I can't go very many days without baking muffins. I love muffins, and I have tried many recipes. If someone told me I could only have one muffin recipe, this very well could be the one I would … [Read more...]
Coconut Cream Pie
Coconut Cream Pie is one of my husband's favorite desserts, and it is one of the first pies he wanted me to learn to bake for him after we were married.We lived several hundred miles away from our … [Read more...]
Sourdough Bread
The Sourdough Bread experiment has been completed. Six days ago I mixed up a Sourdough Starter and I have been patiently watching and waiting to see the results. Finally today, I baked the bread.This … [Read more...]
My Mother’s Pie Crust
Today I got to thinking about my mother and her pie crust. Probably there is no one who has made more pies than my mother. She whips them up 3 or 4 at a time and does her best to have one of … [Read more...]
Spice Cupcakes With Penuche Frosting
Today I baked some Spice Cupcakes that I adapted from a Taste of Home recipe, then I topped them with an easy Penuche Frosting. My mother-in-law gave me the recipe for the frosting a number of years … [Read more...]
Mexican Chicken
Our dinner tonight is an update of an old favorite, Mexican Chicken. My family has enjoyed Mexican Chicken for years, but the recipe has evolved over time. The original recipe that I used came from my … [Read more...]
Sourdough Starter
When you were in school didn't you just love the science experiments? Today I'm doing my own little experiment at home. I decided to try making Sourdough Starter from scratch. I read about sourdough … [Read more...]
Monkey Bread
I baked Monkey Bread to go with our dinner tonight. It was so good, I don't know why I bothered to cook anything else. This recipe is a buttery version without the sugar and sweetness added to many … [Read more...]
Orange Balls
This is an old recipe my sister Helen and I made at home when we were young. Neither of us knows the source of the recipe we used back then, but we both remembered making these as we were growing up. … [Read more...]
Mandarin Blueberry Muffins
Today was a muffin baking day at my house, and I baked up a batch of these yummy, fruity Mandarin Blueberry Muffins. This recipe uses very little sugar and no oil, but it is big on flavor.Print … [Read more...]
