Inside my recipe box
I make treats for my kids every Tuesday. The other four school days, I’m a stickler for healthy snacks. On Tuesdays, however a mid-day dessert is waiting when they come home from school. They always walk in the door asking, “What is Treat Tuesday?” and I always keep them guessing by challenging them to identify the treat by smell. The only downside of this tradition is I hear about it if I have a particularly busy Tuesday and don’t get around to making the treat. That rarely happens because I can’t stand the groaning! (OK, and I’m a sucker for their appreciation for TT’s, even into their teen years.) When you see a dessert recipe with a TT next to it, you know it was one of our Tuesday Treats!
I came across this recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks that a dear friend gave me titled, “Sweet on Texas.” This is possibly the best lemon bar recipe out there. The crust is perfect, not too crumbly, not too dry. When you mix it …
I was feeling nostalgic with Mother’s Day this week, so I pulled down a cookbook I inherited from my mom, Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook. Hang with me for a minute while I share this gem with you. I looked for a published date, …
I feel like Chicken Little…”the sky is falling!” Or maybe we are going to be sucked up into the sky as we have spent the day on storm alert. Best way to deal with disaster? Bake a cake! Not just any cake for such an …
Really the title says it all. Chocolate, marshmallows, peanut butter…wow. These live up to their name. Speaking of name, I looked up why “Mississippi” gets some credit here. Apparently during World War II this dessert would be made using simple ingredients that could be found …