Ok, so that may be overstating things a little bit. But, it was my job to bring bread and pie to Thanksgiving dinner today… and I haven’t done pie in a looong time, so I did a fair amount of digging and searching and experimenting. Through some trial and error, I think I’ve come up [...]
Tags: banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, clove, egg, ginger, nutmeg, pumpkin, shortbread, vanilla, walnuts, yogurt
One of the fun memories I have as a kid is the family gatherings at my grandma and grandpa’s house… and every summer grandpa would get out the hand-cranked, wooden bucket, ice-cream maker.
Well, recently I was going through grandma’s recipe box, and I found this… “John’s Ice Cream”, grandpa’s recipe for that great ice cream [...]
Ok, summer is supposed to be over… but the orange flavor in here just screams summer… course it tastes great all year round.
What you need:
1 package (3 oz) orange gelatin
1 cup boiling water
2/3 cup orange juice
1 container (6 oz) orange yogurt
Optional
fresh berries
whipped cream
Dissolve the gelatin in the boiling water in a medium bowl (I use [...]
Tags: berries, gelatin, orange juice, whipped cream, yogurt
Among the various things I like to do, you can include camping. There have been weekends where I camp and I eat nothing but canned and other pre-prepared foods, and there have been weekends I whip up batches of chili and roast whole rabbits. There is just something about cooking over an open fire.
So, as [...]
Tags: apple, brown sugar, butter, cast-iron, cinnamon, dutch oven, pear, quick oats, water
This recipe is from my Grandma, who was born and raised in Ayr, Scotland. It’s been a family treat for generations. My sister is now the family expert when it comes to making this.
1pound Unsalted Butter - softened
1 Cup Sugar
4-1/2 Cup Flour
2 pinches salt
Cream together softened butter and sugar. Add flour and salt, stir/knead together. [...]
This is a family favorite. Mom makes these every year as part of her Christmas cookies, and I think it is my favorite next to spritz cookies. A few drops of either red or green food coloring helps them fit in well on the holiday table. Personally tho, I think the green ones taste better [...]
Tags: brown sugar, butter, chocolate chips, chopped nuts, corn syrup, margarine, quick oats, vanilla
This came off the box of Nilla wafers… I haven’t tried it yet, but it does look promising.
Prep: 25 minutes Total: 2 hours 50 minuges (including refrigerating)
20 NILLA Wafters, finely crushed
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) cold margarine
1 package (8oz) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 Tbsp flour
3 [...]
Tags: baking powder, brown sugar, cream cheese, dessert, egg, flour, lemon, margarine, nilla wafer, sugar