Category: recipes

  • Checkerboard Cake

    Checkerboard Cake

    We are having fun this year celebrating birthdays.  One thing we are doing is having fun with cakes.  I asked David our oldest son what kind of cake he would like he said “Crumby Cake“.  Now this was a surprise because that is Robert’s favorite cake. He then said, “no let’s make it more challenging,…

  • Butterscotch Dumplings

    Butterscotch Dumplings

    I visited with my mother last weekend and asked if we could make a dessert that was one of my favorites as a child and is one I have not had it a very long time.“Butterscotch Dumplings” It is a recipe my mother remembers her mother making when she was young too.  They called it…

  • Chocolate-Peanut Butter Krispy Treats

    Chocolate-Peanut Butter Krispy Treats

    In trying to decide what to make for dessert this weekend I turned to an old, simple easy to make favorite.   In my continual search for something new, I forget what we  used to make when the kids were little.  Rice Krispies Treats have been around forever.  I think every possible variation has been…

  • Guyanese-Style Chicken Chow Mein

    Guyanese-Style Chicken Chow Mein

    My son, Robert found a new recipe and started asking what some of the ingredients were.  He explained that he had remembered how good Guyanese Chow Mein was and wanted to learn to make some.  Which really meant mom will you guys make it first to see if it is good.  Some of the ingredients…

  • Sausage and Wild Rice Casserole

    Sausage and Wild Rice Casserole

    We never seem to tire of making new things to eat.  We love good food and strong flavors.  We also like to use up ingredients that have set in the refrigerator or cupboard for a while.  This time it was wild rice.  And to be totally truthful I love just about anything with sausage in…