This is home–made-to-the–finest apple pie! Although, I’m fairly confident in the kitchen, when it comes to something like Apple Pie, where it is well known to everyone and evokes such fond memories, I get a little nervous to create something new. You hear how everyone‘s grandma or aunt or mom makes the BEST apple…
Tag: Holiday
Lemon Cut Out Cookies with Royal Icing
My mom starting something last fall which I believe/hope may become a tradition between the households. When she came to visit, she brought treats in a large Tupperware container. The next time she came to visit, I tried giving that container (emptied of goodies and washed) back to her, but she would not accept. She…
Spiced Pumpkin Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
My big Thanksgiving feast last year only added to my inspiration for creating the website. The table looked wonderful, my cooking skills had improved enough to conquer a big meal and somewhere in the back of my mind, I think I knew these recipes would make it out for the for the rest of the world…
Cider Brined & Glazed Turkey
I had the pleasure of enjoying two Thanksgivings last year. One in the Twin Cities and one in my hometown. The one in the Twin Cities was a large pot luck with many people and LOTS of food. The one in my home town involved me creating the menu and really getting to try some…
Halloween Treats
The desire to decorate around each holiday is growing by the year for me and that desire is not limited to decor around the house. I wanted some thing tasty to eat that brings out the fun of Halloween and dressing up. I ended up taking to stand bys and creating a fun holiday plate that…
Poppy Seed Cookies
Another favorite growing up was the other chocolate star or Hershey Kiss topped cookie around Christmas time was Poppy Seed Cookies. This treat, along with the Peanut Blossoms, were always the cookies that multiple batches were necessary for the season. The dryer shortbread style cookie is perfectly complimented by the wonderful sweetness of the chocolate….
JoAnn’s Peanut Blossoms
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some cookies and every year there were two cookies that would be have more than one or two batches made throughout the season. JoAnn’s Peanut Blossoms and Poppy Seed Cookies. Both simple and with a chocolate star and both somewhat addictive. Look out tummy ache…here we come. JoAnn’s Peanut Blossoms…
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