Category Archives: Baking

Kris and I picked up some fresh peaches at the farmers market last weekend and they were super good. So what do you do when they are getting really ripe and you wont be able to eat them all? You … Continue reading →

You may have read in some of my previous posts that my Grandma used to send all the grandchildren cookies on their birthdays. This went on for years! I cannot even image how many thousands of cookies Grandma baked for … Continue reading →

March is a busy birthday month. These go out to our former neighbors – the Monteras who moved to Florida and 3 of them have birthdays in March. Steve, Bella (our God daughter) and Emily. Back when they lived next … Continue reading →

These go out to our great-nephew (man I am getting old) Tommy. He turned 1 on Friday the 13th, not sure if he can enjoy the cookies but hopefully Mom and Dad will. This is one of my all time … Continue reading →

As many of you know last Sunday (Feb 22nd) was National Margarita Day. In honor of the holiday, our neighbors invited us over for some good food and of course some Margaritas!! We actually celebrated on Saturday – National Margarita … Continue reading →

Time for the second batch of birthday cookies. The year starts a little slow, only 1 birthday in January and 1 in February. Gives me plenty of time to get things ready! These go out to Jake, who is not … Continue reading →

For about the last 30 years my grandmother would bake 3 dozen cookies and send them out to all her grandchildren on their birthdays. Well Grandma is now 100 and stopped the tradition last year. Not because she can no … Continue reading →

Every now and then it is time for some sweets. I found this recipe in a flyer for Savuer magazine. It comes from the Boston Cooking School cookbook, Little Brown 1911. Is sounded so good I had to try it! … Continue reading →

The weather forecast for the weekend was cold and rainy so I had decided to make a batch of chili to keep us warm and full. Kris said “Ohhhh, we need some cinnamon rolls to go with the chili”. That … Continue reading →

Since going wheat free over a year ago, I have been looking for a good gluten free, grain free bread and found this one on a Paleo blog. I tweaked it just a bit and it is really good. I … Continue reading →