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I love to have a warm dessert on a cold winter’s night.  It must be a comfort food thing. Though why is it that when you eat comfort food, the pants become so uncomfortable?  Hmm. Food for thought. This recipe, which I was fortunate to eat at a recent buffet and did not have to [...]

Here is a very flavorsome cake that is very moist and when baked in a special pan is a very attractive centerpiece to the table! Pumpkin Cranberry Cake 2 cups brown sugar 3/4 cups shortening (part butter) 2 cups pumpkin (1 can) 4 eggs 1/4 cup water 2 cups flour 1 1/3 cups oatmeal 1/2 [...]

This is one of those recipes that is perfect for Thanksgiving but also quite delish for anytime. It is not too tedious to make but it is well worth every little bit of effort put into it. Cranberry Crumble Coffee Cake 1/2 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 cups unbleached flour 1 tsp. [...]

Ah fall. Scarecrows in the yard, goblins on the doorstep, and pumpkin bread on the table. What’s not to love? One of my favorite fall foods is pumpkin anything, especially bread. I have been making this bread for over 30 years and it has never, ever failed to please. It has a nice spice mix [...]

Oh boy, apple season is killing me!! I have this nasty habit of indulging in sweets when I really shouldn’t. There are just some foods that I really enjoy, and apples are one of them. It doesn’t matter how they are prepared, plain, baked, or in a special recipe, I love them. This is one [...]

Since the organization of the Pastry Club, I have been pondering what I will prepare for my turn as the provider. I am sharing the spotlight with Brigitte, who is known for her great baking powers, so of course I must present some delectable treat that will at least compare with her dessert. I want [...]

One of the breads that I often bake is a cranberry walnut bread. I love the combination of tart-sweet in a breakfast bread. My husband usually takes a bread to work each day, breakfast bread that is, and this bread is frequently in his lunch! I use orange juice as the liquid to give the [...]

Here we go again, yet another post about zucchini. Like I said before, there is an over abundance of this little vegetable/fruit. I have been searching through my old family hand written recipes and found this one for zucchini bars. Looking it over, I decided to make it for breakfast. I only wanted to make [...]

I am overrun with zucchinis. They are growing leaps and bounds, plants producing daily, and if not picked they’ll grow into unusable colossal bats! What to do with all these croplings? (Now that’s a new word!) I am shocked at how many are growing. I know I shouldn’t be but as my summer squash plants are not [...]

Gadzukes! Zucchini is ready. It amazes me how fast these squashes grow. One day they are not quite ready and the next they are the size of baseball bats on steroids. There are so many uses for this fruit, though it is treated like a vegetable. It can be prepared using a variety of cooking [...]