Category: recipes

  • Chocolate Chip Cookies Gluten-Free

    Chocolate Chip Cookies Gluten-Free

    John and I are having a great time baking new things using the ATK Gluten-Free Flour Blend.   Today we made  “Chocolate Chip Cookies Gluten-Free”  They turned out beautifully and taste great. Working with gluten free flours is always an unknown the first time.  I wonder about texture of the batter and what it will…

  • Gluten-Free Cheese Bread

    Gluten-Free Cheese Bread

    In our quest to find and make good baked goods for our Gluten Free family members we came across a wonderful new source.  I was listening to NPR radio on my way to see my daughter and new grandson and heard a program interviewing a couple of people from America’s Test Kitchen and a whole…

  • 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…