Tag Archives: holidays

Giving Thanks

Hello. It’s been a while. I haven’t been ignoring you – I’ve been sad. My beautiful Mother left this world on November 4th and is now cooking for the angels. She’s earned her wings as she has suffered from dementia for over six years. Dementia is an ugly disease that robs a person of their […]

Chocolate Crepes

I remember Mother’s Days of years gone by when my little girls would make me breakfast in bed. They would make me lie in bed while they were whispering and hustling in the kitchen. The three of them would parade in carrying a tray of toast, cereal and a flower picked from the garden. We […]

Cheese-Filled Braided Bread

This Easter I’m switching it up by trying a new recipe for our Easter Bread. Every year I make the traditional Paska that my Mother has made for years – this year I wanted something a bit different. This recipe rocks! It looks like danish with cheese filling. It looks hard to make – but it’s not! […]

Whiskey Glazed Corned Beef

I’m sliding right under the wire on this one! St. Paddy’s Day is not over yet…I just have to share this recipe. It’s not mine. I found it on the Internet and kept losing the recipe. So today I’m writing about so I don’t lose the recipe again! It is such a delicious way to […]

Pumpkin Butter

Well hello there. It’s been a while. I’ve been out of commission and out of the kitchen for the past month. I had a little thing done like a new knee installed in my body.  My new knee and I are still getting acquainted. I’m learning how to bend it again and how to walk […]

Blintzes and Palatschinke

This is a recipe full of memories which crosses many chapters in my life. Today I’m a bit melancholy and misty-eyed as I remember my (ex) Mother-in-Law who passed a year ago would make blintzes for the Jewish celebrations and my own Mother who now suffers from dementia, used this recipe to make Palatschinke, a favorite […]

Deviled Eggs

Happy Easter Everyone! I bet you’ve been having fun coloring all those eggs, putting them in pretty pastel baskets and hiding them for an egg hunt. Come Monday, you’re gonna wake up and open the refrigerator to confront ALL THOSE EGGS! Now what? Here’s an easy, flexible recipe for everyone’s favorite – deviled eggs. Adjust […]

Irish Soda Bread Muffins

I’m not Irish…I don’t even own one piece of green clothing but I sure have fun with the holiday! When my girls were little toddlers, I would wake them up in the morning in my Irish brogue (well, my Polish Slovak Irish brogue)… and would talk to them all day in my brogue… I would […]

Cranberry Orange Scones

Yes, it’s Christmas Eve and I’m writing a blog post. I had a few free minutes and wanted to share with you this fantastic recipe I made this afternoon. So easy. So delicious. So festive! I found the recipe on the King Arthur Flour website. I switched it up a bit but found many great baking […]

Kolachy

I bring you this recipe as a very humble woman. These are my VERY favorite cookie of the season… an old Slovenian recipe of my Mom’s… Kolachy. Kolachy are the JEWELS of Christmas cookies. Flaky cream cheese crust filled with jam and preserves….apricot, pineapple and raspberry. There’s even a homemade nut filling for you nut […]