Have you ever heard the term “you can’t out give a giver?” That saying totally describes my neighbor and friend Gaye. Isn’t she beautiful? Imagine this — she is even more beautiful “inside” and her love of God is unsurpassed. Recently I baked some fresh strawberry cupcakes (recipe coming soon) and couldn’t wait to take … Read more
Once upon a time we were sitting at a big oval table festively decorated for Thanksgiving. The honored guests that day included friends and family. After eating ourselves silly with roasted turkey, baked, ham, and all the trimmings I proudly began to serve the homemade pies that my sous-chef dish-washing mom had lovingly slaved over … Read more
You’re darn tootin’ he loves fig newton! We cannot even mention fig newtons in our house without someone breaking out into this little jingle. So let’s just say there was a chorus of singing going on when I ventured into the do-it-yourself fig newton land. This is my third figgy recipe to share. I started … Read more
It’s Tuesdays With Dorie — where a whole bunch of bakers around the world all bake the same recipe from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Baking With Julia and then blog the results. Today we are featuring Madeleines. The Madeleine (french pronunciation: [mad.lɛn], English /ˈmædleɪn/ is a traditional small cake from the Lorraine region in northeastern France. I … Read more
Cookies are not my “thing”. Mostly because they just never turn out that well. You know, soft and chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside. So when, Tuesdays With Dorie baking group chose Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies for this week’s recipe I thought, “yawn.” Then there are the ingredients … apricots (not my … Read more
The other day I was taking my friend Susan Christmas shopping and she asked me if we were making any chocolate chip cookies for Christmas. I told her I hadn’t thought about it but that we could. She said “Oh I would just love some homemade chocolate chip cookies!” Chocolate chip cookies are so classic … Read more