So last night was the start of the new School of Christian Living classes. This term one of the classes is focused on animal rights, so I’m rising to the challenge to make 6 weeks of vegan meals. I’m going to try to stick to cooking with regular ingredients and limit the use of anyRead more
This recipe has jumped the queue. I have quite a few recipes stored up for posting, but since I’ve already raved about this recipe to two people I figured I needed to get it posted ASAP. I saw this recipe and thought it would be good for another one of my dad’s retreats. I wantedRead more
This is a great recipe. It comes from another woman from my church (don’t church ladies just have the best recipes?). I got a marriage proposal out of this recipe…you know, if he wasn’t twice my age and already engaged… If that doesn’t say enough about how good this recipe is, I don’t know whatRead more
This cake did not go smoothly. It was a big pain. I got burned twice from molten sugar, burnt one batch of sugar, and never got the “golden amber” color that the sugar was supposed to turn. If you have some advice, please let me know, because otherwise I may never attempt this again. AlthoughRead more
Hello September! It now feels officially appropriate to eat pumpkin and apple flavored things. To kick things off I made another Grandma specialty, Pumpkin Bars. These bars are a delicious way to bring in the fall. They’re a big crowd pleaser, so you’ll be glad to have a whole sheet pan! If you really likeRead more
This is a recipe from my grandma. It makes an entire sheet cake, so it’s perfect for a crowd. Chocolate Decadence Cake Serves about 30-40 1 box German Chocolate Cake mix (or 1/2 recipe of German Chocolate Cake) Eggs, oil and water according to cake mix directions 1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese, room temperature 1/2Read more
Since we had some blackberries to use up, I tried this coffee cake. It’s a simple, rustic little cake. Not very impressive looking, but with the perfect balance of sweet, tart, crumble and cake. This makes a wonderful casual coffee cake. If you don’t have blackberries you can sub in whatever fruit you have onRead more
I hope you both have a magnificent start to your new year! And of course, may there be lots of cake! German Chocolate Cake Makes a three layer cake Baker’s German Chocolate recipe For the Coconut-Pecan Frosting: 1 1/2 cans evaporated milk 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter 6 egg yolksRead more
So with all the fun picking blackberries lately, we’ve had an abundance. What to do with lots of fruit? Make pie of course! This is the recipe I usually use for rhubarb pie. And obviously it’s easy as pie to make. Blackberry Custard Pie Serves 8 Adapted from Betty Crocker 1 pie crust (I likeRead more
If you happened to be at Seekers church on Sunday you got to try the Peaches and Cream Cupcakes, and these Blackberry Lime Cupcakes. These cupcakes are the same as the Key Lime and Blueberry Swirl Cupcakes I made a few months ago. Just swap out the blueberries for blackberries. The frosting was slightly differentRead more