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...]
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...]
Orange Coconut Drop Cookies
I baked cookies today, and they are made with some very wholesome ingredients. Not only are they sweetened with honey, they contain whole wheat flour, wheat germ, orange juice, and orange zest. These … [Read more...]
Strawberry Pound Cake
Today I baked a big beautiful Strawberry Pound Cake, and let's keep this our little secret, one of the ingredients is a cake mix. This recipe starts with a basic cake mix, then with some added … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies
I love the taste of chocolate and peanut butter together, so for me they make a dangerous combination in these cookies. I sampled them for "scientific" purposes, but I think I'd better give the rest … [Read more...]
Lemon Cookies
My Lemon Cookie recipe is one of those I've kept in my three-ring recipe binder for so many years now I don't remember where it came from. I checked several of my older cookbooks, but I couldn't … [Read more...]
Blueberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake
After attending the Texas Blueberry Festival, my freezer is full of blueberries. If I'm going to use all those blueberries, I'll need bake something with blueberries at least once a week. Not … [Read more...]
Palatable Peach Shortbread
Today I have a special guest blogger to share a recipe. Tiffany, my daughter-in-law, has cooked up something good with peaches. I didn't get a taste of it because she lives in Tennessee, but the … [Read more...]
Oreo Truffles
This recipe was printed in my local newspaper in a weekly column by Kim Warmath. Kim does a family column, and she always includes a recipe. When I saw it I instantly knew it would be good, because … [Read more...]
