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As Ian has a birthday coming up in the very near future and is apt to be a little under the weather after surgery on or near the big day, I told him I'd make his birthday cake early for him and do it this coming weekend. I gave him a choice of which cake he'd like to have (either this recipe or...

Good morning, All: With Christmas racing down on us in two days, I got pressed into service by both my husband and my mother to do things to help out for the season. To begin with, this morning, Ian is working the breakfast shift and they're having a kid's breakfast party at the resort...

As I've been AWOL for some time, now, I thought I'd just check in with a quick recipe for the season: Honey-Maple Cranberry Sauce Ingredients: 1 bag fresh cranberries 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup maple syrup zest of one large orange Combine all ingredients in saucepan and place pan over...

There's nearly nothing in the world that grates on me more seriously than being in the presence of a busty dowager matron who is an authority on simply everything and is lecturing at highest decibel on whatever. I had the occasion to see and hear such a person shortly ago and then saw her take...

I haven't made this confection yet but a friend and I are going to be putting this amazing thing together in a few days. It has 33 steps to completion, including a marzipan decorative topping over the Apricot Glaze and is a "heart attach on a cake plate" Once we complete this monster, I'll...

This is the second cake I made this morning for the shower tonight - this one's pretty and tasty, too. FOR THE CAKE: 1 pkg. orange cake mix 1 (3 ox) pkg. orange Jello 1 (5 oz) vanilla instant pudding mix 4 eggs 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups milk Preheat the oven to 360 degrees...

This is one of two really pretty cakes I made for a wedding shower tonight and thought I'd share before I take them on over: 1 cup miniature marshmallows 2 cups frozen sliced strawberries in syrup, completely thawed 1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jello 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups of...

This stuff is absolutely decadent if not downright evil! But boy is it ever delicious. I dare ya to eat some without gaining megapounds.............. 4 cups whipping cream 1 cup baking cocoa 3/4 cup confectioners sugar 2 tbls. dark rum 1 Heath Bar, finely ground Combine the whipping...

I haven't tried this yet - I just found the recipe this morning and it looks so great that I hope to try it over this next weekend. If anyone beats me to it, let me know if it's as good as it sounds.......... For Crust: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tbls. sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup...

And it's a beauty as you can see by the photos of it. This desk is circo 1720, solid mahogany with ivory and brass fittings and I'm simply in love! Fallon Fallon :wub:

It's so wet outside that I'm growing mold all over the place. Maybe we'll get a tiny bit of sun today but I'm not too hopeful. For something to keep me out of trouble I'm planning to make some basil flat bread and use some of the lovely basil Ian's growing out in the planters on the patio...

Given the cost of raspberries, this may seem a bit extravagant. In fact, if it weren't for my raspberry-growing friends (I go out of my way to make friends with folks who grow expensive crops I'd rather not always have to buy and then bake them goodies in payment) this pie would probably be a...

1 cup sun-dried tomatoes - not oil packed 1 cup boiling water 1 1/4 oz. pkg. active dry yeast 1 tbls. sugar 1/4 cup chopped fresh tarragon 2 cups whole wheat flour 2 tsp. salt 2 tbls. good quality olive oil approx. 2 cups unbleached flour Put the tomatoes in a medium mixing bowl and pour the...

This is a wonderful old-fashioned recipe that I got from my mother.....who got it from her mother on her wedding day. This is rich, moist and totally delicious. 1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup honey at room temperature 4 large eggs at room temperature 1 tsp. vanilla grated zest of 1 lemon 2 to 3...

Last week we lost a small friend. After my mother-in-law passed away last year we adopted one of her three cats (Ian's two brothers each adopted one of the others) and we'd had Mickey ever since that time. He was smaller than most cats his age (he was fifteen-years-old) and had been born...

Mama, I just stumbled onto an exchange between you and me some time back in which we both spoke about the wonderful restaurant, Johnnie Reb's Dixieland. One thing I didn't ask you at the time was if the two super prints that hung in the foyer are still there? One was of a rather dejected-looking...

Here's a picture of the lemon bread I made during the ball game this afternoon: The bread has a lemon glaze on the top and really tasted good! And I still think cell phone photos are awful. But when it's all you've got...........:yum: Lemon Bread Loaf - uncut Lemon Bread loaf - sliced

Okay, Mama, are you ready - the photos got taken. I intended to take the final picture of the pie once it had been cut but ran out of time - so here's what I have: The top photo shows the pie two-thirds finished with the chocolate layer and the walnut layer. The bottom photo shows the finished...

1 All-Ready Pie Crust Sauce: Butter 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/8 tsp. paprika 2 cups milk Boiling water 2 lb. all-purpose potatoes peeled and thinly sliced 4 carrots, pared and thinly sliced 3 medium onions thinly sliced 1 egg yolk, beaten with 1 tbls...

Now that I've been able to shoo my husband off the computer, I can post the two contributions I plan to make for next Sunday's Easter dinner at Ian's Dad's house...for the entire family. I'm kind of nervous about this as it's the first time I've ever cooked for the whole clan. Wish me luck...