Christmas Baking!

The month before Christmas is the best time of the year for baking, in our opinion. There are so many baked goods that are part of this time of year! The fragrance of cinnamon and bread and cookies wafting through the house is an important part of what makes it FEEL like Christmas! There are [...]

Amazing Raisin Pineapple Zucchini Bran Muffins

I was just playing around in the kitchen this morning and ended up making dozens and dozens of muffins–a happy accident. I actually merged and tweaked a couple of recipes and ended up with these muffins. They’re so moist and rich they don’t need butter or anything. They were delicious, hot out of the oven. [...]

Good Goopy Easy Chocolate Dessert

One of our readers, Mary, who lives in Costa Rica, just sent me this recipe. It sounds delicious and since both Laura and I are doing the chicken-without-a-head-running-around thing,  I am delighted to share this treasure with you!

Fruit Pizza

Years ago, when my children were very small and life was exhausting and messy, I had a wonderful older-woman friend named Diane Henderson. Diane was drop-dead gorgeous, gracious, witty, warm, and unconditionally affirming of my decision to be a stay-at-home mama. Diane also loved to cook and did it well.

Diane’s Donuts

I mentioned several months ago that I spent quite a number of my summers working at a camp in British Columbia, Rock Nest Ranch. It was at Rock Nest Ranch that I acquired my baked oatmeal recipe as well as my Apple Cinnamon French Toast recipe. Those are recipes that I use pretty frequently. This [...]

Anna’s Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Finding a teenage girl who can cook brilliantly is always a treat. At this point in my life, the only way I get to know neat teenagers of the female persuasion is to import them! Just last Saturday, I had the privilege of teaching Jamie how to make pizza. Several weeks ago, Rachel came over [...]

Vet Bollen (#3)

This recipe is my personal favorite. The potatoes make this recipe so moist and chewy.

Vet Ballen (#2)

This is the second Olie Kueken recipe of Grandma’s that I found.

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls - cool rise sweet dough

Years and years ago, when I was ten years old, I had the exciting privilege of spending the day with Auntie Joan, learning to make homemade cinnamon rolls. I was ecstatic. (The thing that bends my brain a bit is that doing the math tells me that Joan was only in her early to mid-twenties [...]

Christmas menus at Barb’s house

Laura reminded me this morning that I need to take a few minutes to share our holiday meal plans here.