TWD: Buttermilk Crumb Muffins

It’s Tuesdays With Dorie. This is a group of 400+ bakers around the world, baking their way through Dorie Greenspan’s book, Baking With Julia.  This week’s recipe, Buttermilk Crumb Muffins sorta saved my bacon.  Here’s what happened. My mother-in-law is visiting us. She is an 80-something, southern born and raised women.  These days she lives … Read more

Hand Tossed Ice Cream For Miles & Cole

hand tossed ice cream upclose

My friend Kathy teaches a cooking class to elementary age kids at the local home school co-op. Again this year she asked me to help by guest-teaching once a month.  This year we have 12 students from second through fifth grade.  One of my favorite food blogs for family-friendly recipes is Our Best Bites. That … Read more

40-Minute Homemade Hamburger Buns

Pillow talk: Me: Honey bunch, what would you like for dinner tomorrow night? I’m brain dead.  I just can’t think of anything to make. Honey Bunch: hummm, how about hamburgers on the grill? Me: Really? HB: Ya, it sounds good to me. Me:  (nodding off) Okay, good-night 🙂 I really can’t believe I have never … Read more