Silver Palate Cookbook with my modifications

I love pie. Spice apple pie. Pie al mode. Pie with cinnamon and spice that leaves a trail throughout the house.

During thanksgiving, I am usually out of pie pans, and so this artisan pie you can make without a pan. I used my large casserole dish,...

My daughter Denny, family friend Colleen and I spent the evening with a bunch of Turkeys!

Well, it didn’t start out that way. After heading to the store and buying the supplies, we proceeded to assemble a bunch of turkeys for our Thanksgiving...

In preparation for Halloween night, my mom would gather us and we would make popcorn balls to hand out for goodies.

This is a great appetizer. I have served it for a buffet on Mother’s day. Everyone loves it.

Abby was up at 2:00 am this morning making the chile colorado that would become magnificent tamales. She was at my house at 4:00 and she was ready to show me how to make tamales. (Her beautiful Chili Colorado was made with three different chili -...

Just got back from vacation. We rented a boat in the Virgin Islands.

I made chili on one of the quiet days.

First 5 days aboard Fuego was peaceful. Then all of a sudden, we ran into a storm, ran aground, had to find our way into St Croix at night,...

Just made a bunch of these for the family reunion, except that I made them into ice cream sandwiches! The caterers even liked them!

These taste magical. The spices make this a wonderful blondie! I love them for ice cream sandwiches!

Definitely one of my favorite soups. And, I love this soup served with grilled cheese sandwiches or any half sandwich. Happy lunching.

My sister Wanda would always make the best light fluffy biscuits. I am sure she learned from my Mom, but she got it right. She would whip them up and have them served with a bit of gravy in no time at all. Wanda was also known as “Peaches”, her...