Pecan Pie For The Holidays

Pecan Pie For The Holidays

I have a great pecan pie recipe. Everyone loves it and it’s easy to make. What it isn’t is my mom’s pecan pie recipe. Sorry Mom, but I don’t make your pecan pie.  Oh, it’s delicious.  But it’s not an easy recipe and I want to use 

The Must-Have Pie for Thanksgiving

The Must-Have Pie for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is around the corner and that makes me think of PIES!  I love to bake pies and I love to eat pies! I made this Coconut Pecan Pie a few years ago and it’s now part of our Thanksgiving. This is a great addition 

?Banana Fana. . . ?. . .  Frosted Banana Bars

?Banana Fana. . . ?. . . Frosted Banana Bars

Remember “The Name Game”. . . . . here is the quick version, using the name “Katie”. . . . . Katie, Katie, bo-batie, Banana-fana fo-fatie Fee-fy-mo-matie Katie! Well, speaking of bananas.  The bars are delicious and you will LOVE the frosting!!!  I seem to 

O’ My Gosh O’Henry Bars

O’ My Gosh O’Henry Bars

SO GOOD!!  I have a hard time not eating them right out of the bowl before I even get to the “bars” stage!  Okay, I might or might not leave just a little in the bowl to enjoy all to myself. . . . ! This 

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween!!

Yup, that’s me with Dagwood Bumstead!!! This is an authentic Blondie comic strip and one of my favorite possessions. I’ve always loved comics – and Blondie in particular – so it was a real treat to be a featured guest! 😉 We really did make 

Frosted Rolled Sugar Cookies  – Pumpkins!

Frosted Rolled Sugar Cookies – Pumpkins!

Every family has holiday traditions. Some involve baking – and this recipe for rolled sugar cookies is one of our family traditions. I collect cookie cutters for almost any occasion and holiday and this is my all-time favorite cookie to make – and to eat! 

Berry Mess

Berry Mess

My family named this dessert “Berry Mess“.  Creative, aren’t they? They aren’t good about combining a lot of foods – they would never eat something called a casserole.  There are some exceptions, but they would have never made it in the casserole-toting Midwestern farmhouse that I 

Key Lime Pie – A Sliver or a Slice?

Key Lime Pie – A Sliver or a Slice?

An outstanding Key Lime Pie recipe is a “must”!  You can make this pie  with regular limes and it turns out fine but I always use key lime juice from the bottle or fresh-squeezed key limes.  You may feel the need to make this green. 

Giant Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Giant Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

There is a trick to making delicious oatmeal raisin cookies.  I know, we just made Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.  But adding raisins instead of chocolate chips make it an ENTIRELY different cookie! First:  have a great recipe.  We do! Second. . . . . .