"It's all about the recipe!"
Yesterday I went to Costco and Trader Joe’s. Both places had samples of make-it-from-a-box turkey dressing. Did they think the samples would entice people to buy that stuff? What WAS it? The texture was glue-y, the taste was, was…, sigh. There was…
Poached Pear Salad is ideal for any fancy meal and also be good for a light lunch when paired—peared! now there’s a joke in the making—when paired with a sandwich or quiche, baked potato or flat bread, pizza or a…
Is it a cookie? Is it a lollipop? It’s a Fun-Face Cookie-Pop! My kids loved these, both making them and eating them. We’ve been making these candy studded spice cookie pops every Fall since 1998, and unfortunately I don’t remember where I originally found the recipe. One…
As a newlywed, and married to a man who owned a copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, French Onion Soup was one of the first things I learned how to make well—thank you, Julia Child—and one of the…
If Jett can make pretzel bites, so can you! Time to play in the kitchen again! I am not a newbie to homemade soft pretzels. My favorite bread machine cookbook Bread Machine Magic has a recipe for Special Ed-ible Pretzels on…
Ahhh, fall comfort food! I love baked pears and I love an oatmeal rich crisp topping, so I was pleased to cut this recipe from a Cooking Light magazine several years ago. I’ve fooled with it quite a bit, more spices, more oatmeal,…
My new favorite muffin recipe, just in time for your fall weekend baking: Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins! This muffin has been likened to the Starbucks Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins, and I think that’s a fair comparison, but I like this…
With White Chocolate and Cherries! This recipe has been floating around the internet quite a bit lately—seems like everyone is making it! I found the recipe at My Baking Addiction. My verdict? This is a good seasonal cookie—the white chocolate and…
