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 […]

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 […]

Thought it was time I shared the Orange Muffin recipe that I made for the ADK meeting.  (I promised I would.)  This recipe is a recipe from Helen Corbitt.  It is easy to make and delicious.  I like these muffins because they keep well, and you can even freeze them. I was reminded of this […]

It is zucchini season, and what to do with all the zucchini is a never-ending question.  Now mind you. – I did not grow zucchini, but the zucchini at the Farmers Market was plentiful and begging to be bought.  I bought it and brought it home with the intention of making zucchini bread.  Because… When […]

Announcing the winner for the most submitted recipe in my mother’s cookbook –  A+ in Cooking! Ta – da da da-a-a – da da-a-a! And the winner is…. Drum roll! Chocolate Sheet Cake — applause, applause, applause, whoop and more applause. No fewer than seventeen families submitted this recipe as their family favorite.  When planning […]

Ever-Lovin’ loves mincemeat. One year friend BB gave Ever-Lovin’ some Walker’s Mincemeat Tarts that  she had gotten at World Market.  Now, every year Ever-Lovin’ makes sure he goes to World Market for his Mincemeat Tarts.  He likes them.  He loves them. We have a friend who does not want to be named, that makes mincemeat […]

These are so good, and yes, you can make them.  They are easy and almost impossible to mess up.  I like them.  I love them.  True story – Mrs. Ralph’s husband likes the original version of these cinnamon rolls so much that if anything happens to Mrs. Ralph and Ever-Lovin’ he is proposing marriage to […]

Fall is here, and apples are abundant.   Why not make a Fresh Apple Cake? This Fresh Apple Cake recipe came from my friend Mrs. Ralph- as in Ralph Lauren (She has his style and flair! – And she is also an excellent cook.).  The cake is easy breezy and so delicious.  When Mrs. Ralph […]

Recently I saw the recipe for Cranberry-Hazelnut Coffeecake on Pinterest.  The original recipe is from MyRecipes.com.  The coffeecake looked so pretty, and I do love cranberries, so I pinned it to my board “Want to Try”.  The fact that the recipe called for fresh cranberries, and they were not sweetened was appealing.  I love a […]