Recipes

SUGAR COOKIES Love this sugar cookie recipe. 1 1/2 cups butter softened2 cups white sugar4 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla5 cups flour2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon saltFROSTING8 oz cream cheese1/4 butter4 cups powdered sugar1 teaspoon almond OR vanilla extract (I prefer...

English Muffins Need a bread to go with my Scotch Eggs for breakfast this morning.  I decided to make English Muffins.  I had never made them before.  I was surprised to find that they contain malt vinegar and also that you cook them on a griddle. ...

Breakfast Burrito Cups These are the invention of my husband, Kris.  He makes the best breakfast burritos and we have never served them to guests because they didn't really present that well.  So we devised a way to make them more presentable. tortillacooked...

Matcha Whoopie Pies These were a fun new recipe we tried.  My husband found the recipe in the Sunset magazine.  Really good with coffee.  Not too sweet.  The Matcha Green Tea powder was hard to find so if you decide to make it, make sure you can...

Moist Banana Bread This Banana Bread Recipe is from my Mom's church cookbook.  It is so good! 1 ¼ cup sugar3 eggs (separated)1 tsp vanilla1 tsp soda1 cup chopped pecans1 cup mashed bananas (about 2)½ cup butter½ cup buttermilk1 ½ cups flour Dissolve soda in...

Oatmeal Cookies Love this oatmeal cookie recipe. All but this lone cookie were eaten before I could get a photo of the plate full of cookies. It is the one on the box of oatmeal and I have never found a recipe that beats it. I had a request from a lovely couple in...

Fresh Apple Bread This is such a great recipe that I use from my Mom's church cookbook. Very easy and you can use wheat flour instead of white for a little heartier bread. 2 cups sugar4 cups chopped apples2 eggs1 cup oil3 cups flour (white or wheat)2 tsp . soda1 tsp ....

ARTICHOKE QUICHE Great dish for vegetarians. This is such a quick and easy recipe. I use the refrigerated ready made pie crusts which really do make this "as easy as pie" to make. 12 oz marinated artichoke hearts4 eggs2 cloves crushed garlicpepper to taste6 crushed...

Peanut Butter Cookies This is simple recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies and it is delicious. It is funny how using a fork to make the criss cross on the top is something that brings back childhood memories for so many people. 1 1/4 cup flour3/4 teaspoon baking soda1/4...