pumpkin pie

My 6 year old son is a HUGE fan of pumpkin pie. Last week we made a pie together, and almost every night for a week he enjoyed a slice after dinner.  So tonight, he asked if we could make another.  I happily obliged.  As I set out to make our pie from my stockpile [...]

never get caught without a banana…

freeze those bananas!! i have always frozen my bananas, this was something that my mother always did!! and she made the best banana bread!! I will share her very simple recipe with you. but it’s all in the bananas. she was constantly throwing bananas if they were getting a little [...]

easter

i am feeling so badly that I have not blogged…it’s been 2 months!!
i just want to feel that i am “up-to-date”, so I am filling in the gaps with photos…

dinner tonight

i need to lose 15-20 lbs…trying to eat healthy.  so I make  a lot of fish.  mostly salmon ( i know, not the most dietetic of fish!!).  tonight i bought steelhead trout, which is very similar to salmon.  i believe it comes from california.  they belong to the family salmonidae which includes all salmon, trout, and chars…the [...]

mini me!

i never really think to make mini cupcakes, but I have to say that I am becoming a convert! they are just so cute, compact and clean looking and…they are only one bite!
what a fun concept for a cocktail party! cocktails and mini cupcakes! we could call it… cuptails! (better than cockcakes!!) [...]

fondant snowmen

 

wanted to make something cute for my son’s kindgerarten holday party…
thought the magnolia cupcakes would be super yummy and really cute if I could make some kind of a snowman (edible of course!!) and perch him on top.. i thought about marshmallows but felt that it was not accurate enough, a bit too square…
so, i [...]

scottish shortbread

i made shortbread today. the dough is so soft and tender…i actually started the recipe with the full amount of flour; 4 1/2 cups, i sort of skipped over the second step (kneading). i made it in the cuisnart with cold butter.
i only made a few straight away, rolled and cut with a [...]

birthday cake

when my little boy was turning one, i was determined to make him a special cake. i was so intrigued by fondant and so i set out to learn how to work with it. it’s just so darn pretty and clean looking! i it’s fun to work with and gorgeous to look at, but [...]

baked more cookies this morning…

made more biscotti this morning. i made a traditional biscotti; anise seeds with whole almonds. brings back memories of christmas and family. so yummy and delicious for breakfast with a hot cup of coffee or tea. i have been testing some new biscotti recipes – and i think this one [...]

biscotti and my mom

my mom, Marie…well let’s just say she was a rock-star in the kitchen.  in addition to cooking for her large family of six children and husband, oh and most of the neighborhood…she became a pretty important fixture in charge of the kitchen at her church in Florida for many years. she cooked and baked [...]