Posted in comfort, dessert, events, food to share on Mar 22nd, 2015 No Comments »
Today just felt like the right day to light something on fire. I love tart cherries. I’m a huge fan of cherry pie, but I didn’t feel like making pie crust. Cherries Jubilee came to mind and this recipe was born. My very first grown up solo holiday was Thanksgiving of my freshman year in […]
Posted in citrus, comfort, dessert, food to share on Jan 19th, 2015 No Comments »
Sugar cookies are a universal childhood favorite. I’ve yet to meet a little who can turn one down. But these sugar cookies are a treat for the grownups, too. My husband swears they go well with Bourbon. My friend, Angela, and I were discussing cooking at lunch the other day. She’s a trained chef, […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, events, make and store recipes on Jan 1st, 2015 No Comments »
This is the Chocolate Bottom Crusted Chocolate Pie I made for Julia, a friend of my daughter, when her grandfather passed away. Hers had meringue on top, but I’m a big fan of real whipped cream over meringue, any day. For years, every time I saw Julia, we talked about this pie. It was the […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, food to share on Dec 26th, 2014 No Comments »
This Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe is the most requested cookie recipe from my husband and children. It’s taken some adjusting over the years, but the end result is perfect. My personal three cardinal rules of baking apply. They are: 1) For any baked goods, use White Lily Flour. 2) Always, always completely preheat your oven. and […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, food to share, leftovers on Dec 4th, 2014 No Comments »
Cherry Pie reminds me of Lums Diner in Peoria, hot tea, good friends, and deep conversation. Back in my high school days, my crowd and I would congregate at the the Lums Diner, as years of soul searching, bored, but generally well behaved teenagers had done before us. This wasn’t your wild crowd, it was […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, events, food to share, turkey, vacation on Oct 9th, 2010 No Comments »
Hands on Holiday Meal Class Learn to roast a perfect turkey, every time. Learn to make mashed potatoes that make your relatives weep with bliss not to be outdone by the art of perfecting a brown gravy. I still love a green bean casserole, yum. But it seems they’ve gone out of vogue on most […]
Posted in dessert, events, food to share, make and store recipes on Oct 5th, 2010 No Comments »
I’ve decide to eat cheesecake for lunch today. I made mini cheesecakes last week for my china and jeans dinner party, but didn’t manage to photograph them that night. So I’ve made more and photographed them today. Then I realized I didn’t eat them at the dinner party either, as I was entirely too full […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, food to share, make and store recipes on Sep 1st, 2010 3 Comments »
When sitting at my computer last night, I had a burst of inspiration. I need fudge. With a heath bar mixed in like a Blizzard. And it has to be super deliciously chocolate. Then I realized, wait. I can make that. My family has made English toffee every Christmas for as long as I can […]
Posted in appetizers, chicken, citrus, dessert, events, food to share, herbs, sauce, sides, spinach on Jul 7th, 2010 1 Comment »
The title may be a tad bit misleading, as I’d guess most people wouldn’t call this party an “easy” menu for a child’s 5th birthday party, but I’d say it was certainly elegant. Since I’m just rolling from one party straight into the next, LE’s Fifth birthday party was a combination of two events in […]
Posted in dessert on May 26th, 2010 1 Comment »
You strawberry souffle, are my nemesis. Damn it. I’ve been attempting to make strawberry souffles as a custom dessert order for Kari. I can count on one hand the things I’ve cooked in the last five years that have been inedible and strawberry souffles count for two of them. Technically, John and Kari ate these […]
