Tag Archives: Baking

Pumpkin Fest!

It’s Friday. It’s sunny. It’s Fall! Oh Yeah! I’m getting ready for my cooking demo tomorrow at Graf Growers…. and it’s all about pumpkins! I picked up a box of baking pumpkins yesterday to cook down to a pumpkin pulp. Seriously, why would you use pumpkin out of a can when you can cook these? […]

Skillet Cornbread

Fall has opened up here in Ohio with colder temps. The geese are flying in formation above our lake. While others are complaining about what’s around the corner… I welcome Fall as it is my favorite season of the year. It’s a time for nesting and cuddling… and gathering around the hearth. You can see […]

Russian Tea Biscuits

I am sitting here looking at this plate of deliciousness… Flaky little biscuits filled with (my favorite) raspberry jam, walnuts and golden raisins. Topped with cinnamon sugar…. Do I have your attention now? I know, it’s been a while since I’ve shared delish with you…I finally have my mojo back from vacation and am ready […]

Sharing the Sweetness with Apple Cake

I’m sending you just a bit of sweetness before I go. Easy, delicious sweetness… I’m frantically getting ready for my cooking class tonight and immediately afterward, I pack to catch a very early plane tomorrow to catch my own bit of sweetness… A trip to see my daughters! My oldest is in Colorado and she […]

Gone Bananas

Frickin’ fruit flies! They are driving me nuts! It happens this time every year. I wake up one morning and they are EVERYWHERE! Sure, we like our fruit here and we’re willing to share to a point. Why did they plan the fruit fly convention here this year? I spent the whole evening setting up […]

Delectable Desserts

This post is not about a recipe (although you will get one)… This post is not about food (although I will tease you)… This post is about friendship… and re-inventing yourself… and finding your passion… and the power of friendship and networking. It’s about having a cup of coffee 0r a glass of wine with […]

What Would Nonnie Do?

I’m going to tell you upfront that I have had a ‘sucky’ day. We woke up to 2 inches of water in our basement…in our new home… Good news is that all the photos from the past twenty years were salvaged. The day was filled with mops, rags, papers towels and phone calls to insurance […]

Berry Berry Mini Pies

What do you do when it gets hot? Go SHOPPING! Air conditioned stores…no sweat…and a great excuse to buy things! This weekend Hubby and I went to the mall and gravitated toward one of my favorite stores, Williams Sonoma. I was in the baking section and admiring this cute little pocket pie mold. After I left […]

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

It’s Mom’s birthday. What do you get a woman who’s suffering with dementia? Material gifts just don’t matter anymore. I wanted to give her something that was a gift for her senses… and her memory. Pineapple Upside Down Cake Of course! She made that for us countless time growing up. It’s so pretty. Caramelized goodness. […]

Pineapple Cupcakes

Today I bring you sweetness. Today I’m happy and want you to be happy too! I’m happy because my girls are all in town for the first time in a year. Tonight I’m hosting a family cookout so they can visit with their aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. I wanted to make something special for […]