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Rhubarb Baking Recipes

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

Rhubarb was always a staple in our garden when I was growing up. We always had it in lots of different dessert recipes over the summer. Here are few tasty rhubarb recipes for you to ...

Ice Cream Pie Recipes

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

In the heat of the summer, what is better than an ice cream pie? These two recipes are the perfect chocolaty ice cream treat to help make the summer heat disappear. Chocolate Ice Cream Pie ...

These two recipes are healthy quick bread alternatives. They make great breakfast breads. Healthy Cinnamon Raisin Bread 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup unbleached white flour 1/3 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon ...

Chilled No Bake Dessert Recipes

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

Raspberry Revel 8 ounces of vanilla wafers 3/4 cup butter 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 pint frozen raspberries, thawed and drained 8 ounce container of whipped topping Grease a ...

Fourth of July Recipe – Flag Cake

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup ground almonds 6 eggs, separated 1 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup lemon juice 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream 2 teaspoons confectioner’s ...

Baking Recipes – Comfort Food

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

When I think of baking comfort food, two recipes always come to mind. Bread pudding and my mom’s famous raisin pudding. There is nothing like the taste of a nice warm, rich, thick pudding to ...

Breakfast Recipes – French Toast

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

French toast has always been a favorite Saturday or Sunday morning brunch around our house. It is tasty, easy to make, and makes a good hearty breakfast. It is always fun to add some variety ...

Baking Recipe – Poppy Seed Cake

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

This is my favorite birthday cake recipe that my mom made for me every year. Mom always made us feel special on our birthdays. We got our favorite meal and she’d make whatever cake we ...

Classic Cookie Recipes

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

Chocolate Chip Cookies There is nothing quite like a fresh chocolate chip cookie. This particular recipe has become my favorite over the years. It is soft and chewy and full of chocolate. Whenever I make ...

Fun Breakfast Recipe – Bubble Loaf

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

This breakfast recipe is gooey but tasty and can be a lot of fun to make. It was always a challenge for mom to keep us from picking, prodding, and poking at this fun breakfast ...

Fudge Recipes

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

This is one of those fudge recipes that my mom has made ever since I can remember. When I was lucky and none of my other siblings were around, she would let me eat the ...

Refrigerator Cookie Recipes

By Jill Seader · 16 years ago

I remember getting excited whenever we would get a box of Velveeta because that meant we would be getting one of mom’s refrigerator cookie recipes. She would always put the refrigerator cookies in the Velveeta ...

Bar Recipes and Stories

By Jill Seader · 17 years ago

These two bar recipes are two of my favorites. They are both fairly easy to make. If your kids like peanut butter, the Peanut Butter Bars recipe is almost sure to be a hit with ...

Easter Baking and Cooking Tips (Plus a Bonus Easter Recipe)

By Jill Seader · 17 years ago

If you’re hosting Easter this year, I’d like to share a few tips with you that have helped me keep my sanity when I have hosted this holiday. 1. Cook and bake as many dishes ...

Dessert for Breakfast

By Jill Seader · 17 years ago

I loved Saturday mornings as a kid. I remember getting up at the crack of dawn to watch cartoons while the smell of something sweet and delicious wafted through the air. On special days, mom ...

Baking Traditions - What Happens to Lost Recipes

By Jill Seader · 17 years ago

Do you having baking traditions in your family? Is there one thing that you always bake together during a holiday? Is there one recipe that has been handed down from generation to generation? Have you ...

Baking Tips – 5 Lessons Learned In Mom’s Kitchen

By Jill Seader · 17 years ago

1. Good baking requires patience. If you try to rush it, you will end up with a mess. A good cake, pie, cookie, the list goes on and on, cannot be rushed. Things tend to ...