cozycakes cottage chocolate monkey snack cake

If you’re anything like me you have massive amounts of bananas in your kitchen at all times. I have one in my smoothie every day, and so does Grace. My grandgirls are in LOVE with them, and they’re such a healthy snack, I like to give them each a couple when they come to visit…

a scenes post

David Bowie happy hour at a local pub here in Red Wing Minnesota. More snow in the Mississippi River Valley, quickly followed by a dramatic rise in temperature. It’s sunny, and fresh outside and it seems spring is in the air. The foreboding forecast says differently. Although it’s 46 outside right now, it’s not supposed…

grape nuts bread

This is a new recipe I developed for quick bread. It’s so easy to make and so delicious. I like it slathered with butter and jam. It’s lovely with a good cup of tea in the afternoon, and I’ve used it to make tea sandwiches as well. Delicious and versatile. You can use 2 smallish…

dilly cream cheese chicken sandwich

After a couple long, exciting, exhausting days helping my daughter shop and move into her new apartment I decided tonight was the time for a healthy, easy, sandwich dinner. Here’s one I’ve been relying on for years. So simple, yet so tasty. The dilly cream cheese is definitely the star of the show! If you…

victoria’s cream cheese wedding mints

These little mints evoke so many memories for me. My grandma’s friend, Victoria, was a caterer for much of her life, and she actually catered my and Jeff’s wedding. (Read more about Vic in THIS post.) Throughout my childhood and teen years I attended other weddings that she catered, and she always made these pretty,…