Month: October 2020

Breads

Soft Pretzels

Nothing’s better than a hot, salty bread type pretzel, hot out of the oven. The best part of all is you don’t have to pay 2, 3, 4 or 5 dollars each. You can bake them yourself and sprinkle on as little or as much as you like!

Cookies and Bars, Desserts

Snickerdoodles

This cookie will surely satisfy your sweet tooth. It is a crisp, crackly cookie that is rolled in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar, baked to a light golden brown and bursting with flavor. Give me a glass of milk with these cookies and they’ll be gone in no time at all.

Beverages

Slush

This drink is called Slush because it never totally freezes due to the amount of alcohol…it just becomes slushy. Back in the 80’s, I had a Christmas party for all of my co-workers. A few days before the party, my boss Carol asked me to make sure I had room in my freezer as she […]

Breakfast, Desserts

Scones

I’ve been baking these tender scones for many years. You can alter the recipe to fit your mood. For example, if I’m adding cranraisins, I switch the vanilla extract to orange extract for a cranberry orange scone. If I want a lemon poppy scone, I use lemon extract instead of vanilla, and add a Tablespoon […]