I am absolutely crazy about this dessert! It is so simple to make, I actually made it and baked it while I was preparing our dinner the other night. When my sous chef dish-washing mom and the Chief realized there was something in the oven they both got pretty excited. I haven’t been baking much lately … Read more
When I was growing up my sous-chef dish-washing mom told me repeatedly that “blue” isn’t for food. Luscious red strawberries are fine, white angel food cake is beautiful, blue frosting on a child’s birthday cake – utter nonsense! That was long before Superman and his blue cape showed up on little boy’s cakes. Or how … Read more
Spring strawberries are in season in middle Tennessee. Friday my sous-chef dish-washing mom and I made a trip to a local farm to fill up on fresh, ruby-red, stunningly juicy, beautiful strawberries. Mom cleaned the strawberries as I made dinner Friday. We talked about our “plan of attack” on Saturday morning to turn these berries … Read more
Can you stand one more apple recipe? If you are like me you may still have a few apples around from the fall bounty. I made this Apple Crumb Pie a few weeks back and it reminded me of how much I like the simplicity of making a crumb topping pie! It also reminded me … Read more
Fresh apples are a plenty at this time of the year and baking an apple can make a very luxurious dessert. I’ve baked apples for years but with a refrigerator drawer full of apples I decided to Google a new recipe for this old favorite. Wow! I am so glad that I did. Who says … Read more
There are many things I love about the fall and October in particular. One of which is the half-marathon my awesome husband likes to run in the first week of the month. This year he had a “big” birthday which catapulted him into a new age group at this half-marathon. Even though he had just … Read more