There will be happy tummies when you make this yummy soup! Thanksgiving can leave us scratching our heads wondering what to do with all those leftovers, especially when you’re sooo over slaving in the kitchen! I get it! I shared a way to use up leftover turkey but what if you have HAM languishing unused…
Another Awesome Throwback! Classic “Snackage” Since the 1950’s!
“I’m not sure where Mom got this recipe but I’ve always loved it so much I never bothered to make another.” I love what food blogger Tricia Buice has to say about this addictive snack. When I ran across her post I begged her to let me share it! This brought back so many delicious…
Wishing for a New Idea for Leftover Turkey?
Wish you had a new idea for that leftover turkey? Well, your wish has been granted! A classic recipe with a colorful history Luisa Tetrazzini was born in Florence, Italy in 1871 and was famous for her extraordinary operatic vocal technique that enabled her to surmount any vocal challenge with ease. She also possessed an amiable,…
Four Ingredient Desperation Cookie Recipe
It was dark and stormy on Saturday night. And it was really, really cold. We’d had ho-hum leftovers for supper and suddenly we were overcome by craving something sweet. No way did we want to leave the house. The clock ticked. The hankering intensified. We rummaged through the cupboards, nothing. The freezer, nothing. Then I…
Stolen Sweet and Salty Trail Mix Recipe
This trail mix recipe and adorable packaging idea is from our daughter Karen’s blog Gifts and Grace! I didn’t actually steal it, just wanted to get your attention!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
Potato and Leek Frittata. A Christmas Tradition at GB’s.
Every family develops their own traditions. Especially when Christmas rolls around, there is great “comfort and joy” when every one big and small gathers around the table to eat the nearly sacred familiar foods associated with the holiday. When our girls, their husbands and our six grandkids roll in on Christmas morning, frittata is a…
Naughty But Nice. Cookie Dough Energy Bites.
Cookie Dough Energy Bites Recipe It’s here, ready or not! “The Holidays” are upon us and you know what that means! Temptation at every turn! What if you had a secret weapon that would satisfy your sweet tooth, keep your energy high and your motor humming in high gear during the busy weeks ahead? Ta-da!…
Best Ever Fresh Apple Cake Recipe
Fresh apple cake is synonymous with fall, isn’t it? Many years ago, my husband’s Grandma Frieda Haeker passed along her special recipe. I chased her down after a family get-together to get it. I look back with so much fondness to the days when families gathered more often. Depending on the time of year, the…
Delightfully Sweet and Tangy Rhubarb Crumble
Rhubarb! You irresistible scamp! How I love your saucey tartness! Rhubarb has been used for centuries as a sort of health tonic. The benefits touted include everything from aiding digestion to preventing Altzheimers! (I’ll take two please!) We have a couple of venerable old plants that yield an abundance of the crisp, tart stalks. The…
Tip the Refrigerator Soup
“…no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.” Julia Child I have a secret. You know one of the best teachers? Doing without. Yep, the old adage “necessity is the mother of invention” was born, I think, in the kitchen. At a time when money is low, or there’s no time to run…