In the kitchen

41 posts

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone here in the US will have a happy and safe Thanksgiving. This is part of my contribution to our family’s dinner, which will be at our daughter’s home. Yum! I always make my grandmother’s recipe for pumpkin pie, and I have to say that it’s really good. 😉 […]

Cookies

Yes, I know that my last post was about food, but this one will be, too. Two of my grandsons are spending quite a bit of time with me lately while their mother is out of town on business. Everyone knows that grandsons need snacks after school, so I’ve been […]

Dessert!

I was at a friend’s house today, working on projects with her and another friend. One of these all-day “things” always ends with dinner with our husbands, and it was my turn to provide dessert. I saw this recipe on the Williams-Sonoma site and had to try it — and […]

Valentine’s Day goodies

I found a recipe on the Weight Watchers site for some goodies to make for Valentine’s Day, and I thought perhaps my husband might enjoy them. My goodness, but were they ever easy to prepare! They use one of my favorite combinations — chocolate and raspberry — but I don’t […]

I love bread …

 and I especially love crusty bread! Imagine how happy I was when a friend of mine pointed me to a recipe for a very easy-to-make crusty loaf. Yes, I do have a bread machine, and I use it a lot for our regular sandwich bread and a few variations. However, it […]

Another cheesecake

This is a very busy time of year for our family. One adult daughter has a birthday in late April, the other adult daughter has a birthday in mid-May, and my husband has his birthday in late May. I’d add my mother-in-law’s birthday (also mid-May) to the list, but she […]