We’re stuck in the middle of a slippery, icy snowstorm today…and I wanted to make a dessert to share with our good friends tonight. That means NO trip to the grocery store and it’s another “use what you’ve got on hand” moment in my kitchen. Thank God my Mom taught me how to be resourceful […]
Oatmeal Applesauce Bars
My Mom was the best Mom in the world…and the best cook in the world. Period. And what I would give to sit down at her table for just one more meal! I’m sure her love of cooking and entertaining is exactly the reason I love it too. And my recipe box is brimming with […]
Easy Baked Apples
After a week filled with MARATHON cooking events in Indy…What did I do when we got back to Iowa? I invited two dear friends over…FOR DINNER! And for once in my life I was NOT in the mood to spend the whole day in the kitchen! So I looked for an easy menu that I […]
Red Wine Poached Pears
I am NOT a dessert person. It must be my Irish heritage. I could live on meat and potatoes…and then have MORE potatoes for dessert. But when COMPANY (namely my sis in law Patricia) comes to town, I feel like I should make SOME kind of an effort…yet keep it healthy too. When I stopped […]
Cookie Sheet Chocolate Cake
I found this recipe in an old cookbook and I recognized the baker’s name as a friend of my mother. My mom would be 100 years old if she were alive today, and I still miss her so much. She truly was the BEST COOK and PARTY PLANNER I’ve ever known. So I knew this recipe […]