Recipe Blog Posts
Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake
Blue berries are in season, so I buy a carton every week and then figure out how I’m goin to eat these unctuous, juicy, indigo blue jewels. Blueberry Buckle is a coffee cake. My oldest sister, a fabulous baker and cook, passed this recipe on to me years ago.
Celebrate Fresh Herbs; Make Cucumber, Mint, and Yogurt Salad
I have a forest of herbs this spring! I was initially concerned that our extended deep freezes this year killed them, but it’s done the opposite! These perennial herbs are outrageously tenacious.
Short-cut Mac and Cheese, Everyone’s Favorite!
Ask the question, “what’s every child’s favorite dish?” Your little ones (and big ones) will probably answer, “Mac and cheese!” Right?!?!
Light-Hearted Coconut Sheet Cake
This is an old-time family favorite that I used to make each spring. It’s a great take-out, take-to sheet cake that transports easily and is a crowd pleaser.
Make Ahead and Freeze Chicken Casserole
Some of us will actually be able to have family together again for Easter Sunday. Are you stressed about trying to re-learn how to have company again?
Flourless Chocolate Cake
I previously shared that my husband and youngest granddaughter kicked me out of the kitchen and cooked and baked for me on Valentine’s Day. I went on and on about how delicious the flourless chocolate cake was; so much so that several of you asked for the recipe.
Chocolate Delight
I can’t get desserts off of my mind when it’s cold outside, and especially when I’m trying (kind of) to cut back. But chocolate keeps calling my name!
Fresh Berry Trifle, A Scotland Delight
I enjoy watching the British mystery shows on PBS. I wax nostalgic over the short, rough hewn walls fencing in the rolling emerald green pastures dotted with bright yellow buttercups pictured in almost every village scene. When I hear the crunch, crunch of feet on pebbled walkways on these shows, I flash back to the entrance of my grandparents’ home in Oban, Scotland. I open the squeaky gate and run up the pebbled walkway to my Granny and Grandad’s humble home, a second floor apartment of a four-unit walk-up on the outer edge of the town.
Snickerdoodles
It’s a scientific fact that smells are connected to specific memories. Cinnamon is like that for me.
King Ranch Chicken
I’ve noticed that from my younger demographic readers, I get the greatest response when I post my go-to recipes that happen to be nostalgic, “grandma” recipes. Therefore, today I’m sharing a Texas gold-star recipe handed down in many “Lone Star” families, the King Ranch Chicken casserole which originated from the King Ranch itself in South Texas.