Pumpkin Pie. All my childhood memories of Pumpkin Pie are from Thanksgiving. My Mom loved to bake. Today, that is easy to say, I mean I have the help of my Kitchenaid mixer, my Breadmaker which I use mostly to mix the doughs. Back to my Mom, she...

If you haven’t figured it out by now, oatmeal cookies are my favorite.

You can always spice each jar a little different from each other. Variations: bitter almond, lavender, vanilla bean, star anise, cardamom; or try a combination coriander, nutmeg and cardamom.

by Sandra Nickerson on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 10:27am

Very nice.

In the best of plans, before I leave for work in the morning, I marinade the mushroom caps in a ziplock bag and upon returning home from work, they are ready to go.

Years ago, I tasted this smoked turkey salad. At the time, I made a mental note that I had to make my own version. It was so delicious. I happen to love chicken or turkey salad, but this one has a surprise. The smokey-ness. It pops it into a...

Be sure to try this recipe, it really is one of my favorites. It reminds me of the amazing cakes we get from BUTTER + CREAM BAKERY all the time.

Jackie made this breakfast dish for us a few times. I asked her for the recipe. As she got a little older Jon took over the kitchen and always made great scrambled eggs and of course, lots of bacon. I don’t know how Portugal got into it…who knows....