Apricot and Banana Muffins

This is #24 in Susanna Tee’s cookbook, “1 Mix, 100 Muffins”.  My sister in law Mary and her family are here visiting this week and I had a bunch of bananas in the freezer so I thought I’d make these for everyone to snack on.  I didn’t have any dried apricots so I did walnuts … Continue reading

Green, Pink and Yellow Topsy Turvy Fondant Cake

This is the 2nd cake for Kristy’s family reunion, this one representing the grandparent’s anniversary and the little girl’s birthday.  Kristy wanted green, pink and yellow dots and daisies so here it is.  It came out pretty cute!  This is a 6″, 8″ and 10″ Chocolate Sour Cream (see “White Almond Sour Cream cake”) topsy … Continue reading

Family Tree Family Reunion Fondant Cake

I met Kristy at the Women In Business luncheon where I made the same offer to those ladies that Courtney and I made on Facebook which is that we would love to make a cake for any of them for just the cost of ingredients so that we can keep on practicing.  Kristy talked to … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Three Bean Beer Pot

Also for dinner tonight with my sister in law and nieces and nephews, we are having this but I left out the beer so for us it is just 3 bean pot!  This is a Betty Crocker recipe which I got in an email.  Smelled divine as it was cooking today! 8 slices uncooked bacon, … Continue reading

Creamy Potato Salad Made Over

This is a recipe from Kraft (www.kraftrecipes.com).  Bob loves potato salad but I don’t really like to make it because of the potatoes and cooking them and peeling them and cutting them up, too much work but every now and then I break down and make him potato salad or else he cooks/peels/chops the potatoes … Continue reading

Chocolate Quickies

This recipe comes from one of my cookbooks called “Death By Chocolate Cookies” by Marcel Desaulniers.  The cookies are so named because they can be made and baked quickly.  They were pretty quick to make and taste yummy! 2 cups flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 pound … Continue reading