Guess what day it is? Yep, Cookie of the Month Day! This month’s ingredient is Chocolate Chip because Friday, May 15 is National Chocolate Chip Day this year. I made a special recipe with both dark and white chocolate chips as well as graham cracker crumbs. They are very thin and crispy with melty…
Christmas
Peanut Butter and Syrup Cookies
***I wasn’t paid or compensated in any way in the making of these cookies – I like they peanut butter, bought it myself and thought I would tell you about it – however, you can make the cookies without any special kind of PB and I will you how***** Yes, peanut butter and syrup cookies…
Pineapple Dressing
This is a great Easter side dish! Goes great with Ham, Turkey or Glazed Wham (for my vegetarian family). Pineapple Dressing: 6 Brioche rolls, diced 2 sticks butter – plus 6 Tablespoons more for topping, all softened 3 Cups Brioche cut into small squares 1 Cup white sugar ½ Cup brown sugar…
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Mint Meringues #cookieofthemonth
These cookies are the easiest most elegant cookies I have ever made and the good news is you can make them any flavor and/or color that you want! Just 3 ingredients make them and while the time in the oven is long, it is completely worth it. I am participating with a group of bloggers…
Sock It To Me Cake
I am back among the living and the flu seems to be gone, at least I hope so – 10 days is enough. This morning I wanted to make a nice southern comfort food that was sweet and reminded me of spring because these dark dreary days are getting on my last nerve. Sock…
Ham and Scalloped Potatoes
This post is the recipe for one of the tastiest dishes ever: Ham and Scalloped Potatoes which is perfect for any leftover ham. My family absolutely covets this meal, even my mother, which is simple and not in the least bit spicy. The combination of ham bits and fresh potatoes with cheese is irresistible making…
Apricot Bars And Other Treats
It’s nearly Christmas for those of us who celebrate. Is your shopping done? Baking? Last Saturday night we celebrated Christmas with Lawyer Boy and his wife Minnie Mouse. Remember I showed you the cow picture we were giving to her? Look what she gave me? Isn’t that funny? There’s also a wonderful selection of…
Snowball Cake
This is my version of the snowball cake found at Kraft Recipes. It’s moist, delicious, and even though the outside is not a perfect replica of the hostess cake version, the outcome is still delicious! You must keep it in the fridge but the cold cake is so much better than you could ever guess….
Smorgastarta
A Smorgastarta is a Swedish Sandwich Cake recipe that has many variations. I had my first one at my Aunt and Uncle’s home on graduation night for my cousin. Aunt Jan used bright pink food coloring for one of the layers and I was so mesmerized by this great tasting savory “cake” with bright pink…
Sweet and Savory Kolaches
This weekend will be the annual Czech Festival in Yukon, Oklahoma. Yukon is about 30 miles from here and I have been there many times to visit family but never to the festival. I read there are about 2,500 dozen kolaches baked for the festival. The entire weekend is spent celebrating the Czech heritage by…