Happy Throwback Thursday! All this week I’ve been sharing recipes for the dishes I prepared for a Birthday Dinner Party I hosted recently. I prepared a delicious Rum Cake for the birthday cake. This is a cake that was very popular back in the day. I won’t say how far “back-in-the-day” or I’ll be giving away my […]
STRAWBERRY ANGEL FOOD CAKE FOR MY BABY’S BIRTHDAY Today is my son Austin’s 17th Birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY! You remember him. He’s my crazy skier dude…… and wake boarder dude. He is the baby of the family and the youngest of our 5 kids. It is hard to believe that, in just over a year […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! Since Valentine’s Day is in a couple of days, I thought I’d give you some advice on how to really impress your Valentine. Cook ’em up this fantastic Cherry Valentine Cake! But before I show you how to make this really impressive and delicious cake, I have a story to tell. You see, for […]
Howdy! Last Friday night Brad and I hosted what we call our “Comfort Food” dinner. We have an intimate little group, just 5 really close buddies that enjoy food. All of us like to prepare food, and eat food, and we like doing it together. We are a cosy, cohesive little group of five friends […]
Hi There! After writing my last post, I got to thinking about all those lovely apples that were devoured by a bear who attacked my apple tree and left me with a mere 3 apples. I nurtured that tree for many years; in fact, it was the first tree I planted when we landscaped. It […]
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