First, let me say that I love cooking from scratch. I love to know what is going into my body. From-scratch food is generally better; however, I have found very few cake recipes that can stack up to a doctored boxed cake mix in flavor and moistness. Plus, it’s...
I can’t tell you how important a good cookie recipe is to me. It’s like my version of the “Little Black Dress.” And I think the most illusive of those recipes is a good chocolate chip cookie. Naturally, there are about a dozen things that can...
No-bake cookies, the quintessential staple of the school bake sale fundraiser. They are cheap to make and easy enough to enlist the help of the kids. When making these cookies, I realized it’s probably been years since I’ve made or even eaten them. I...
Plätzchen means cookie in German. It’s also the name of a cardamom shortbread cookie popular around Christmas time. The dough is very crumbly and must be refrigerated like an icebox cookie before baking. After baking, the cookies are cooled and dipped in melted...
Aebleskiver (pronounced EB-el-sku-wyr) are a Danish dessert often served during Advent with glögg (Danish mulled wine). It’s like a really fluffy ball shaped pancake. The word æbleskiver means “apple slice” in Danish. Traditionally, a small slice...
It is peach season and around here that means peach cobbler. I love how simple it is. I used fresh Georgia peaches and enhanced the flavor with cloves and cinnamon. The topping is a simple oatmeal crisp crumble. You can double the topping recipe if you like a...
I recently made Smoked Pork Ribs with Pineapple Glaze. The original recipe called for a 20 oz can of sliced pineapple, when all I really needed was the juice. Well, when life gives you extra pineapple, caramelize it. This is a delicious treat served alone or over ice...
This recipe comes from the So Easy Toddler Cookbook from Fresh Baby. It’s blueberry season here in Florida, so I’m looking for new blueberry recipes. This sounded really interesting because the base of the cream is actually ricotta cheese. Honestly,...
Last week I reviewed The Allergy-Free Cook Bakes Bread by Laurie Sadowski. This cake is a very delicious recipe from that book. I’ve made it recently for my weekly Bible study. We were having a birthday celebration and I wanted my gluten-free friends to have a...
Today, I am honored to host Kerry from Valium, Vodka and Vegetables as our guest blogger. I met Kerry when our mutual love of Hobbits brought us together for a movie premier. I have learned that she is creative, funny and has a passion for delicious food. Her guest...
