Gingerbread houses can be as simple as a few graham crackers propped up with frosting and candy or as elaborate as little church with stained glass windows. Our family tradition of making a gingerbread house gets bigger and bigger with every new family member. Many years when the kids were young, they […]
Toss pecans with a touch of brown sugar, a sprinkling of cinnamon, an infusion of vanilla and a few zests of orange for a indescribable candied pecans for this salad. The dressing features blueberry pomegranate dressing. Salad greens can be baby field greens, spinach or a mixture of […]
My daughter Andria called in a state of confusion and said, “These macaron recipes make them sound like they are so hard. Is that true?” “Not at all. They are actually really simple.” “They have all kinds of rules!!! Which ones do I have to follow?” “Only a few of […]
It was such a fun Christmas party and the Mini Desserts were a hit. We made Carrot Cake, Coconut Cream Pie, Rocky Road Brownies, Cherry Cheesecake and Raspberry Shortcake using cubes of Angel Food Cake. Here are all the luscious desserts. And here is our Mom’s Prayer group at our […]
I think of the homeless, those in poverty and those without family and pray Jesus’ love and hope for them. I remember that feeling from when I was 8. My mom was a single mom with 6 kids. She worked hard during the day and went to school in hopes of getting […]
I make lots of different combinations of roasted vegetables, but they often follow my golden formula: roasted vegetables = root vegetables + olive oil + herbs + sea salt (usually topped off by a variation of a balsamic vinaigrette, my favorite). Here I roasted beets, carrots, brussel sprouts and sweet […]
A four-layer cake might sound a little intimidating, but this one goes together really quick. A luscious filling of pumpkin and cream cheese is smoothed between the layers and a caramel sauce is drizzled over the top. Black walnuts are easy to spot in the woods. They have a […]
I traveled the United States this summer visiting Farmer’s Markets all along the way. You might guess I have an obsession with Farmer’s Markets. Big ones, little ones, tiny ones and all the others. But, my favorites were the smallest, most remote farmer’s markets tucked back in the mountain valleys. The […]