My cherry tree is loaded with beautiful red cherries and to my surprise, the Blue Jays haven’t touched them. So the game is on in an attempt to beat the birds to the cherries. The first thing I did was put 9 pounds in the freezer to use for homemade cherry wine, which I like … Read more
These Rhubarb muffins don’t take a great picture; but they are delicious. I had mixed feelings about the rhubarb being a good muffin ingredient so I was pleasantly surprised. The yogurt and rhubarb give these muffins a nice moist texture. The chopped nuts on the top make for a delicious topping; but are a little … Read more
It doesn’t get much simpler than this Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookie Recipe. The best part is they are so delicious it’s hard to eat just one. Basically you combine all the ingredients together in a large bowl, roll the dough into balls, like you are making meatballs; roll them in sugar and bake. I used … Read more
The last time I made corn muffins they came out a lot better than I expected, so I decided to try it again. When I saw the list of ingredients that goes into this Raspberry Corn Muffins Recipe, my first thought was, “how can it not be good.” The apricot, raspberries, and orange zest … Read more
This recipe is rich in fiber and a lot of delicious flavors come together to create these Whole Wheat Banana Strawberry Muffins. I thought with strawberry season starting shortly in many parts of the country it was a good time for this recipe. I don’t use whole wheat a lot, but with this recipe … Read more
The local market was running dates on sale and my wife purchased some of them thinking they would make a nice snack; but she changed her mind deciding they weren’t such a nice snack after all. So what can you prepare with dates? I am sure there are a lot of recipes that you can … Read more
I guess I am rushing the season a little bit but I don’t very often bake corn muffins. When I saw this recipe it looked pretty good so I decided to splurge and pick up some fresh blueberries at the local market. According to the recipe you can use fresh or frozen blueberries, but I … Read more
When I was looking around in the bakery department at the super market the other day I couldn’t believe the verity of different flavored breads they had available. I think the price they were getting amazed me even more. So instead of purchasing something like banana bread in the bakery I decided to go home … Read more
The cookie jar was empty and I wanted some cookies to go with my coffee; but I wanted to hold the amount of sugar down a little bit so I decided on this Simple Spice Cookies Recipe. This recipe uses a granulated no calorie sweetener which I have used in the past and it is … Read more
I had been planning on posting pumpkin pancakes but was trying to hold up until fall. I was having a hard time figuring out what to cook and had some pumpkin on hand I wanted to use up so I prepared a breakfast supper of Pumpkin Pancakes. Looking around the web there were quite a … Read more
The cold weather lingers on here in Upper Michigan so I thought it was a good time to warm the kitchen up a little bit with some baking. The sweets that were left over from the Holidays, that were in the freezer, are gone; so I took this opportunity to replenish the supply. These Chocolate … Read more
Sugar cookies have always been one of my favorite cookies, and with dark chocolate Kisses on top, they are even better. The kids are coming home for Christmas, and I could not visualize not having some kind of Christmas cookies on hand. This Simple Sugar Cookies recipe is an almost cannot fail type of recipe. … Read more
Due to inside pressure from the family I was forced to make cookies for the Holidays. It started with “we can’t have Christmas without cookies”. When I thought about it, they were right, so I decided to start with this Basic Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. The local supermarket was running dark chocolate chips on special … Read more
I have seen these Cream Cheese Filled Muffins Recipes a number of times and finally gave into the temptation to give them a try. In the past I have prepared filled cupcakes, they are a lot of work and time consuming; but they are very good. The thought of filling these muffins without some of … Read more
I really like fresh cranberries they are so much better than the canned berry sauces. For some reason I never thought of them being used in a muffin recipe. I was running out of treats to go with my coffee so when I saw this Cranberry Muffins Recipe I thought I would give it a … Read more
I usually try and shy away from making cheesecake because of the amount of worked involved; but there is one member of this family that loves them. So for his birthday, or for the Holiday season, at least once a year I will put a cheesecake on the menu. My son has made this New … Read more
We ate a couple, and the rest of the Peanut Butter Fudge squares are going into the freezer for the holidays. This Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe was originally titled Peanut Butter Fudge, but it is not Peanut Butter Fudge in its pure form. It seems like chocolate and peanut butter is meant for each … Read more
The Holidays are coming fast and I’m trying to get a little jump on it for a change. My wife really likes ginger bread so I thought I would give this Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe a try. The cupcakes turned out nice and moist with a delicious ginger flavor. This is an … Read more
With the holiday season coming up I always look forward to the great sweet treats that follow along with it. One of my favorites is this Homemade Holiday Eggnog Recipe. This recipe is a non alcoholic version, but you can change that real fast if you wish to do so. Just add one teaspoon of … Read more
Chocolate Pecan Pie Recipe With the holidays coming up I was real excited to be selected to do this post for Diamond Nuts. I don’t bake a lot of pies but the first think that came to my mind was a Pecan Pie. I added the pecans together with some semi sweet chocolate chips and … Read more