There is nothing like homemade cookies to make your week brighter. Especially if they are accompanied by the pleasure of watching your loved ones dive head first into the cookie jar-over and over again.  Cookies have a great smell as they bake in the oven and the smell continues to linger as they come out hot while they [...]

Making your own baking powder is the norm for me now. Getting around to making my own Bourbon Vanilla was just a matter of time. Almost every Southern cookbook has this recipe or refers to the simple task of making your own vanilla extract. Apparently short of the finest vanilla which comes from Mexico this [...]

My first experience eating Krispy Kreme donuts was when one of my daughters went on a class trip to the Krispy Kreme bakery in Atlanta. They needed a chaparone and seeing that I have a thing for donuts-I volunteered before looking at my schedule. I was going no matter what.
It was only natural for me to zero in [...]

 
I have good news and bad news for you. If you are anything like me you will want to hear the bad news first getting it out of the way quickly, followed by the good news to ease the pain of the former.
So here goes, the bad news first. These cookies are no good warm [...]

When cherry season comes, I can’t get enough of them. Oddly, my immediate family includes a lot of non- cherry lovers. I find this peculiar and difficult and I am left alone to find ways to consume anything and everything made with cherries. Having a chance to make this while I had helpers-meant there would [...]

This is one of the recipes that my mom had tucked away for years waiting to be tried. She has many and I had the opportunity to browse through her folder picking and choosing what interested me. This was the first recipe I grabbed. Something about them led me to believe they might resemble a [...]

My mom makes the best…………………. If I were to ask my three children they would all have a different answer as to what they think I make best. In fact, everyone of you would have a different answer, one that I would love to know if you’d like to share your answer in the comment [...]

With peach season in full swing in the Low country, my mind is churning with recipe ideas. The churning lead me to a Peach Cobbler which was pure heaven last week. This was quickly followed by Peach Ice Cream. So, armed with my new ice cream maker and a little knowledge/experience, I set out to [...]

When I think of Summertime desserts, the first thing that comes to mind is a Cobbler. I grew up eating Cobblers, though the version I am used to is different than the Southern version. To me the difference is not so much in the way the fruit is prepared, but in the way the top [...]

Savoring coffee just in the morning has turned into the afternoon of late. Adding a Coffee Jelly to the daily dose is probably not too smart and I know I shouldn’t have, but then how could I resist. Besides I was about to do something I had been meaning to for awhile; cut a recipe [...]