It appears that summer may be skipping the pacific northwest this year. I think our average high has been about 70. This is not a complaint, on the contrary, I’m super happy about it, I’m just telling it like it is. Hopefully it will mean lots and lots of snow for us in the fall… Continue reading Applesauce Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
This is one of those vintage recipes from forever ago that has stood the test of time. I remembered my mother-in-law posting a recipe for it on Facebook a few months back, and saying they used to make this all the time and she loved it, so when I was planning her birthday dinner this month,… Continue reading Pineapple Sunshine Cake
Years ago, my friend Lisa brought Cowboy Quiche to a baby shower and I fell in love, but never actually made it until this year. You see, usually when I host brunches, I am hosting for other people and they usually have favorite foods that I try to make for them. This year though, I… Continue reading Cowboy Quiche
Calling all peanut butter lovers! These cookies are for you! These delicious, soft, buttery peanut butter cookies are thick and chewy and packed full of peanut butter. The Reeses Pieces don’t just add extra peanut butter- they add a delicious crunch to the cookie as well. These are not a crunchy cookie. They are definitely… Continue reading Reeses Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies
Almost once a week, I either host or attend a “tea party” with my mom, my sister, my great-nanny, my kids, and occasionally other random guests. By “tea party,” I mean we brew a couple pots of English breakfast tea, serve some kind of pastry dish, like cookies or scones or butterhorns or even crumpets,… Continue reading Easy Cherry Danish
Since I made Ultimate Rice Krispie Treats back in February, I have probably made them half a dozen more times. That’s a lot for me. Krispie Treats were a rarity in my life before I found that recipe. I thought of them as just okay. Now they are bomb.com. I’m not sure when the idea… Continue reading The Ultimate Peanut Butter Chocolate Rice Krispie Treats
I’ve been making blueberry buckle for years. It was one of the very first recipes I ever made by myself when I started learning how to bake. If you’ve never had blueberry buckle, it’s really just a single layer blueberry cake topped with a streusel crunch topping. It’s a lot like a big blueberry muffin,… Continue reading Blueberry Buckle
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