With Thanksgiving falling early this year it seems like a long time until December 1. I am thankfully ready to let the Christmas baking begin! I have so many recipes to share and stories to tell I was stumped as to where I should start. Then I came across the recipe for a Peppermint Cake … Read more
Before you say “What? brownies the week of Thanksgiving and just before Christmas? How boring.” Oh, wait a minute, that is what I mumbled to myself as I began today’s project. Boy was I wrong! Twice a month a group of 400+ bakers join together, bake the same recipe from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Baking With … Read more
My mother-in-law grew up about 3 miles from where our home is today. She went to school in the area, married here and began raising her children here. She is southern through and through. She knows good southern cooking when she tastes it. If I were even halfway smart I would only cook yankee-style from … Read more
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
Our Community Bible Study director and her husband have shared apples from their apple orchard with many people this fall. The Chief, my sous-chef dish-washing mom and I have been the lucky recipients time and again. Between Caramel Apple Crisp and my homemade applesauce our apple-a-day has come in some wonderfully extraordinary forms! I wanted … Read more
Nothing says “autumn” like a spicy, rich, cream cheese filled pumpkin roll. This is the best pumpkin roll I’ve ever tasted. Humble huh? 🙂 This cake batter starts out with a beating — eggs that is. Beat the eggs for 5 minutes. Use the mixer, save your arm! I could dip my finger in that … Read more