A couple weeks ago we had our friend Rick over for a little birthday celebration. I made him my red velvet cake, his favorite, and it got rave reviews from all who indulged. This isn’t the easiest red velvet cake recipe, but in my opinion, it’s the best. If you take the time to create…
Hello Lovelies! Are you all excited for Christmas? Oh my. So much preparation and baking and gift wrapping around here these days it’s beginning to look like Santa’s work shop. We enjoyed an awesome weekend. Saturday was spent going “over the river and through the woods” to Grandpa Grape’s (Greg’s) house. We brought appetizers…
These days I’m thinking about my book. Lots of planning and dreaming and networking and proposal writing in store. I’m excited and nervous and going through the whole range of emotions that go along with this process. It’s been a long road, but an exciting journey. Now that I have a completely clear vision of…
My 13 year old daughter, Gracie, has created another masterpiece! I’m encouraging her to start her own food blog after the crazy success of her first post (remember those Grilled Cheese Roll-Ups?) Shared and pinned a gazillion times, and still receiving traffic daily according to the Google stats. Shes’ a natural! 😉 She used a…
“Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.” ~ Voltaire Today’s lunch….black cherry malts! Do you ever substitute ice cream for a meal in the summer? We do. Several times a summer actually. Try it. And if you find that you’re feeling guilty for some strange reason…add a handful of fresh berries! Voila. Health…
~ old fashioned strawberry shortcake a la mode ~ We make this classic dessert with rich, homemade shortcakes, vanilla ice cream, real whipped cream, and fresh lemon and sugar macerated strawberries. It’s the perfect summer treat, and sometimes we have it in place of supper. for the shortcakes: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 Tablespoon sugar…
~ gracie’s fruit pizza ~ Gracie has been making more and more masterpieces in the kitchen ever since taking home-ec this past spring. She made the beautiful fruit pizza pictured above, and made the crust from scratch. It’s not just pretty, it’s absolutely delicious. We enjoyed ours with tall glasses of fruity iced tea! Check…
This is sort of a combination of Knott’s Berry Farm’s Pea Salad and Minnesota Macaroni Picnic Salad. I decided to mix it up…and ended up with the best macaroni salad I’ve ever had. If I do say so myself. And I do 😉 ~ macaroni picnic salad ~ 1-16 oz. package elbow macaroni 3/4 cup…
~ papa’s picnic potato salad ~ Wow! Yesterday I asked my readers on facebook if they like their potato salad with or without mustard, and the responses started pouring in! I knew people were passionate about this, but I had no idea they cared that much. I promised to post my favorite recipe for potato…
~easy no-bake blueberries & cream pie~ I’ve made this yummy, no-bake pie lots and lots of times. I’ve used raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, star fruit, mango and lemon pie filling. Yesterday I made it with blueberries and Hafi’s Swedish “Queen’s Blend Preserves.” It’s easy to get creative with this little recipe. Have fun! you’ll need:…