I mentally put this blog to death. But then I received an invoice for its renewal. That still didn't motivate me to post. What did motivate me is the fact that I'm leaving town, and my kids might want to make pancakes for dinner one night. And this blog is essentially my effort to capture… Continue reading Lemon Buttermilk Pancakes
Chocolate Raspberry Heart Cake
Looking over my last several posts on this blog, it seems I've really been getting you all set up with the sweets! And here's yet another recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth. How can I not post this heart cake just days before Valentine's Day? Our youngest turned 11 (my baby is 11!?) on February… Continue reading Chocolate Raspberry Heart Cake
Soft and Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies
Drumroll please... here is the last Christmas cookie recipe I'm sharing for 2020 and my favorite photo. Best for last? Depends on your flavor preference. I tell you what, the texture of these molasses spice cookies wins. They are indeed soft and chewy. So if you're expecting something hard and crunchy like gingersnaps, nope, not… Continue reading Soft and Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies
Vanilla Sables
A cookie a day keeps the doctor away? Oh if only cookies could heal all sickness. If there was one cookie with healing power, I think it would be these vanilla sables. Or these chocolate chips... in a non-holiday time of year, they will always win. Anyone else feeling the letdown of Christmas being over?… Continue reading Vanilla Sables
Butterscotch Cookies
Coming in second place for the best Christmas cookie this year by my family are these butterscotch cookies. Apparently this was the year for slice and bake cookies, as three of the varieties I made were slice and bake. It was nice making all the dough one day and baking them the next so they… Continue reading Butterscotch Cookies