Frozen Fruit Salad

Here’s another sweet salad that seems more like a dessert to me. My mother wrote out this recipe, and I think I can remember eating it as a kid. I believe she would freeze the smaller containers and bring them out for various occasions.  While I don’t have any distinct memories of liking or disliking … Continue reading

Cupcakes – Oscar’s $100 Cake Style

I always have a hard time denying my daughter when she wants to cook, probably because I have developed such a love for cooking with this recipe blog. So last week when she asked if we could make cupcakes, it only took a moment’s consideration to agree. But you know I can’t just make any … Continue reading

Cinnamon Apples

Let’s move onto something a bit more bearable, shall we? I like cinnamon apples. My mother in law makes some with diet Coke and something else, they are really yummy. This recipe does not sound remotely like a diet dish, which the diet Coke one is, and it also sounds like it may be more … Continue reading

Upside Down Prune Cake – Made

I posted the recipe for Upside Down Prune Cake and at the time speculated if this could be done in a Dutch oven. Well, over this past weekend, I was at a history timeline event camped next to a friend who is quite proficient with Dutch oven cooking. She indulged me, and we decided to … Continue reading

Shortbread (Fidelis Cook Book)

In my opinion, shortbread is the quintessential snooty cookie, yet it is somehow a simple and humble treat when you deconstruct it via a recipe. It is simple and easy to make but has such an impressive output. It seems like it should be difficult. One of my favorite cookies for shipping overseas because it … Continue reading