Category: recipes

  • Delicious Cornbread

    Delicious Cornbread

    My kids are not great soup eaters unless it is homemade. They used to enjoy Bean with Bacon from a can but David says that we had it everyday and he got burned out.  We really didn’t eat it that often. The things kids remember. The first homemade soup that I perfected was and still…

  • No Bake Cookies

    No Bake Cookies

    When my children were little I was a terrible mother. I always had cookies in the cookie jar. Not only did they know that, but so did all their friends. I can’t say that I always made the cookies for the children because I am the biggest cookie monster of them all. They are great with…

  • Great Granola

    Great Granola

    This healthy breakfast food is not only good for breakfast but for other times of the day.  Sprinkle a couple of tablespoons into your yogurt, on top of your ice cream sundae or just in a bowl to crunch on as a snack. Ingredients  6 cups rolled oats (not instant)6 cups rolled wheat1 1/2 cups…

  • White Cupcakes

    White Cupcakes

    Julia Child said, “A party without cake is just another meeting”.   So when Margaret chose another dessert besides cake for her birthday party cupcakes became a great alternative to accompany her other choice.  This is a great recipe. It is small, only makes 12 cupcakes and is easy to throw together.  1/2 cup butter…

  • Funeral Potatoes

    Funeral Potatoes

    Many years ago, when my oldest son was probably not yet 12 years old, we were having these potatoes for Christmas Eve dinner at my mother’s house. David to one look at them and said, “who died?”  It has been a family joke ever since, and I might say the potatoes are a family favorite…