Pear Salad

  I mentioned recently that pears are getting close to harvest, so here is another pear recipe. I am in the dark as to what “cheese dressing” may be. This doesn’t actually sound very good to me. Pear Salad Pare pears, cut in halves, remove cores & fill hollows from which cores were removed with … Continue reading

Devil’s Food Cake

  As discussed on a previous post, Devil’s Food Cake is considered the yin to Angel Food Cake’s yang (or the yang to the yin, heh). Where Angel Food is light and airy, Devil’s Food is dark and rich. After reading this recipe and comparing with my previous research, I have come to the conclusion … Continue reading

Drop Cookies

  I expect you could substitute just about anything for the nuts and raisins here. Drop cookies are a staple of the kitchen cookie jar. They are easy and fast to make, and they always taste good. Of course, drop cookies are called such because you drop a dollop of the batter from a spoon … Continue reading

Pumpkin Pie

While at the county fair recently I saw the pumpkins were beginning to come in! Pumpkins can be harvested as early as mid-August and will store well if handled carefully so as to avoid bruising. A pumpkin is ready to be harvested if it is uniformly orange, the rind is firm and cannot be broken … Continue reading

Graham Cracker Cake (Mrs Bowman)

A while back I made this cake and it is delicious! It is not sweet like an iced cake, nor sweet like coffee cake. It is somewhere in between. Because the egg whites are beaten and added last the cake is airy and light of texture. Be careful to bake it long enough or the middle … Continue reading