Credit Bourbon or Rum Balls A favorite style of candy for adults are Bourbon or Rum Balls. These candies can be dusted with confectioner’s sugar, or cocoa powder, or rolled in crushed nuts, to make a beautiful varied display. They’re rich, chocolatey and simple to make and putting them into a gift basket or […]
