Blueberry-Cranberry Cakes in a Jar
Blueberries and cranberries baked in individual cans, mason jars, rubber molds or ramekins. What a wonderful dessert or a coffee and tea accompaniment. Simple ingredients and ready in 25 minutes! Recipe Below!
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Potato Pancakes
Potato Pancakes, a Midwest staple for left over mashed potatoes. Jazz it up with cheese and red onions or jazz it down…either way it is delish! My Mother had a tremendous sweet tooth….and she was under 5 feet tall and weighed only 90 pounds! She liked to put maple syrup on her potato pancakes…she took…
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Crispy Wings and College Basketball!
Good Morning everyone! I like to tell you about any new gadgets (or old gadgets) that get the job done. Have you ever wanted to reheat pizza or french fries only to find they just don’t reheat well? I quit saving left over pizza and fries and other crispy foods because the taste just…
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Ladyfingers
Making tiramisu and your market doesn’t have lady fingers…Here is a recipe for ladyfingers that will save your tiramisu. If you prefer chocolate, there is a remedy for that too…check out the printable recipe below. Enjoy! Me
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Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream Cheese Frosting is easy to make… This is a great creamy frosting that goes well with pumpkin bread, carrot cake, chocolate cake, on cookies, or between cookies. Enjoy! Me
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Carrot Cake
The Captain’s favorite cake is Carrot Cake…in fact the Groom’s cake at our wedding was carrot cake. The recipe below is a hit with him….and I make it frequently. The pineapple keeps it moist. Sometimes I make the cake in a 9X13 deep rectangle cake pan and sometimes I make it in deep layers that…
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Beignets
If you like hot donuts…you will love this powdered confection “donut” from New Orleans. Easy to make and so good…. Enjoy! Me
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Jambalaya
This jambalaya recipe is an easy, delicious version of one of the South’s great dishes. As noted in my post for today under the category, Confessions – Over the Hedge (Mardi Gras!)….the Captain and I usually have Jambalaya as part of our own private celebration of Mardi Gras! (Actually it is just another excuse to…
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Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe…Or Find One In Your Supermarket!
Mardi Gras is today, Fat Tuesday! There are parades and festivals and all kinds of revelry, although I have never been to these festivities in New Orleans….the Captain and I use this celebration as an excuse to eat cake, particularly King’s Cake! As you know, I like to decorate, so I lay out masks and…
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Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Chilly weather and one’s thoughts drift to hot soups! Simple Easy comfort food. I hope you like this recipe that I have been making for years. It is one of the Captain’s favorites! I think I chose the wrong color bowl to show off the cheddar in the soup…;) Me
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Cranberry Morning Coffee Cake
This Cranberry Morning Coffee Cake is a great way to greet any day…I like to make it the night before and heat up a slice with my morning hot tea. The recipe is easily modified with other fruits such as blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and yes, even peaches and apples. Just see what is in “Season”…
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Tuna Salad Dip
This deviates from the usual sandwich type tuna salad. It can be used in a sandwich, but it is meant as a dip for crackers or scoop type chips. This is a great mustard/mayo based appetizer.
