I enjoy reading the blog Mennonite Girls Can Cook.  The Canadian ladies that write this blog are excellent cooks who use fresh basic ingredients in their recipes.  This morning there was a recipe for Lemon Coconut Bars, and I knew I wanted to try them.  I love coconut, and to think about it paired with lemon […]

What a mouthful for a title – White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cranberry Orange Cookies – Wow!  Many of you already have this EASY recipe that begins with cookie dough that you buy at the grocery store.  But just in case you do not know about this delicious cookie, I thought you should. Dear friend Marge first […]

True confession – I am not a huge fan of cake balls.  I know the rest of the world loves cake balls, and gobble them up by the fistfuls.  BUT – So many of the cake balls I have eaten were gummy and mushy.  It is not a taste thing.  It is a texture thing.  With that announcement […]

Let’s get started cooking for Christmas.  Date Skillet Cookies is a recipe from my childhood.  I remember Mother making these treats during many many Christmas seasons, and I thought they would be something different to share with you.  I was not sure I could find the recipe, but  I went hunting through my recipe boxes, and to […]

It happens to the best of us.  A recipe does not compute.  As it is written, there are gaps in the description.  That is the case with this recipe for Molasses Cookies from my mother’s cookbook A+ in Cooking.  The directions are not complete.  Any experienced cook can figure out the recipe, but for someone […]

The other day I tasted one of Ever-Lovin’s store bought cookies, and I could not believe how horrible it was.  I asked him why he would eat such a thing.  He said he had to have something to snack on.  I felt about two inches tall.  I had neglected my man.  I promised I would […]

There are some of you who stop reading when you know it is a recipe.  But not too fast you non-cooks.  This recipe is for you.  It is so easy.  Anyone can do it.  After all it is a DUMP CAKE, you just dump the ingredients into a pan, bake, and enjoy. Except for being one […]

I started to title this post – The Best Bread Pudding – but that seemed a little presumptuous.  But I am here to tell you, – This is the best bread pudding I have ever made, and Lord knows I have tried to make a bread pudding to our liking.  Ever-Lovin’ loves bread pudding and […]

On our day trip to Waxahachie, Super Sister and I ate at The Dove’s Nest – an excellent restaurant located downtown Waxahachie on the square.  We succumbed and ordered the Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie for dessert. Sweet Mother of Pearl.  It was full of chocolate, pecans and had a subtle hint of bourbon.  Yummy!  Marsha […]

Excellent Cook Nancy brought Friend BB some cookies – Laura Bush’s Cowboy Cookies to be exact.  Mrs. Ralph ate one of said cookies, and declared it the best cookie she had ever eaten.  Mrs. Ralph did not mention said cookie just one time, I bet she mentioned it a bazillion times (Okay, I exaggerate.) but….  I […]