I’m always ready to celebrate holidays…and when I realized July 25th is National Wine and Cheese Day I was ready to do my part to not let this holiday slip by unnoticed! One of my favorite ways to entertain is to open some wine and to make a BIG charcuterie board for guests to share. […]
Chewy Coconut Oatmeal Dishpan Cookies
A dishpan full of cookie dough? Allow me to explain. It may surprise you to know that baking is NOT my favorite activity. (I would much rather cook than bake.) So when I decide to make cookies I refuse to use a recipe that makes only a dozen or two. If I’m making a mess […]
Meemaw’s Refried Beans – Two Thumbs Up From A Picky Eater!
Refried beans and quesadillas came to mind for a quick dinner on our recent road trip to Indy. But when I announced the menu I was planning, our smallest grandson informed me in no uncertain terms that he does NOT like refried beans! I took that as a challenge. (And you know this old Meemaw LOVES […]
Lolo’s First Ever Angel Food Cake – A Kitchen Success!
Imagine my surprise when grandgirl Lolo told me she had never tasted angel food cake! So of course that crime needed to be quickly remedied during GrandCamp 2018. Angel food cake requires some skills not usually associated with cake making, so I knew this would be another great kitchen lesson to be learned in Meemaw’s […]
Sushi 101 – California Rolls Here We Come!
Ahhh… Sushi. An old Japanese proverb says we will live 75 days longer if we are lucky enough to eat something we’ve never eaten before. So naturally I began to wonder how much longer I would live if I learned to MAKE something I’d never made before!? Hmm…. Shortly before our Indy grandgirls arrived for […]
Finally! All Seven Grands Together For GrandCamp 2018
As our grands get older it’s becoming more and more difficult to get all of them together. Between baseball, soccer, softball and more mini camps than you can shake a stick at…they are busy bees all summer. We had to squeeze in “Cousin Togetherness Time” wherever and whenever we could. So one overnight was all […]
Cinnamon Rolls From An Amish Mix – A BIG GrandCamp Baking Event
When Amish women bake cinnamon rolls they don’t mess around with small batches since they are always baking for a crowd. It’s never just one or two pans since many Amish women have eight or ten kids and a hungry husband to feed. to So when we stopped at the Amish run Stringtown Grocery during […]
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham – My Easiest Comfort Food Recipe Ever!
I know what you’re thinking. You’ve seen complicated French recipes for scalloped potatoes that take hours to prepare with sauces and layering and fussing…and enough pots and pans to choke a horse. But MY version is just as delicious and it takes about five minutes to prepare! Seriously! Five minutes! (Maybe ten minutes if you’re […]
Lolo’s Chocolate Cookies – A Double Chocolate Delight!
Lolo quickly showed off her baking skills as we kicked off GrandCamp 2018. She was busy in our kitchen almost before she finished unpacking her suitcase. It wasn’t long before the intoxicating smell of baking chocolate was wafting through the house. She couldn’t wait to share her chocolate cookie recipe with her old Meemaw, and […]
Rhubarb Cobbler – A Springtime Dessert Your Family Will Love
Rhubarb Cobbler is a quick and easy dessert, and I have a simple recipe I know you and your family will love. It’s a cinch to make and it uses only the most basic pantry items. In fact if you can get your hands on some rhubarb I’m guessing you’ve got everything else you need […]