These Swiss cookies have been my favorite for as long as I can remember. The problem being that in order to make them you need a special press, something like a waffle iron with Swiss designs. There are three options, know someone who has an iron and always remain on their good side; import an … Continue reading Brätzeli
Typically, I get recipes from old cookbooks, this recipe actually showed up in my email a few weeks back. A email from our local milk man actually. Winnie and I decided to give it a try. My two eldest daughters spent the morning picking cherries from our trees before the birds got them all. We … Continue reading Cherry Clafoutis
My youngest daughter and I found ourselves home alone the other day, we didn’t have anywhere specific we needed to be or that we needed to do so we took out an old cook book. The Woman’s Favorite Cook Book to be exact. The copy that we have has a copyright date of 1907, I … Continue reading Brown Sugar Cookies
With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, and looking at the remaining ingredients in my refrigerator that my children have yet to eat. I decided to make Strawberry Pie. This recipe came from Grandma Shirley. It has been adapted over the years to suit the tastes of those eating it. Now I said that the … Continue reading Strawberry Pie
This is the first pie that I was ever taught to make. I learned how to make it at Kids Swiss Kamp, a cultural heritage summer camp which my children now attend. Kids learn all kinds of things from cooking, baking, dancing, language, woodworking, and wrestling to name just a few things. This camp has … Continue reading Custard Apple Pie
In the world of homemade breads, I feel like people are always on a quest for a great sandwich bread. One that is soft and yet won’t fall apart when you try to spread condiments on it, but also has a crust that proves it was homemade. I have made many breads over the years … Continue reading Wheat Sandwich Bread
My family loves blueberries. In fact they have been a staple of my children’s diet for most of their lives. My eldest when she was just learning to talk used to call them “boobies” let just say that turned some heads and got more than a fair share of strange looks. We pick our blueberries … Continue reading Apple Blueberry Pie
Last summer Ellie entered spiced Zucchini carrot muffins into the local county fair. She even walked away with a blue ribbon and prize money! Not bad for a 5 year old. Needless to say after her success of last year she is excited to try again this year with a new recipe. I like most … Continue reading Carrot Zucchini Muffins
Last summer, I found a deal on cherries at a local market. My eldest daughter and I spent the evening pitting and canning up quarts of cherries for future use. We even saved the pits to make cherry extract. Which my husband calls cough syrup. This past weekend we were going to a dinner with … Continue reading Cherry Pie
Squash, squash and more squash! As I said in my previous post, we have an abundance of squash which is quickly going bad in our shop storage. We have been struggling to use as much as we can before it is only fit for chicken and pigs. While the smallest in the family is happy … Continue reading Squash Doughnuts
Timeless Kitchen 