My great-grandmother Tiny (the actual name on her birth certificate was "Tiny Margaret Keach") died before I was born. She was an incredible woman that had 11 children, raised 9 to adulthood, helped run a very successful family farm, made all of her children's clothes, and managed to cook and create amazing dishes that still cause people to drool when they remember ...
baking
Healthier Cookies
Now that school is back in session, many lunchboxes are back to work housing lunch and snacks for hungry kids. As they are filled with sandwiches, drinks, and accompaniments, they often also include a "treat" that is in the dessert category. Instead of packing a packaged food prepared in a factory, you can make your own. After reading the label on many of the boxes that these ...
A Special Occasion Dessert
Instead of spending a lot of money eating out for New Year's Eve, we are planning to have a few of our favorite dishes at home. I'll make a special salad and roast potatoes, and my husband will throw a couple of steaks on the grill. At his request, we'll have Molten Chocolate Cakes for dessert. I hope you'll find these very, very, rich caked are as delicious as any chocolate ...
A Few Tips For Baking Success
1. Make certain you have the ingredients you need before you start. Double check that everything is what you think it is. For most recipes when they call for sugar, they are referring to white, granulated sugar. When they specify flour, they mean "all-purpose" (bleached or unbleached should not matter unless the recipe designates one). 2. Check the expiration date on ...
