Before we close the books on our 2016 holiday season and move on to our Outback Bowl road trip…Please allow me to re-live a baking adventure from our Christmas day 2015. I still have to laugh when I remember these oven baking results with grandgirl “Little Sis”. It just goes to show…not every Christmas gift […]
Merry Christmas…Kid’s Cooking Memories
As most of you know, Peepaw and I are snowbirds. And we’ve spent the past ten days packing, cleaning and traveling. And we’ve finally arrived at our Florida condo…our winter home. Just in time for Christmas. But since all of the grocery stores are closed…there will be no cooking for me today! We’re still unpacking […]
Christmas Lasagna…Let The Competition Begin!
Our son Nick played college baseball, and his wife Sarah was a college volleyball player. So you could say competition runs through their veins. And several years ago, when they decided to serve lasagna to their house full of relatives at Christmas dinner, Sarah said she planned to make her recipe, found on the Internet […]
Christmas Cookies And Memories…Generations Of FUN
When our sons were little boys, we made Christmas cookies together every year…and last year I asked Nick’s girls if they would like to continue the tradition. Let’s just say they were happy to oblige. And who cares that we couldn’t find the cookie cutters in their kitchen. We simply used some jar lids and […]
Meemaw Asks…Who Invented Birthday Cake?
Thanks to ALL of you who sent birthday wishes my way as I reached my latest milestone! I was looking through old photos, and I found this gem from a party long ago. I have no idea who’s birthday we were about to celebrate, but judging from the number of candles it was nobody in […]
Oven Baked Caramel Corn…Our Holiday Tradition
My brother knows I am always looking for vintage family photos of Mom in her kitchen, and I was thrilled when he sent me this one, especially when I realized what she was proudly “showing off” in her oven. It’s Mom’s amazing and delicious Oven Baked Caramel Corn! The holidays just weren’t complete until Mom made […]
Our Farmhouse Holiday Dinner…Food For My Soul
The holidays are a VERY busy time for all of us. And sometimes it’s nice to take some time and relive special moments from the past…like this wonderful holiday dinner we enjoyed with my brother Tom and his wife Barb several years ago. Barb’s recipes were delicious…and sharing that meal around the table in the […]
Mom’s Long Lost Ginger Crisps Cookies
Recipes are much more than a blueprint for preparing food. Recipes can be our connection to the past…and to the people we love. And that was so true yesterday when I stumbled upon my mom’s Ginger Crisps cookie recipe. I was feeling very nostalgic and a little sad in our much-too-quiet house after our amazing, […]
Meemaw’s Childhood Farm…Our GrandCamp Finale
Ever since our grandchildren were old enough to listen, I have shared stories about my life growing up on our Iowa farm. It was an idyllic childhood filled with treasured pets, tons of cousins, and wonderful neighbors. It was the stuff of dreams. So as our First Annual GrandCamp was coming to an end, it […]
Cousins Galore…And BINGO! (A Winning Combination)
A highlight of our Indy grandgirl’s “GrandCamp” week in Iowa had to be the overnight slumber party with their four Iowa cousins. And And that overnight stay even included some rousing games of BINGO…a treat for all of them! Another highlight of any overnight at our house is Peepaw’s popcorn. He has a real popcorn […]