Simple Food. Good Ideas. Great Fun.
This post contains an affiliate link for Amazon. I will get a few cents if you purchase the product using the link. It will not impact your cost. I am not affiliated with the manufacture of the product; I just like it. Sometimes going back to your roots can be very comforting. Just as Grandma’s […]
I first had pasta alla vodka in restaurants back in the 1980’s, when it was probably at its height of popularity. It is not often that I see it on the menu of any restaurant today. A couple of years ago on a trip to the beach, I was excited to order seafood penne alla […]
Although it is not something I do that often, I have been known to make a cake for my family to have for breakfast. Frankly, I really do not see much of a difference between eating donuts or pancakes for breakfast and eating a piece of cake for breakfast. I don’t even have much guilt […]
My husband has become obsessed with the Korean dish Bulgogi, specifically Bulgogi Sauce. I happened to pick up a large jar of bulgogi sauce on sale at an international market in Atlanta last year. My intention was to just try it and see how it compared to the authentic Korean restaurants’ bulgogi. It turns out […]
Buttermilk Cut Out Cookies are my favorite kind of cut out cookies not only because they hold shapes well, but for their flavor as well. Iced buttermilk cookies can be found in most bakeries in Amish Country Ohio. While they are great for Christmas baking, they are a great year-round cookie as well. Although they […]
Many of the older cookbooks that I have read, from the 1800s, do not have a “cookie” section. However, they do have a “small cakes” section. It turns out that these recipes are for what I call cookies. Inspired by this discovery, I decided to adapt an oatmeal cookie recipe to reflect the flavors of […]
My mom loved peanut brittle. While she really liked eating it, she seemed to get more joy from making it. She seemed to find delight every time the hot mixture would foam after baking soda was added. She also found satisfaction in breaking up the hardened slab into gifting or bite-size pieces. I still find […]
Cherry divinity fudge is indeed an old-fashioned, heavenly candy. While plain divinity is excellent, the addition of candied cherries (or other candied fruit) makes my favorite kind of divinity. I need to clarify that I do not think that divinity is fudge. My mom and grandmother would refer to some divinity as divinity fudge. I […]
A classic, easy dessert that reminds me of lunch at my elementary school. I guess that is probably the first place I ever ate apple crisp. As I was not a fan of pie crusts, apple crisp was my ideal apple dessert. My sister is the person in my family known for making apple crisp. […]
Strawberry Pretzel Salad is a classic, nostalgic dish that can make any meal into a special occasion. It is a dish that can lighten your mood after just one bite. It is also a dish that is much better than the sum of its parts. There is a definite synergy when you take otherwise lackluster […]
