College recommendations

Teachers at our high school who write recommendations for college bound seniors are generally thanked with a surprise gift from the student…usually something baked.  Today MC, our retired semi-professional baker, whipped up some blondies and saltine candy bars for the two teachers who helped her make her early action deadlines. And those deadlines are today! I was only offered [...]

Apple Turnovers – A Fall Treat!

Aromatic apples and cinnamon sauteing in a skillet really connects me to comfort food. Tucking these sweet bites into some light and flaky puff pastry, well – it’s quite delicious and easy.  Okay, maybe if you are making your own puff pastry, not so easy.  I took advantage of the ethnic market nearby to purchase [...]

Easy Ice Cream Cake

Roughing it up at the lake without a food processor, Bruce suggested that the gehawker (not sure of the spelling) would work better than a fork and he was right.  This handy tool helped speed up the process of crushing cookies (use plain chocolate wafers) into fine crumbs for the ice cream cake crust.  (Reserve [...]

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