Russian Teas (cookies)

Mmmm, I love these cookies! They are the type you find on a plate at the back of the table at a cocktail party, and the first cookies gone from that plate. They are popular at Christmas time because they look a bit like snowballs. The Russian Tea cookie (or cake) became popular in the … Continue reading

Brandied Fruit Cake

Can there ever be too many recipes for fruit cake? I think not! On Thanksgiving I gave my dad two fruit cakes I had made and he was delighted! He loves his grandmother’s fruit cake, and it didn’t hurt that I had basted it with whiskey for a week. While this recipe does not call … Continue reading

Retro Christmas Cookies, Betty Crocker Style

Here we have a page from a ring binder intended for Betty Crocker recipes, and clearly intended for practitioners of the home arts. These recipes and tips are for Wonderland Cookies, using Gold Medal flour, and include instructions on how to make 3D cookie tree ornaments. I have way too little time and patience to … Continue reading

Lemon Sponge Pie

This sounds a little bit like a chiffon cake in a pie crust and it sounds delicious! I think you could also use orange if you don’t like lemon. For desserts like this, I like to use bakers sugar or caster sugar, which are extra fine. The sugar crystals will not be so obvious when … Continue reading

Bread Pudding with Brandy Sauce

Often the bread pudding you get in a restaurant is dry, has too much cinnamon, or is too sticky. Perhaps this recipe will be a good one since of course it would be home made and fresh, there doesn’t appear to be too much cinnamon, and of course there’s that brandy sauce. :-)