Let’s admit it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people, it does for me! – Audrey Hepburn The lovely Miss Hepburn knew what she was talking about. There is nothing quite as scrumptious as a piece of chocolate cake. [...]
Food
Soups On! Crockpot Cookbook Giveaway! Enter Today!
We are constantly looking for simple and healthy ways to gather together around the table. Do you have a soup recipe to share? Please join us for this gathering of soup recipes and cookbook drawing. Just send your family’s favorite soup recipe to my email [...]
Summertime Lemon Squares
Another great recipe I found on pinterest. The contributor credited Pioneer Woman with the original recipe. Creamy Lemon Crumb Squares Original Post – Pioneer Woman 1 1/c cups of flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter slightly softened 1 [...]
National S’mores Day is August 10th – Let’s Celebrate
August 10th is National S’mores Day The first reference to S’mores is found in a Girl Scout Handbook dated 1927. Most believe the name came from children around a campfire clamoring, “Gimme some more!” I hope you will be able to toast a marshmallow or [...]
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade Recipe
It is a “lemony” day! So, why not offer you a fresh squeezed lemonade recipe from www.allrecipes.com I like that this recipe uses a simple syrup to sweeten the lemon juice. That is so much more effective than just stirring in granulated sugar. And, this [...]
Une Salade Caprese
For my birthday, my husband took me to an Italian Restaurant for lunch. I ordered a salad we often enjoyed when we lived in the South of France – a Caprese Salad. In French, it is Une Salade Caprese. It was a wonderful lunch [...]
Who Needs Steak?
It is not a real barbecue until the fire department shows up. unknown There is some disagreement on the origin of the word barbecue. One dictionary claims it is a West Indian term meaning to cook slowly over hot coals. Oxford Dictionary says that the [...]
Strawberry Freezer Jam–How Sweet the Memories!
“One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.” Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe When our children were small, each year we took a trip to a nearby strawberry field (in St. Louis) to pick our own strawberries. It seemed the kids ate the [...]
Fourth of July Desserts
I love the Fourth of July! Family, picnic food, fireworks and always, always ice cream for dessert. Today as I thought about our Fourth of July celebration, I realized I want a make-ahead ice cream dessert. I remembered a dessert I often made when our [...]
Fruit Dip
Fruit Dip Last week, a friend sent me this fruit dip recipe. It was served at her daughter’s bridal shower and it was a great recipe that I would like to share with you. Rich White Chocolate Cheesecake Dip Rich and decadent but so tasty, [...]
