Tropical Mango Scones
It takes a lot to get true mango flavor in baked goods. This scone recipe manages it but it does require mango in three different forms: crushed freeze-dried mango, dried mango, and diced frozen mango. Then throw in a bit…
Category: Fruits
Sweet Chili-Citrus Shrimp with Sugar Snap Peas
Not every published recipe works, and that’s a pet peeve of mine. Recently my Cookbook Club received the galley proofs for a soon-to-be-published cookbook. We cooked 19 recipes from the cookbook. Not one worked as written! Not one! Quantities didn’t…
Homemade Ketchup
Every year I plant tomatoes and every year, for a period of a few weeks, I have more tomatoes than any one family could ever use. I have some recipes on this blog that call for a lot of homegrown…
Blueberry Heaven
Do you ever go into a bakery? Of COURSE you do! Do you ever buy a pastry that looks delicious, but then are seriously disappointed in the taste…? And then, to top it off, are you overwhelmed price you just…
Mini Apple Pies
I hear mini pies are all the rage now. Bye-bye cake pops and chocolate with bacon; hellooooooo mini pies! Here’s a great recipe with which to start. Having made this recipe a few times, I now know a few things…
Banana Pancakes with Caramel Syrup
Hmpfff. I just got through looking at the two hundred and seventeen pictures of a recent bride’s Hawaiian honeymoon. As one of her friends commented, “The envy hurts“! I went to Hawaii once. I did. It was with my kids’…
Sparkling Watermelon Lemonade
Last family BBQ of the season? I wish I had posted this recipe as a season opener so that we could have had enjoyed this drink throughout the summer, but at least it is posted in time for the last…
Blueberry Chip Cookies
Hey world, there’s a new cookie on the plate! It’s sort of like a chocolate chip cookie—it has all the best elements of a chocolate chip cookie—it crunches like a chocolate chip cookie, and is crisp around the edges and…