I am on a cookie kick! How many cookies can I bake in the summer? I know, Christmas is far away ( I usually bake about 20 dozen), but I get so much satisfaction watching my son’s face chomp on a cookie. Pure Joy! Joy the Baker asked me to review her Dark Chocolate, Pistachio & …
Winter means wood stoves burning, snow falling, tubing and sledding, shorter days and lots of hot cocoa to warm you up after a time being outside. We love our cocoa with lots of tiny marshmallows. Did you know that marshmallows are great for sore throats? Another great reason to have some marshmallows. If you are …
So I thought I was a year older, all year I have been saying that I am a year older, so surprise to me that I wasn’t turning 50 this year. I actually had a mini panic attack when I thought I was turning 50, that I should at least have a party or something …
Vegan Pumpkin Bread This was supposed to be a weekend of catch up. But life doesn’t always work like that. Since there is a world record storm coming up this way, FRANKENSTORM, worst storm since 1938, that is a priority. So we have been buckling down, getting the generator ready, putting away boats, furniture, draining …
Our grandson was born last night. Our sixth grandchild, Baby Ray. The sun is bursting from behind the clouds and I am thinking of you Baby Ray! Since we are miles away from our family and were not able to be at his birth, I baked him a BIRTH CAKE. Happy Birthday, Baby Ray. We …
We are having a magnificent fall, the weather has been cool at night and beautiful and sunny in the day. The colors of the leaves are at their peak, with vibrant oranges, yellows and reds. I just want to sit and admire the trees as I am hurried running errands. But today, I took a …
I have been baking sweet potato pies. We had a lovely Pie Festival here in our little town in Maine. I won the MOST BEAUTIFUL PIE CONTEST with my Raspberry Peach Pie Crumble last year and I was asked to donate a pie for the auction this year. My pie was sold at auction for …
This is one of those recipes that you make and you say, “Oh….WOW!” I snack on nuts every day. Cashews are one of my favorite nut, all buttery and crunchy, yummy on salads or just by the handful. This is a fantastic way to eat a cashew. I could eat up every little last piece …
This recipe comes from Joy The Baker Cookbook, 100 Simple and Comforting Recipes. I have changed the recipe a bit by adding a cup of blueberries for the filling, I just had to, I have a lot of blueberries still! For the topping, I also added a half cup of slivered roasted almonds and a half …
Hands down, apple pie is hubs all time favorite pie. If I were to make an apple pie every week for the rest of his life, he would be a very, very, happy man. But I don’t, why? Because variety is the spice of life and because I like to try new recipes all of …
Growing up, biscuits were a staple at my Grandparent’s breakfast table. Hot flaky buttery biscuits, smothered in peppery sausage gravy. How can you resist a simple buttery biscuit? Until now, my biscuits have not been adorned with other ingredients. Joy the Baker has brought my biscuit world to a higher level. The Cheddar Chive Jalapeno …