Dec
10

Rocky Road Candy

Way back in 1985, my mom bought a fundraiser cookbook. The cookbook was presented by Professional Home Economists; Home Ec teachers from around the country. Well out of this cookbook has come one of our favorite candy recipes, Rocky Road Candy. My mom always said she would rather make this…
Candy Chocolate Desserts Holiday
Nov
30

Classic Beef Wellington

I watch a lot of cooking shows. I watch a lot of shows involving cooking. One chef we really like is Gordon Ramsay. There was a series on BBC America back in 2005 called The F Word; F standing for food of course! One thing Chef Ramsay always serves is…
Holiday Main Dish
Nov
20

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice

Since I used all my Pumpkin Pie Spice for my last bread, I thought I would try making it on my own instead of buying another expensive spice. I combined spices I already had on hand. I’m thinking this is certainly the way to go from now on. My recipe…
Desserts Holiday
Nov
12

Layered Pumpkin Loaf

When it’s hot in California, it is hard to get in the fall spirit, especially with baking. After some 80 degree weather this week, it cooled down and rained last night! I received an e-mail on Thursday from Kraft Foods with this wonderful picture under quick breads. It looked too…
Breakfast Holiday
Oct
31

Mummy Dogs

So remember those simple holiday meals (St. Patrick’s Day and Easter) I have mentioned before? Halloween is when we get to have Count Chocula for breakfast. Lunch is usually the fun meal for the kids. We make mummy dogs, which are hot dogs wrapped in crescent dough, orange jello and…
Holiday Main Dish Snacks
Oct
22

Pumpkin Crunch

Today is my hubby’s birthday. Now he is as old as me! 🙂 Since he did not have a birthday breakfast request, I asked if he wanted pumpkin pancakes. Of course he did. I used to make pumpkin pancakes from scratch. Then, I discovered the Pumpkin Pancake and Waffle Mix…
Desserts Holiday
Apr
21

Jello Egg Jigglers

Easter is a holiday that I don’t have a “fun” menu planned. Breakfast is simple and quick (hard boiled eggs and English Muffins) before heading off to church. Years ago I mailed away for jiggler egg molds through Jello. The kids and I did them when they were younger but…
Holiday Snacks
Mar
21

Zippy Rarebit Spread

I like to keep my holiday menus simple for me and fun for my kids.  Being Irish I’ve never made and honestly don’t remember ever eating Corned Beef and Cabbage.  On St. Patrick’s Day we had Lucky Charms for breakfast, lime jell-o for lunch, potato soup for dinner and mint…
Holiday Hors D'oeuvres Snacks