How is everyone doing? Things have been hoppin’ at our house all week long but things have finally slowed down because it is Sunday afternoon. Top Girl, SIL, and Rocket are on their way to a family birthday party and Mr. Picky Eater is about to take a long nap after spending a few hours…
Cakes
Aunt Betty’s Gussied Up Mandarin Orange Cake
My Aunt Betty was my mom’s oldest sibling. I remember Nana telling me that when she found out mom was going to be born; Betty Jean or “Jane” as some called her was 13-years-old and absolutely mortified! Before mom was 10-years-old Aunt Betty had married a soldier she met in the small town where they…
Old Fashioned Ice Box Dessert
This may be the easiest dessert you ever make! No baking or cooking of any kind and the only equipment you will need is a mixer (stand or hand) and you are set. First, I would like to tell you about a little excitement in my life. I am thrilled to tell you that Monday…
Strawberry Lemon Poke Cake
Tuesday was my final day at an agency where I held positions for the last 19+ years. There I learned many things, grew as a person, raised my daughter and met my husband. In fact, neither my husband nor I would be who we are had we not worked there. Well, maybe my husband…
Banana Sour Cream Cake
I want to tell you a little about John and Stiney (pronounced stee-nee) Robertson. Before Stiney married John, she was Mary Christine Michaelson from Gladsaxe Denmark. She came to America in 1900 with a big wooden trunk that her dad made for her – this trunk sits in my living room today – with…
Chocolate Chocolate Donuts!
Do you know what a chocolate chocolate is? Where I’m from it is a chocolate cake donut with chocolate icing and it is my favorite donut on the face of the earth! Sometimes on Sunday mornings Mr. Picky Eater will announce he is going to the donut shop for a special treat. He doesn’t even…
Cherry Dump Cake
Last night we ate and then we wanted something quick and sweet to eat so I went to the pantry to see what we had and we had just the perfect dish in an hour: Dump Cake! Have you ever had any or made it? YUM!! I’m going to show you how to make here…
Flower Cupcakes with Peeps
I know it’s been a while – but I’ve been having computer trouble. Something is wrong with the telephone lines around the neighborhood and everyone is having problems. I was hardly online last week at all! This weekend I spent all my time with the Peeps! I have the best recipes to share with you. …
Peeps Petit Fours
I have several Peeps themed recipes planned for the weeks leading up to Easter so I should be able to get them all done if I post about one per week. If not, I will have to step it up and do more than that. I shared my Sunflower Peeps Cake last week and of…
Chocolate Peeps Cake
Good Morning! It’s the first full day of spring and at least here it will be 75F so I am looking forward to a warm (but also very windy) day. Our next door neighbor has goldenrod in his front yard and it bloomed yesterday so hopefully warm weather is here to stay. Last year after…