Today is my birthday! I’m not telling you how old I am but I will give you a hint – next year is a very BIG birthday for me!!! Here I am on my first birthday – aren’t I a cutie! One thing I learned, years ago, to assure a happy birthday is to just [...]
Ice Cream Pie
December 31, 2008 By 9 Comments
I’m spending today getting ready for our annual Soup’s On New Year’s Eve Party. I’ve lost count of how many years we have been doing it. I cook up 3-4 big pots of soup, a few appetizers and desserts. Our guests also bring an appetizer or dessert to share so there is always LOTS of food! [...]
Feeding a Crowd – Holiday Dinner, Part One
December 13, 2008 By 6 Comments
Last week I was in charge of organizing the holiday dinner for the women’s organization at church. I have done enough large group cooking that cooking for 100 doesn’t scare me any more. I have cooked for 400 before – now that’s scary! I have learned lots of great tips for feeding a crowd over [...]
Pumpkin Pie Shakes
November 26, 2008 By 12 Comments
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Pumpkin Cheesecake
November 20, 2008 By 16 Comments
I have never been a pumpkin fan. At least I thought I wasn’t. There is something about the texture of a pumpkin pie that just turns me off. But last year when my son introduced me to the Pumpkin Spice Steamer at Starbucks I realized that maybe the flavor of pumpkin wasn’t as bad as I [...]
Friday Favorite – Easy Apple Pie
October 17, 2008 By 24 Comments
I hope you don’t mind but I have yet another amazing apple recipe. It’s apple season after all! Last weekend we went to Portland Nursery’s annual Apple Festival. It was a perfect Fall day and we had a great time tasting the dozens of different varieties of apples. A few of our favorites were Ambrosia, [...]
Friday Favorite – Apple Crisp
October 10, 2008 By 9 Comments
Fall is officially here – the furnace turned on today! One of my favorite fall desserts is any combination of apples and cinnamon. I had a group of friends over for lunch yesterday so I decided it was a perfect day to make apple crisp for dessert. I served it with Asian Noodle Salad and a [...]
Blackberry Cobbler and Cinnamon Whip Cream
September 17, 2008 By 8 Comments
It is still berry season in Oregon. Blackberries are the latest berries to ripen along with the fall raspberries. The blackberries grow wild along the roads, in the parks and even in people’s backyards. In fact some people spend a lot of time and effort trying to get rid of the wild blackberries in their [...]
Berry Time – Ooey Gooey Cake
July 23, 2008 By 9 Comments
Here are three reasons why I love Oregon… Blueberries… …Raspberries…. … and Marionberries. I love berries and Oregon is berry heaven this time of year! I made a trip to the corner berry stand today and came home with a flat of all three – blueberries, raspberries and marionberries. Most of them [...]
Malted Milk Ball Ice Cream
July 9, 2008 By 5 Comments
Summer is finally here in Oregon – we have actually had two days over 90 degrees for the first time this summer. What goes better with hot days than ice cream? We are an ice cream loving family. Growing up there was always a freezer FULL of ice cream, in fact at one time [...]
