I’ve spent some time experimenting to figure out this recipe. When I was around 17 or 18, I asked my grandma for her coleslaw recipe. My grandparents were from Missouri and my grandma made some great southern cuisine. At the time, I was fairly new to cooking and just followed every recipe to the last… Read More Old Fashioned Southern Coleslaw
There are so many different chocolate chip cookie recipes out there. Depending on your mood, you may want a thick softer cookie or a thinner crisp cookie or cookies with dark chocolate or chocolate candies. The possibilities are endless! These cookies are just a little crisp on the outside and soft in the middle. My… Read More Superb Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ireland is a beautiful country in the North Atlantic filled with a lush green landscape. The nickname of The Emerald Isle is well deserved. There are many truly magnificent places throughout the country to go see. From the capital and largest city in Ireland–Dublin to castles and cathedrals to small seaside towns and scenic drives… Read More The Cliffs of Moher
Pie crusts are one those things that I feel like people are afraid of but should not be afraid to make. They taste so good when they are homemade and fresh. My grandmother was a master at homemade pies. Her pies were some of the best I can remember having and she always made her… Read More Pie Crusts
The inspiration for this recipe started with a school class breakfast for my daughter. She wanted to bring in muffins and happens to loves dark chocolate and cranberries. These two flavors work really well together in this muffin recipe. While I like cranberries once in awhile I am always a fan of dark chocolate.… Read More Cranberry and Dark Chocolate Chip Muffins
In high school I took just one year of a foreign language. I chose French because like so many I loved the idea of going to Paris someday. I admired the pictures of the Eiffel Tower and the old Churches and beautiful bridges along the Seine. Over two decades later I was able to go… Read More Paris in 3 Days – Travel Tips
Well, it has been a year. On May 24, 2017 I had a total thyroidectomy after finding out that I had papillary thyroid cancer. I am very happy to say that I have been one year cancer free now. My follow up blood tests and ultrasound do not show anything suggesting a recurrence. Before the… Read More I Miss My Thyroid
Alright, you’ll probably start to notice that a lot of recipes I like and keep baking have cinnamon in them. Cinnamon is a big flavor hit in my house. My husband likes vanilla, I love dark chocolate and my kids like anything sweet. However, all of us love cinnamon! I really don’t think I liked… Read More Cinnamon Chip Cookies You’ll Love
I thought with Mother’s Day coming up it might be fun to make a colorful flower cake. While I love chocolate and think chocolate roses are pretty, I decided on vanilla for this one so I could use different colors. I made several pink roses and then mostly drop flowers to decorate the cake. I… Read More Colorful Drop Flower Cake – With Roses
My first experience making any type of yeast bread at home was with a bread machine. Once I had been doing that for awhile I started only kneading dough in the bread machine and then baking the bread in loaf pans in the oven after the knead cycle was complete. I did this for a… Read More Julia Child – White Sandwich Bread (with a twist of cinnamon)