I’ve been away and didn’t get a chance to post the rest of the cookies. So get your baking trays ready, only 4 days left and 7 more cookies to go. We learned some things about seeds and nuts during this baking session. We learned to tell if seeds or nuts are bad – [...]
Okay, treat #4 and only 13 days left to Christmas!!! So excited, I love this time of year. I think of parents and family members who aren’t here to celebrate with us in person, but somehow they are here with us. The impact they have had on me as a son, brother, nephew, cousin is [...]
Take your pick - round or flat! Nice to have options. Fast and furious – that’s how I am going to have to be to get these all these marvelous recipes out to you! 2018 Christmas Treat #3 – Lime and Lemon Basil Cookies. This is my nephew Richard’s submission. He has become quite the [...]
Oh my oh my! December is flying by as fast as this year has flown by. Time for some more Christmas Treats! This time, the work of one of the millennials in my family. I mentioned in previous posts and at all my classes, that we did a family bake a few weekends back. Here [...]
Best Christmas Bake ever! Okay last year was pretty special too as I had my daughter, son and his girlfriend involved (2017 Christmas Treats 7, 8 and 9). This year, I sent an invite to my nieces and nephews to participate. A resounding “yes” came back. I only had one request of them– the recipe [...]
Chris proposed and created the menu for our dinner for 6. The food was exceptional in every way, delicious, well presented and served in a very efficient way. Our guests raved about the Butternut Squash Soup with Maple Sour Cream. The Beef Tenderloin in Brie and Wild Mushroom Sauce along with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and [...]
Pumpkin Spice Latte – I know, it’s been going on for years. I don't drink the stuff but I do like it in baking (I’ve just never liked flavored coffees - just black for me! ). But, in baking, that’s a different issue. Kids (just sounds better than “grown-ups) came over on the weekend. I thought a soup [...]
Picture this if you will. It's Saturday afternoon and I'm headed for the grocery store to pick up some items for dinner. After 10 minutes of roaming around aimlessly, and no inspiration in sight, I call home. A beautiful sultry (she has a cold) voice answers "Hello! Hello! I say back! What would you like [...]
Don’t you just love learning a new technique!! I was looking for a way to use up some of the mounds of fruits I seem to pick up every time I’m in a grocery store, this was it. This is my new favorite way to make a delicious base for a fruit filled or in [...]
This is a re-post of an older blog that has been updated. My daughter (my biggest totally unbiased fan) said "it's the best pie ever made". I really have made this many times and with many variations - the foundation is so good it can support even my crazy tastes. It's the perfect time of [...]
