Today is Father’s Day causing me to reflect on my two dads. As far as I know, they had two things in common: me and they each went by a nickname. Buddy and Jack. When referring to them I always say “dad” but for here I’ll use their nicknames. Do you want to find the…
Breakfast & Brunch
Breakfast Tarts
Yeah, I know that tarts are supposed to have pastry bases and mine has hash browns but you know, whatever……….if anyone wants me to confess, here it is: “tart” is not the “right” word, but sometimes I do the “wrong” thing or say the “wrong” thing and I often find pleasure in all its “wrongness”!…
No Yeast Cinnamon Rolls
No Yeast Cinnamon Rolls Ingredients 6-1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2-1/2 teaspoons salt 1 cup shortening 2-1/4 cups cold water 2 cups butter, softened 1-1/2 cups sugar 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon Directions In a large bowl combine the flour and salt. Cut in the shortening until pieces are no larger than pea size. Stir…
Evil Skeevers (Aebleskivers)
My dad was Danish. For many years we drove to Janesville, Wisconsin at Christmastime to spend it with dad’s only living relatives, his cousins who had kids about my age. That was always fun for me because until I visited them, I had never seen a truck drive across a pond or lake, ridden on…
Banana Nut Butter Crescents
Y’all know how much I loved my friend Pam’s Reese’s Banana Bread Muffins, right? Something else I’ve become a little obsessed with different flavors of nut butters! Until a few weeks ago, I had never tried Nutella, Biscoff, or any other kind of exotic peanut butter. I’m a Peter Pan girl and I lived in…
Guest Post: Reese’s Banana Bread Muffins
Hello, guys! My name is Pam, and I’ve offered to be a guest poster for Kalamitykelli while she’s taking some personal time. So, I’m here to help fill the next two weeks. This is one of my favorite blogs, and Kelli is one of the nicest people I’ve met here. She was one of my…
Mini Cinnamon Rolls
When I was a kid, my mom’s brothers, sisters, their spouses, and kids would all come home about once per year. Every year they asked my Nana to make them her cinnamon rolls because they could never find ones as good as hers. I always liked them really well but never knew why no one…
3 Biscuit Waffle Breakfasts
Together, my husband and I have three children plus a son-in-law (and a grandson on the way): My daughter is 30 as is her husband, my oldest step-son is 25, and my youngest step-son is 22. Occasionally, they will all be here at breakfast time. Cooking breakfast for everyone used to be an incredibly nerve-wracking…