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!
So I know what you are thinking…it is too blooming hot in most parts of the country to turn on the oven to bake a cake. But stay with me. What if you turned on the oven and spices and apples starting wafting towards …
We are right smack in the middle of summer. I made ribs and corn on the cob for dinner. To round out the meal I needed a pie, a Buttermilk Pie in fact. I have to admit that Buttermilk Pie is relatively new for our …
Happy July 1! It’s almost Independence Day and as I toyed with Treat Tuesday this week, I thought I could do a cobbler, or an apple pie, or even flag cookies. But what is more American than grilling?! I started with some cocoa that was …
“Eh…What’s up Doc?” I couldn’t help myself, how can you not think of Bugs Bunny when you peel carrots?? This cake does wonders for the basic carrot. Maybe this cake could count as a serving of veggies…maybe. This batter is made special by combining the …