Stollen is a yeast bread sprinkled with rum soaked candied fruit, candied citrus peels, raisins and almonds. It is traditionally eaten on Christmas morning in Germany. The manner in which the loaves are folded over represents the Christ child, swaddled tightly. The generous dusting of powdered sugar represents the newly fallen snow.
Here’s another family favorite…Grandma Drapak’s famous spumoni cookies. This cookie features 3 scrumptious flavors…cherry, chocolate and pistachio, all packed into one fantastic bite.
Sometimes you just get a hankering for fudge but you just can’t drop everything and run to a candy store. This recipe is tasty, quick and easy (no candy thermometer is needed) and the ingredients are things most folks have on hand.
I love, love, love brownies. I guess you can tell that, as this is one of 3 different brownie recipes on my site. I just can’t pick a favorite! This recipe was very recently discovered on the inside of a Baker’s chocolate box. Of course, I just HAD to try it. I must admit, they […]
This carrot cake is so moist and chock full of fruity goodness, they’ll be coming back for seconds. You can substitute cranraisins for the regular raisins, use walnuts instead of the pecans and omit the coconut flakes if you prefer. The cream cheese frosting is a must as it compliments the cake in such a […]
Over ripe bananas makes this cake melt in your mouth. It’s easy to whip up and your family will be thrilled.
Years ago, I was visiting a friend and her Grandma , who had just made a fresh batch of Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, which just happens to be my favorite kind of cookie. Well, the cookies were truly the best I had ever had. Soft, yet chewy, chuck full of fruity goodness and nuts. I’ve never […]