Month: August 2013

Black & Blue Pies

This summer I went on a pie binge.  We made (and ate) 6 pies in a month.  Honey Peach Pie gets first place at 4 plus 1 blackberry and 1 blueberry.  Think beautiful, […]

Easy Caramel Corn

Caramel corn goes with everything. It’s fun at parties, tasty at meetings and a welcome change from the “standards” of cakes, cookies and brownies. Turns out caramel corn is also very easy. You get […]

No Bake Whoopie Pies

This is the quick & easy version, no baking required! The only hard part is waiting the full six hours until the cookies soften. All you need is one package of […]

Banana Split Cupcakes

When your name is Anna (or Hannah or Jana), you expect a lifetime of banana jokes.  In high school I drove a 1975 Plymouth Valiant, puke yellow with leopard interior.  […]

Coconut Oil Granola

My family and I have been trying to cut down on processed foods since early March. We love granola for breakfast, but all the so-called healthy granola in the stores […]

Honey Peach Pie

I made peach pie for a BBQ this weekend. My "standard peach pie" recipe got an update:  swapping instant tapioca for cornstarch and granulated honey for white sugar.  If you haven't […]

Best Bribe Cookies

Yep.  Sometimes I bribe people.  Not a big evil unethical bribe... More like a little "thanks for doing me a favor" type bribe.  Before you wrinkle you nose, try it […]

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