Brown Sugar Cookies

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

Patio Beans

My husband calls these Patty O’Beans and tells everyone they are Irish. He creates a great background story about how they came from and Irish ancestor and its a secret recipe. Guess we don’t need to take a trip to Blarney Castle for him! Actually this recipe came to me from my Great Aunt Dolly, … Continue reading Patio Beans

Cherry Pie

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

Pumpkin Pie

With the holidays approaching who is not thinking about the yummy desserts that come after the main meal? This is one of my favorite Pumpkin Pie recipes that I have ever tried. It gets rave reviews and can also be used as a custard rather than a pie. This recipe is adapted slightly from The … Continue reading Pumpkin Pie

Brown Sugar

Who hasn’t been there? In the middle of making something and you go to the cupboard, and you are out of brown sugar! Did you know that with two ingredients you can make your own brown sugar at home in a matter of minutes? All you need is white sugar and molasses. The difference between … Continue reading Brown Sugar