• Payday Bars

    Payday Bars

    Payday Bars are seriously just as delicious as the “real” thing. This is a delicious version of Payday bars that mimics the candy bar’s sweet and crunchy combination of peanuts, caramel and marshmallows.  

  • Shaker Lemon Pie

    Shaker Lemon Pie

    Also known as Ohio Lemon Pie, this delicious Shaker lemon pie comes from the Midwestern Shaker communities long ago.    

  • Vintage Strawberry Shortcake

    Vintage Strawberry Shortcake

    Shortcake is really a rich baking powder biscuit; in this case, a very rich drop biscuit with a high portion of butter and two egg yolks. You can’t get more old-fashioned than this Vintage Strawberry Shortcake.

  • Springtime Bunny Cake

    Springtime Bunny Cake

    I made this cake many times with my daughter when she was growing up. It's easy and fun! I believe it was a Betty Crocker recipe, but I don't remember.

  • Boston Brown Bread

    Boston Brown Bread

    This is a delicious Boston Brown Bread recipe. I’ve been making it for years. It’s absolutely foolproof!    

  • Focaccia

    Focaccia

    The first time I ever tasted “Roman bread” was at Monti’s la Casa Vieja in Tempe, Arizona.   I vowed to find a good focaccia recipe and tweak it to my liking, and this is the result. There is nothing quite like Italian Garlic-Cheese Bread.  

  • Cowboy Cookies

    Cowboy Cookies

    You can’t go wrong with these cowboy cookies! You can substitute whatever you want for the chocolate chips, walnuts and/or coconut.   There are endless possibilities…peanut butter chips, raisins, almonds, diced dried fruit, etc.  

  • Cannoli

    Cannoli

    Cannoli were my favorite Italian bakery dessert in Chicago during the Lenten season. Cannoli are cheese stuffed pastries.  

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