Category: recipes

  • Heavenly Vanilla Custard Ice Cream

    Heavenly Vanilla Custard Ice Cream

    We love to have family picnics, barbecues, back yard parties, etc. on the summer holidays. One of our favorite things to do is to get out the old hand crank ice cream freezer and make homemade ice cream. The family’s favorite is our “Heavenly Vanilla Custard Ice Cream.”   

  • Fresh Peach-Raspberry Kuchen

    Fresh Peach-Raspberry Kuchen

    I don’t usually like cooked peaches. I am a fresh peach girl, but I love this Kuchen which can be  made with plums instead of raspberries. Sift together: 1 cup flour 2 tbsp sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt Cut 3 tbsp butter into the dry ingredients.  In a small bowl combine 1…

  • Muffins in a Pinch

    Muffins in a Pinch

    After working all day painting house trim I was ready for an easy dinner. I had it all planned. So, I left my husband outside to clean paint brushes and I started browning hamburger for tacos. It was going to be so easy. I had the hamburger browned and the taco shells in the pan…

  • Frozen Strawberry Fluff

    Frozen Strawberry Fluff

    This fun and interesting recipe is light and refreshing. The interesting part is that it keeps growing and growing. It truly is fluff. 1 cup flour1/4 cup brown sugar1/2 cup chopped pecans1/2 cup butter, softened2 10 oz packages frozen strawberries in syrup, partially thawed(In my area I can’t find 10 oz packages, I used a 23…

  • Cashew Chicken

    Cashew Chicken

    I am always surprised at what my kids like and what they don’t. I didn’t think they would like Cashew Chicken, but they love it. My son calls it soup and will eat every last water chestnut if I don’t stop him.  If your watching your weight skip the rice and serve over mixed veggies.…