Category: baking
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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. […]
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MY MOTHER’S RECIPE #2 – Move over Poilâne
Hi there, My grandson, Lucas, has been interested in cooking and baking since he was old enough to put Hershey kisses in peanut butter blossom cookies. His mother has cooked with him since he was knee high to a grasshopper. As a result of that time spent with Mom in the kitchen, he has become […]
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MY MOTHER’S RECIPE #1- Italian Ricotta Cookies
Hi there, A friend of mine reminded me that in May we celebrate Mother’s Day. Bev suggested I do something with mother’s and grandmother’s recipes for the month. Thank you Bev. I am going to start out with my mother-in-law’s ricotta cookie recipe. This cookie is without doubt her son’s favorite cookie in the world. […]
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NEW CLASSIC GINGERBREAD HOUSE
How adorable is this? The directions for it can be found at https://www.epicurious.com/holidays-events/gingerbread-house-photos-article?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=epi&utm_mailing=EPI_CTN_121820&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5be9cd8d3f92a40469df4487&cndid=30753145&hasha=1447f9c90435330b7f3dc29d00a384ad&hashb=0d912b59993a9d6ee8453c9661829063af75af24&hashc=b75d5bcd989ff97a442517c2de44e930937c35b262ba5b2c3ed98cebc32b84ca&esrc=EPI-Beekman%20Promo&utm_content=Final&utm_term=EPI_CTN If anyone makes this, please post a picture. Happy Saturday, Bernadette Xxx