Halloween is one of my favorite holidays because of the trick-or-treaters, their costumes and their excitement as they run from house to house. Some were lucky to be pulled in little wagons. My home sat on just about an acre (like everyone else in the new development) so there was a little walking! I lived … Continue reading
Even though it is after Thanksgiving I had to share this “new favorite” dressing. This would make a great side not only with turkey but ham – think holiday dinners! It is my fourth dressing/stuffing recipe and my second one with sausage. Besides sausage this recipe has cranberries and apples in it and I also … Continue reading
Gingerbread cookies probably are at the top of my list of favorite Holiday cookies. There are so many ways to decorate gingerbread men but I thought these three were really cute ideas. How about a gingerbread man hugging a tiny graham teddy bear? What a great idea coming from Christmas Cookies by Better Homes and Gardens. Are these … Continue reading
The flavor combination of cranberry and orange has been appearing quite frequently this holiday season. There are many recipes using these two ingredients and I found the perfect muffin by King Arthur Flour (KAF). These will be delicious with my Christmas Day brunch of eggs, kielbasa, roasted hash browns and fresh fruit. They are on … Continue reading
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MY KITCHEN TO YOURS! How about serving these luscious mini brownies with a chocolate pastry crust, raspberry brownie filling, topped with a fresh raspberry and finished with a ganache drizzle. Perfect little bite-sized treats for your holiday celebrations. Don’t you just love the muffin papers that look like Santa’s … Continue reading
Ho!Ho!Ho! I made my first madeleines back in 1994. How do I know – well I saved this May, 1994 recipe from Bon Appetit and wrote “great – G’s favorite”. G of course is Gene, my best friend, hubby and companion for so many years. I made two other recipes at the time from Chocolatier … Continue reading
It’s that time of the year when I am thinking about Fall, apples and pumpkins and such and then of course one of my favorite holidays, Halloween. I seem to be on a “witches fingers kick” with Chocolate Covered Halloween Pretzle Fingers so now I am adding some very cute cookies you can make. Martha … Continue reading
From my home to yours – we’re starting our day off with a bang 🙂 Tommy says Happy Fourth of July – Aunt Juju knows how to serve a breakfast with homemade sausage crepes, long john coffee cake, fresh fruit, crispy bacon, biscuits with maple syrup. banana blueberry muffins, three cheese tomato galette, orange juice … Continue reading
There are so many simple ideas in the Food Network Magazine and this one is perfect to make with the kids or if you want a quick bread to have on your table. I changed it slightly by adding the sugar decorations. There are different ways you can color your eggs besides using the “traditional … Continue reading
This is an old recipe of mine and since this is “lam1”, or my first lamb recipe, from my previous computer file, it is very old. I use to fix this to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day but Corned Beef became the favorite. Yes, I have a little Irish heritage (Maclean clan) but also Scottish, English … Continue reading