Desserts
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How Grammie Got Her Groove Back
We officially have one more family member in the house. Our daughter had her beautiful baby girl on October 28th. Needless to say, we have been in a time loop ever since. We are all extremely sleep deprived, but madly in love with sweet little Penelope. Spending time in the kitchen has definitely taken a back seat to helping with the baby. Thankfully, we have been blessed with meal deliveries from church friends and family. That has been amazing. As we have been slowly starting to get a routine, I have been trying to squeeze in some of our holiday favorites. I made some Slow Cooker Applesauce, and a batch…
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Never Too Many Cookies
Freshly baked cookies are one of the most comforting treats around. I have tried many different cookie recipes over the years and cannot recall being disappointed by a single one. We do have favorites, but I always like to try new types of cookies, especially cookies that get a lot of press. One such famous cookie recipe is Former First Lady Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies. These cookies were originally made famous when the magazine Family Circle pitted Laura Bush’s cookie recipe against Tipper Gore’s ginger snaps. Laura Bush’s cookies won, as did her husband’s bid for office. That was obviously a long time ago, but the recipe still gets occasional…
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Mid-Week Treat
This week has been rough in our house. We had some extra medical appointments, some illness and some missed school days. Originally, I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to pull off a blog post this week. But, due to the aforementioned illness, I had a day off from running, so I thought I would take the time to make a yummy treat. My oldest daughter has been craving monkey bread lately. In the past, we have been able to find frozen monkey bread that you pop in the microwave and just heat and eat. After 3 attempts to find it, I surrendered and said we would simply…
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A Honey of a Cake
The beginning of September marks the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. I am not Jewish, but I love any celebration that centers around food. So, that’s pretty much any celebration. Anyway, over the last couple of weeks, my inbox has been flooded with recipes for Honey cake, which many Jewish families make to bring in a new year of hope and sweetness. I am all for that. We need more hope and sweetness right now and if it comes with a cake, that’s even better! The recipe I decided to try comes from www.epicurious.com. The list of ingredients seems a little daunting, but the cake comes together very easily. It…
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Just Peachy
True confession – life has been really weird around here since Covid entered the scene. I know it has been weird for most people, and it is beginning to feel like nothing will ever be quite the same again. We are gearing up for school to start next week, but only our youngest daughter is going back to the school building. Our oldest will be finishing high school virtually, while also expecting a baby. So, yeah, “normal” is not really coming back around here. A year ago, I could not have possibly imagined that I would become a grandma at the age of 47, or that my daughter would be…
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A Fool for Fruit
If you know me at all, you know I am a bit of an Anglophile. I have never actually been to England, but I love British movies, TV shows and books. I am particularly fond of British murder mysteries. My husband worries that I am watching them for planning purposes. I also have a few British food blogs that I follow. One of my favorites is www.vikalinka.com. Vikalinka was started by Julia Frey, who is a London-based recipe developer and photographer. She has amazing recipes, photos and videos that are often tempting to me. Last summer, she posted a recipe for Blackberry Fool and I saved it to try. Julia…
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A Tasty Flop
On our way to St. Augustine, FL, last week, we stopped in Ridgeland, South Carolina, for a bit of lunch. Since it was the start of our adventure, we didn’t want the usual fast food to start out the trip. I Googled what was close to us and found PJ’s Coffee of New Orlean’s. They offered some delicious sandwiches as well as coffee. While at PJ’s, I found my new coffee love – Granita. This is an amazing treat of frozen coffee, blended to a smooth, icy texture. Of course, they have a machine for their granitas to keep them at the perfect temperature and consistency. But I was so…
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Fruit Salad – A Summer Staple
I’m not going to lie to you – it’s been a week. I have managed to make dinner every night, but something has gone amuck each evening and dinner has ended up very late. This is not my favorite scenario, but some weeks are like that. The one bright food spot in the week for me was a visit to our local fruit stand. It was one of those perfect golden moments when the last of the strawberries were in, along with the first watermelons and cantaloupes, and some elusive early season peaches – all the makings for a beautiful fruit salad. So, that’s just what I did. I made…
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“Salad” for Dessert
We are into our 4th or 5th gallon of strawberries from our local farmers. I am actually having to swoop in to grab enough for any recipe before they are gone. It’s kinda nuts up in here. But every year, around this time, I see people popping up on social media requesting recipes for Strawberry Pretzel Salad. I was intrigued and decided to investigate. Said salad is not a salad at all. It is a delicious creamy dessert. The question arises, why in the world is this called a salad? I think it goes back to the days of church potlucks, where jellied “salads” brought together gelatin and fruits, sometimes…
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Last Minute Goodies
I must confess, March sure did sneak up on me. One minute it was wet and rainy February, then suddenly it’s March, with daffodils blooming and the sun shining – finally. With the first week of March comes my birthday, which also sneaks up on me faster each year. We are a little stir-crazy in our house, as we are still doing school virtually and my husband has permanently moved his office into the house. So, we are getting away for my birthday and I am very much looking forward to it. So much so, I almost forgot to cook something for the blog this week. Oops. I thought I…
