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I first discovered cherry plums at an international market in Atlanta. These fruits are a literal cross between a cherry and a plum have more of the texture of cherries and are the size of a small variety of plums. The ones I purchased were in the bulk bins, so I got to select the […]
Grandma’s baked custard was one of my favorite foods in childhood. My favorite baked custard was actually a pie, my grandma’s peach custard pie. However, I also loved her plain baked custard as well. Today, I still love baked custard. It is now a favorite comfort food, especially if I am not feeling up to […]
Angel Heath Bar Dessert is a VERY easy dessert that can be made in just a few minutes. Unless you want to make your own angel food cake or caramel sauce, it is just a matter of assembling a few ingredients. While this can be a last minute dessert, it is much better if left […]
The plan was to make the chocolate peanut butter sauce that I found in my Taste of Toronto (Ohio that is) Cookbook to take to an ice cream sundae giveaway. I made the sugar syrup and let it cool, placed the peanut butter in the bowl, and went to the refrigerator to get the chocolate syrup only […]
My dad had quite a sweet tooth. During the summer months, we would often go out for an evening drive and get ice cream. He LOVED chocolate and so did my little sister. My mom and I could take it or leave it…mainly leave it. While they usually ordered some sort of chocolate ice cream, […]
My paternal grandma’s mincemeat pie was a much sought after item by relatives close and far on my dad’s side of the family. It was not turned down on my mom’s side of the family either 
It was a staple at the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner table. She and my parents tweaked her original […]
While light, airy Belgian waffles that fill breakfast plates across the United States are very tasty, they are not my favorite of the Belgian waffles. Yes, there are actually two different types of Belgium waffles in the world. The light, airy one is often referred to as a Brussels waffle. The other smaller, sugar-laden type […]
One of the Christmas breads my mom made was a Nut Bread Roll. She was originally given the recipe by a neighbor of one of our relatives after mentioning that it was the best nut roll she had ever eaten. ( I am not sure how many she had ever eaten as they were […]
Gelatin salads remind me of my grandmother. I think she made a different one for every holiday. I loved ones with fruit and without cottage cheese. Cottage cheese in any gelatin salad was always a dissappointment to me and was not something I would usually eat…despite liking both Jello and cottage cheese seperately. I was […]
Inspired by the delicious small-batch pumpkin ice cream at Clumpies in Chattanooga, I decided to make my own pumpkin ice cream for Thanksgiving. Despite my winging the recipe, it turned out great! Dare I say it…I think it may have even been better than Clumpies. Frankly, I think I like it better than pumpkin pie […]
