I come from a long line of pie bakers in my family. I remember my Great Grandma, Martha Cook, making her wonderful Boysenberry Cobblers that I still dream about. My Grandma Billie made a perfect Pecan Pie. Pronounced, puh-can, that’s the way it will always be for me. But my Mom can make a pie …
My love for Greek food goes back to my late teens when we would have dinner at a wonderful Greek restaurant in the valley. The waiters would throw plates and dance and sing and keep delivering never ending mounds of fabulous food to our table. I just couldn’t get enough of their, “Joie de Vivre”, …
Dulce de Leche My daughter looked at me and sighed. She asked if we have any caramel for apples? I thought to myself, not right this minute, but I can have it in 90 minutes! You just need one ingredient~ One can of sweetened condensed milk. There are a couple ways that you can make …
We are a bulk buying family, especially when it is seasonal. Now it is apple season! When I asked hubs what he would like me to bake with the many pounds of apples we just purchased, he said in excitement, “Apple Pie! ” I have a wonderful recipe that I have been wanting to bake …
For the ultimate cheesecake lover! A double layer of cheesecake and a layer of pumpkin cheesecake! The perfect way to celebrate the holiday! Cooler weather is taking over Maine and fall recipes are calling my name. I have been wanting to bake a pumpkin cheesecake for a while, after seeing this double layer cheesecake from The …
Stuffed cabbage is a perfect dish when you you want to use leftover’s in your refrigerator. I had pasta meat sauce and brown rice already, so this was easy to put together. It’s a lot of steps, but well worth it. This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, 12th …
When I was little girl, my grandparents would take me to their favorite French Restaurant and my Grandfather would always order Escargot, I loved it too, but Grandma would curl up her nose, we would laugh and say more for us. We would order the French Onion Soup. It was such a treat. The baguette …
Chili should be full of beans and beef with lots of onions. Then it should be covered in cheddar cheese, sour cream, chopped onions, and some avocado, just thought I would let you in on one of my secrets! The weather really started to cool down, so I thought a Big Pot O’ Chili would …
After raking the leaves, I was ready to hang up my rake, and start some fall baking. Something with pumpkin. My daughter walked into our home with her friends as I had the pumpkin pound cake in the oven. One friend said,” Your house smells so good”, the other friend replied, “Your house always smells …
I love all kind of seafood. Lobster, crab, shrimp, mussels, oysters, all wonderful! When we were taking our sunset walk down to the harbor, I noticed a mini van with a couple sitting in it reading, looking at the bay. There was writing on their van, Crab meat for sale, 8 oz and 16 oz, …
Love baking cookies, these are so easy and wonderful! Great for parties because they are one big bite and everybody goes for these, they are festive and delicious! I always double the recipe because my kids ask if I can save a dozen for home. MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES FREE! TO GET MOORE OR LESS COOKING …
A yummy moist blueberry coffee cake that does not include coffee, it’s supposed to be eaten alongside a cup of coffee. This is the best coffee cake. I love it hot out of the oven, just delicious. It was not good timing when I took it out of the oven and my whole family ran …