Sep 18 2023
World’s Best Easy Chocolate Cake!
This is my story of discovering the Best Easy Chocolate Cake. When my six kids were little I often had days when I NEEDED chocolate! It didn’t matter if it...
Tag: Baking
Apr 17 2023
Grandma’s 1-2-3-4 Cake, aka the Best Cake Ever!
This is the recipe for Grandma Helen’s legendary 1-2-3-4 Cake. Not only is it the best pound cake in the world, it has the best cake story in the world....
Mar 30 2023
Homemade Pigs in Blankets: a Fun Easy Family Meal
A tradition at our house is fun food on the weekends. Usually this means homemade pizza on Friday nights but sometimes we like to change it up and have gourmet...
Feb 14 2023
Daily Bread: a Great Dough for Bread, Buns, and More!
If you want a simple bread recipe that makes amazing bread but can be used for buns and cinnamon rolls, you have to try my Daily Bread recipe. Years ago...
Jan 27 2023
Crumb-Topped Gingerbread, a Simple Delicious Dessert
Allow me to introduce you to one of my oldest and most special cakes, Crumb-Topped Gingerbread! This recipe is adapted from a cookbook by one of my favorite writers named...
Jan 09 2023
Tried and True Famous Oatmeal Macaroons Made Your Way!
One of the first cookbooks I bought was a collection of Mennonite recipes and this recipe for Oatmeal Macaroons quickly became a favorite. I’ve made it so often that the...
Dec 15 2022
Make Ahead Cookies for Christmas that Everyone Will Love!
Years ago a friend gave me this recipe and it’s been a special Christmas cookie in our family ever since. Spicy Frostbite Cookies are like a classic chocolate chip cookie...
Dec 08 2022
Easy Shortbread Cookie Recipe With Your Favorite Flavors
Sometimes you find the perfect cookie for Christmas and then by law you have to make that cookie every year. This is one of mine, it’s for a shortbread cookie...
Nov 22 2022
Spiced Pumpkin Pie Your Family Will Love
In my recipe book there is a smudged crinkled page I ripped out of a 1998 Bon Appétit magazine that has the sacred recipe for Spiced Pumpkin Pie. It’s from...
Nov 22 2022
Simple Flaky All-Butter Pie Crust Everyone Will Love
It’s pie time! All pies need crust and before you reach for a package from the store, try this super flaky all-butter pie crust recipe. It’s amazingly simple, contains only...