Hey Amy!

Most of you are running around the house today preparing for the football festivities.  Don’t forget to eat this morning!  This bread is a perfect breakfast item (and sometimes a dessert) for a household of people who have no time to sit.  Just like this morning. Ingredients: 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 2 c. sugar [...]

I am guilty of eating peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon.  Of course I only did this when I lived alone and never did this with shared peanut butter.  Of course.  I love it.  I have never met a peanut butter treat I didn’t love.  One of the best way to enjoy [...]

I bought some Granny Smith apples last week (or maybe even longer…yikes!) and needed to use them.  Wasn’t sure what I was craving, other than pie.  Heavenly sweet apple pie.  I got to digging around in my large cookbook collection and stumbled upon a recipe for an apple tart cake.  I was intrigued and decided [...]

Nany makes more kinds of cookies than I can possibly count.  Christmas at Nany’s means an immediate weight gain of 5-7 lbs.  We sit and sip a hot cup of tea and share a plate of her delicious cookies while laughing and chatting until hours have passed.  It is my favorite time with her.  She [...]

I was standing in line at Starbuck’s last week daydreaming about pumpkin spice latte or something equally as tantalizing when my friend/lawyer/voice-of-New-York reason Elisabeth looked at me and said “Are you going to start posting yummy pumpkin recipes soon?”  I realized in that moment that I have yet to share much this season.  Have been [...]

Everyone needs that one go-to recipe that they can count on when they need a delicious and moist cake.  My hope is that someone you love in your life has passed on theirs to you–your mother, grandmother, aunt, or neighbor that you respect, love and want to honor by using their recipe.  I have several [...]

In one of my many hunting adventures (interpret as a yard, tag, garage, junk sale) I found Good Housekeeping’s Book of Cookies.  Printed in 1958, it is a great source for delicious, long forgotten cookie recipes.  I have enjoyed every recipe I have tried.  The front inside cover of this pamphlet has cookie tips for [...]