Red Candy Apples! When you think of Autumn, you can’t help but think of all the goodies associated with the cool crisp weather. From hearty soups and stews bubbling on the stove, to a fresh apple pie (or pumpkin pie) cooling on your kitchen counter. As a youngster, I always looked forward to those activities…especially…
Picture this: We are going back in time to A cold, snowy day in the Midwest. You know the kind of day where the snow comes down in icy pellets that sting your face. The kind of day where you attempt to walk on slippery sidewalks that have more salt on them then a McDonald french…
Peanut Butter Sheet Cake. As I have stated many times in these posts….I love making a sheet cake. Our church group has potlucks at least once a month and many times I take a sheet cake. A sheet cake not only tastes good, one cake can feed at least 25 people depending on how large…
Quick N’ Easy Peanut Butter Cookies Do you ever get a hankerin’ for a peanut butter cookie? Not the store bought kind…they tend to be tooooo crispy for me. I can go for ages without this desire and then I see the peanut butter jar on my pantry shelf and I think….Yay! Peanut Butter Cookies!!!!!!….
Walnut Apple Salad or Apple Walnut Salad! Add a cranberry vinaigrette and you have one of the best salads…ever! It doesn’t matter if you call it apple walnut or walnut apple….it is delish. You can make up the cranberry vinaigrette ahead of time and it will be ready when it is time to serve. I…
Almond Peach Jam! I love making jams and jellies and in Florida, we have fresh fruits almost all the time. However, this jam can be made anytime of the year…all you need are peaches and most supermarkets seem to have them in their produce aisles. This recipe is adaptable…use whatever fruit you have…apricots, pears, …just…
Christmas Cinnamon Pickles! I think you can tell that I am on a “canning kick”! I get that way when the weather cools off and there are lots and lots of garden veggies that are just asking to be preserved for those winter months. Even if you are in a cold weather climate and…
Strawberry Cookies! I love strawberries and I love strawberry shortcake and I love strawberry cobblers. 🙂 You are probably thinking that “she” really likes strawberries…and you would be right! Many times I slice a few strawberries and sprinkle them with Truvia, I keep those little green and white packets on hand for late night snacking! …
Orange Sweet Rolls….I don’t know what it is about yeast breads and oranges that seem to go together…. I have made several recipes involving these ingredients and posted them here…(click on the link below for the Orange Refrigerator Breakfast Roll recipe) Orange Refrigerator Breakfast Rolls But go together they do and this is a quick…
Blueberry-Lemon Bread! I love blueberries and I love lemon, combine the two and BINGO! a great bread to add to your pumpkin and banana bread recipe file. The recipe is very simple and if you want to glaze (and why not) …your blueberry-lemon bread will just melt in your mouth. 😉 If you would like…you…
Grandma Alice’s Plain Cookies…Recipe! Yesterday, (see link below) I said I would provide this plain cookie recipe from my Grandmother on my Mother’s side….Grandma Alice. It is a quick recipe that does not require putting the dough in the fridge….you take it right from the mixing bowl to a floured surface. Grandma Alice’s Plain…
Corn Bread Logs in a Cast Iron Mold….. Sound interesting? They are actually just shaped like a log because I use a cast iron mold which holds 7 logs. Ok…they are not really logs…they are shaped like ears of corn, but I call them logs! Uh, pointy end logs??? 😉 I guess you could call…