I love cornbread, corn muffins, corn chowder, corn on the cob-anything with corn. I especially love finding little kernels of corn in all of these items. Here is the cornbread recipe I use for Thanksgiving stuffing every year. Yes, you can go out a buy ready made cornbread; but where’s […]
In my family, this recipe for Noodle Pudding with Apples was born out of the need to create a dairy free Noodle Pudding for my Mother. Annie Mae, the lady who worked for our family for over 60 years, was intent on providing my Mother with a delicious alternative to […]
Just naming this recipe-Noodle Pudding doesn’t seem right to me. In my heart, they will always be Grandma Jeannie’s Noodle Pudding. Grandma died when I was six years old and I never saw her make this treat; but Annie Mae, the wonderful woman who worked for my family for 60 […]
Chocolate Chip Apricot Brownies take advantage of the natural affinity of apricots for chocolate. I make these Chocolate Chip Apricot Brownies without nuts because my older grandchildren are allergic to nuts but love apricots and chocolate. By all means, add a cup of chopped walnuts or pecans if you want […]
Sweet and Spicy Pot Roast is sweet from cranberry sauce and spicy from hot white horseradish. Cinnamon sticks and cloves round out the flavor. It is a melt in your mouth treat. Add potatoes, noodles or any grain of your choice. You definitely need something extra to soak up all […]
Ginger Snaps is the modern word for these cookies. I used to eat them in my Grandmother’s kitchen. She called them Zuzus. They were crunchy, spicy and made your mouth feel all tingly inside. Besides being a wonderful snack, these cookies are also an integral part of the sauce for […]
This recipe for Carrot Pudding was handed down through my husband’s family. It counts as a vegetable but tastes like a dessert. The sweet puréed carrots go perfectly with roasted chicken or grilled steak. I like to use large organic carrots. They have so much more flavor than the pre-peeled […]
My daughter in law says that this Poppyseed Cake with Orange Glaze is her most favorite cake. She loves the orange glaze which keeps the cake moist for as long as it lasts. Make the cake a day in advance to maximize the orange flavor; or just make it when […]
This recipe is for non dairy Sesame Sticks. If you’re not a fan of sesame seeds, you can also make it with poppy seeds or caraway seeds. You can mix the seeds and use them all. If you are having a dairy meal, you can make or buy dairy puff […]
Spiced Apple Pie is the pie to have in the oven when prospective buyers come to buy your apartment or house! It was also one of my Father’s favorites. He loved fruit; and to him, anything made with fruit was fruit. There are thousands of recipes for apple pies, Apple […]