we've been cooped up inside the last little while. it's winter and it's snowing outside, and i decided way back in december that it was hibernation time. don't get me wrong - we still go out to play in the snow on occasion, but that only lasts for 1/2 hour before we're all frozen. so we bake lots ...
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banana chip mint cookies
my mom is a cookie queen. even with 8 kids at home, she always managed to have homemade cookies in our lunches everyday. it made the kids in my class extremely jealous! they would always try to trade their jos louis cakes, or passion flakies for some of my moms cookies. and these cookies - banana ...
homemade turkey stuffing recipe
thanksgiving is right around the corner! have you put any thought yet into what your spread will look like this year? are you going to make all your tried and true recipes? your grandmother's recipes? or will you be adventurous and try something new? a few weeks ago i tried my sister's stuffing ...
southern biscuits and gravy
confession: i'm not southern. i'm not even close. so when my husband suggested we eat biscuits and gravy the other day, i had no idea what he was talking about. i had to google it. it turns out the gravy is made with sausage and a white sauce (flour, milk, salt, and pepper) and you serve it with ...
german chocolate cake
my husband has always been a huge fan of german chocolate cake. when we lived in nyc and would go to magnolia bakery, that's what he would always order. (my favorite was the white chocolate macadamia cheesecake...not that you're interested in what i liked there, but man, it was heaven!) anyway, i ...