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 [...]
I’ve tried a number of banana breads over the years, and after a bit of tweeking, this has become my favorite. For some variety, instead of baking the nuts in the bread, after it’s been baking about 10 minutes sprinkle the nuts on top. You can’t do it right away or they just sink in [...]
Tags: apple, baking powder, baking soda, banana, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, egg, flour, margarine, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, walnuts
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
3 cups granulates sugar
1 1/2 cups water
3 Tbsp molasses
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp butter flavoring
1 tsp maple extract
Bring all to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves (a good rolling boil). Turn off burner, but leave pot on until bubbling stops.
Tags: butter, maple, molasses, pancakes, sugar, syrup, vanilla, waffles