I finally decided it was time to BAKE something here in Fort Lauderdale, so I looked in my cupboards to see what I had on hand. So these Applesauce Raisin Bars were born… RECIPE Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1/3 c brown sugar 2 eggs 2 cups applesauce 2 cups […]
Cinnamon Sugar Pie Treats
When I’m looking for a decadent snack to serve to our little grand kids, I sometimes make a sweet treat I remember fondly from my childhood. When my Grandma Grady was in her 90’s, she spent the summer months with us on our farm. And while my mother went to her job at the post […]
Four Ingredient Coconut Pie
OK…So just call me “Doubting Thomas”…but when I read a recipe in that awesome book “The Four Ingredient Cookbook”…I doubted…OK? http://fouringredientcookbook.com/ In fact…I doubted SO MUCH that I stopped making the pie-right in the middle of preparation, and I made up ANOTHER version of my own, just so I wouldn’t “waste” the FOUR ingredients I […]
Lemon Zucchini Cake
There is something rather sinful about eating cake for breakfast. But when the cake contains a vegetable like zucchini I guess it’s ok…especially when it tastes SO GOOD. All the yums. Thanks to my Sis In Law Lucy’s friend for sharing this recipe (and this cake) with her…and thanks to Lucy for sharing it (and the […]
Kitchen Sink Fruit Crostata
Sometimes I think outside the box. (Well…I guess that’s MOST of the time.) And today I decided to use up all the fruit sitting in the fruit bowl on the counter…by throwing them all together in a crostata! In a mixing bowl I thinly sliced two peeled apples, two really ripe peaches, and one pear. […]
Rhubarb Crisp
Remember the rhubarb I got from the farm? I promised I would let you know how I used it, so here goes. Thanks to my cousin (and my namesake) Patty H. for this recipe for Rhubarb Crisp. I found it in an old Holy Trinity Catholic Church cookbook. (And we all know church ladies […]
Sour Cream Raisin Pie
My Mom made awesome pies. After she died, it took a long time for me to walk through Dad’s kitchen without glancing on the kitchen counter above the corner cupboard to look for a fresh pie. One of Mom’s famous pies was her Sour Cream Raisin Pie. I am NOT a pie baker. I usually […]
Applesauce Raisin Nut Cake
I’m beginning to survey my pantry here in Fort Lauderdale…and I’m looking for ways to use up what I have left in the cupboards and the refrigerator. So today I noticed a half-empty jar of applesauce in the refrig. Then I found a partial container of raisin and nut trail mix in the cupboard…and the […]
Healthy Oatmeal and Applesauce Cookies
Our friend John leads a pretty exciting life. He is part of a Homeland Security SWAT Team, so he spends his days doing anything from boarding ships out in the ocean to search for drugs and contraband, to processing passengers who are coming through the ports of Miami and Fort Lauderdale, to deporting illegal aliens. […]
Applesauce Raisin Cake
OK guys…you know I am trying to use up everything in my Iowa house before we turn it over to our friend for the winter. I opened the refrigerator and decided it was time to use up half a jar of unsweetened applesauce. I looked for a recipe that used lots of what I still […]