Doughnuts

Let’s start of the work week with an old favorite, shall we? Just start up the deep fat fryer and make a batch of old fashioned doughnuts. Make sure the coffee is brewed hot, because there isn’t much in this world that goes better with coffee than a fresh doughnut. My mouth is watering as … Continue reading

Sour Milk Waffles

Hopefully you didn’t get a carb overload from yesterday’s waffles because we are back for Sunday brunch with Sour Milk Waffles. I don’t know how to make sour milk and I certainly don’t want to come about it the natural way, ick. We probably won’t make these at my house. Sour Milk Waffles 2 cups … Continue reading

Waffles

For your Saturday morning enjoyment, here is a nice recipe for waffles. It looks like Gram decided that 2 large tbsp of baking powder would not be right, but according to my measurements chart, 6 tsp is equal to 2 tbsp. Perhaps by limiting the measure to teaspoons, she eliminated the “large” part of the … Continue reading

Upside Down Prune Cake

While at first I thought, “oh boy, a fiber rich cake to be served right after dinner!” after thinking about prunes and the fact that before they became the go-to fiber source, they were just another fruit available and readily grown in orchards everywhere. Prunes are a variant of plums, and taste almost the same. … Continue reading

Schaum Torte

This recipe is a German dessert. Gram was half German so it makes me wonder if this was a family recipe. The word “schaum” means frothy or foamy in German, which directly defines the meringue shells and even the whipped cream. All the references to Schaum Torte I found used strawberries, but if you don’t … Continue reading