One of our new favorite Thanksgiving recipes is this cranberry relish. Vickey found it in a Thanksgiving Taste of Home magazine. It was delicious yesterday on our Thanksgiving turkey. Ingredients 1 ¼ cups sugar ½ cup water 1 package (12 ounces) fresh or frozen cranberries 2 large tart apples, peeled and finely chopped 1 medium […]
When I was a teenager my grandpa, Angelo Codella, taught me how to make a cheesecake. I’ve always had a sweet tooth and for some reason the experience of baking with my grandpa and the simply amazing taste of cheesecake has solidified it as one of my favorite desserts. Yes, I do enjoy eating at […]
Talk about a delicious dessert topping! The whipped cream mixed with cream cheese makes this light and airy, but still very tasty. This frosting is a great topping on the banana bars, as I’m sure it would be on many other desserts. Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese 1 cup white sugar 1/8 teaspoon […]
Many of my holiday memories include people, places and food. While this recipe isn’t a tradition, it’s good enough that it will be. These are great banana bars! Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups white sugar 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking […]
A friend of ours gave us this recipe for a pork taco salad. It tastes just like the one served by Cafe Rio. It’s now one of our favorite dishes. True there are a lot of ingredients, but it’s well worth the effort. Cafe Rio Pork Taco Salad Pork 4 pound pork roast 4 8 […]
One of my favorite treats is the chocolate chip cookie served by Great Harvest Bread Company. I love its whole-grain taste. I have experimented with a recipe to get just the right flavor and texture and have one that’s pretty close to the real thing. Great Harvest serves their chocolate chip cookie as a large, […]
One of our family’s favorite cookie recipes is a peanut butter cookie with a Reese’s peanut butter cup in the middle. If you like chocolate and peanut butter, you’ll love these cookies. Ingredients ½ cup butter at room temperature ½ cup chunky peanut butter ½ cup sugar ½ cup packed brown sugar 1 egg 1 […]
I have a new favorite cookie. Many thanks to our friend, Ellen Gianni Nelson, for introducing me to my new epicurean delight. In fact, I love this recipe so much that I’m going to post it. I don’t normally engage in online recipe activities, but for anyone who likes the taste of Oreos, and the […]