Mar 19
A little shortbread, a little chocolate, a little toffee - who could ask for anything more? As I pondered whether my first Daring Baker Challenge will be an utter disaster (it's shaping up that way at the moment) I decided I needed to lighten my spir (read full article)
cookies
Mar 12
With St. Patrick's Day upon us, I thought it would be appropriate to make some Irish Soda Bread. This is a very easy quick bread recipe and looks great on the table. If you've never had Soda Bread, you can think of it along the sames lines as cornb (read full article)
breads, Traditional Dishes, Video
Mar 05
Here's an old recipe I came across recently. The original title is "Butter Fingers (Christmas Cookies)" and I suppose I can see where they might have gotten that title. However, I think they make a great little cookie for just about any occasion and (read full article)
cookies
Feb 28
This is a recipe that my mother received from her sister. Mama Noonie, as she was known to me (and don't ask why - it's a Southern thing) - anyway, Mama Noonie was considered something of a gourmet in our family. She enjoyed cooking things Mama consi (read full article)
breads, Cakes
Feb 21
Honestly, I had no idea that Saturday we were going from Spring back to Winter here in the desert! I'd decided to make a little coffee cake though because I wanted to do a cake but not something overly involved. I also had a taste from something with (read full article)
Cakes