It’s that time of the year to celebrate another milestone (no, I won’t tell you which one). Family is coming and I made these “kicked up” cookies to add to the festivities. Also, we are remembering three other birthdays; a nephew, niece and her hubby. In addition a nephew and his fiance brought these delicious … Continue reading
It doesn’t take much to get me excited about a recipe when maple is one of the ingredients. I’m from Michigan where maple trees are aplenty which means lots of maple products such as syrup and fudge to name a few. In this cookie recipe there is maple syrup and maple extract in the dough … Continue reading
Who doesn’t love a good cookie, especially if it is packed with wholesome ingredients. I received this recipe from one of my favorite baking blogs, sallysbakingaddiction.com. Not that I don’t have enough baking cookbooks, but sometimes email recipes are easier when I don’t have time to look through cookbooks or my many recipe files of … Continue reading
Normally, I make cornbread muffins but this time I used an 8-inch square baking pan. I also was looking for a different recipe from my “tried and true” cornbread I’ve made for years. Sally from sally’sbakingaddiction.com is one of my favorite bakers and I decided to make her recipe to go with my red beans … Continue reading
Growing up Mom always made us a birthday cake, very simple with a cake, icing and candles. Dad always requested Mom’s special caramel icing which was creamy and not sugary! We sang “Happy Birthday”, the birthday boy or girl made a wish, and the candles were blown out, hopefully all of them in one blow … Continue reading