Category: baking
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Peanut Butter chocolate chip cookies – a smile in every bite.
Hi there, Recently it was my granddaughter’s birthday. One of the presents we gave her is an endearing book called “What’s Cooking at 10 Garden Street” by Felicita Sala. If you have a young child in your life, run (do not walk) out and buy this beautiful book. It is the story of the residents…
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JOANNE’S SCONES – A TREAT MADE WITH LOVE
Hi there, Have you ever corresponded with a person and felt an immediate connection. This is what happened to me with Joanne Eddy. I first met Joanne a few years ago when I was writing another type of blog. I always looked forward to her posts. Joanne’s warmth, caring, and optimism were food for my…
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elizabeth’s kugel – steals your heart away
Hi there, My friend, Elizabeth, sent me this delightful story about her mother and her aunt. I wanted to share this with you along with the scrumptious recipe for Kugel. I identify with Elizabeth’s mother having married into an Italian-American family as an outsider. And, I did the same thing as her. I cooked my…
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MY MOTHER’S RECIPE #5 – Bette Frisch’s Famous Kuchen
Hi there, Do you remember preparing something for the PTA bake sale? I am not much of a baker and always contemplated going to the bakery and buying something and donating it to the bake sale. There always was one superb baker and everyone wanted to buy their creations. In my PTA days that was…
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My Mother’s Recipe #4 – Betty’s Pound Cake, “so good she paid the plumber with it”.
“…behind every Guide Michelin chef there was a woman, usually a four foot cataract-ridden old granny from whom he’d filched his best recipes.” ― Karen Karbo, Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life Hi there, Betty Pieffer is my friends Chuck and Roe’s mother and mother-in-law. I have known Chuck and Roe ever since they adopted my dog.…
