Recipe Blog Posts
Apple Dapple Cake
What spices evoke the aromas of fall for you? Are they the warm spices cinnamon and nutmeg? What fruit screams “eat me” just before the leaves start changing colors? Could it be an apple? Are you hungry now?
The Original Chex Party Mix
It seems like Chex Party Mix has been around forever but annually celebrates a resurgency every fall around football tailgating gatherings and family holiday times.
A Basil Tree?!?!
I’ve grown basil in a pot. I’ve grown basil in the corner of a raised bed. But recently, I planted a tiny 99 cent seedling in the flower bed at the side of the house.
Strawberry Pie
It’s the end of summer and strawberries are on sale in the grocery stores and farmer’s markets. We all have our favorite ways. of eating strawberries whether straight out of the basket, or as part of a complicated recipe.
Pimiento Cheese
School is back in session and you’re probably scrambling to make healthy, tasty lunches for your family. Each year we say, “this is the year I’m packing fabulous lunches!”
Popcorn Cake
Summer is winding down. The grandchildren are over and it’s too hot to turn the oven on and bake anything. What do I do?
Play Dough
The highlights of summer for me are the days when grandchildren are dropped off and sunshine spangled memories are made!
Fresh Peach Schnapps Cake
Maybe baking cakes is part of my redemption journey, simply giving people the opportunity, ever so briefly, to allow their faces to light up and to live for just one more nice thing, like a piece of cake!
Ice Cream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!
Back in April, after our first warmup, my youngest grandchild asked my husband, “Paw Paw, is it summer enough to make your ice cream? I think I can do it all by myself this year. You know I’m 9 now!”
Fruit Slush
June starts tomorrow! The days are longer, the children are out of school, the weather isn’t too hot yet, so close your eyes and imagine a perfect summer evening.