Christmas cookies are amazing. They come in all sorts of varieties. I love sugar cookies the best because they are versatile. They taste great plain and they taste great frosted. You can add all sorts of flavors to your sugar cookies such as hints of orange, anise, eggnog, and the list goes on and on. […]
Okay, guys and gals, I’m going to be honest with you. I hate fruitcake. Like, seriously hate the stuff. To me, it’s like a dry brick of weird fruit and nuts that nobody else wants. Yuck! However, these fruitcake cookies are the complete opposite of the dreaded fruitcake. I can’t explain it but I love […]
My little sister’s inlaws have a very special Christmas Eve tradition. Each year, they go over to her husband’s grandparent’s house for oyster stew. At one time, I thought they were eating clam soup but no, it was oyster stew. Anyway, I never felt like this stew sounded very appealing until I had the honor of […]
My family, personally doesn’t have any traditional foods that we eat every Christmas Eve, however, after tasting this stew I think we might just start! Speaking of traditional Christmas Eve meals, my sister’s inlaws always eat clam soup at their grandma’s house. Thank God they are my sister’s inlaws and not mine lol! No disrespect […]
Trifles are one of my favorite desserts. They are creamy and layered with all sorts of good stuff. I can remember the first trifle I ever made after getting married. it was for Thanksgiving dinner and consisted of pumpkin pudding, gingerbread, and whipped cream. Boy oh boy was that dessert ever good! I’m really excited […]
When I was newly married my husband and I received Schwann’s Man deliveries. We both loved getting frozen treats from this amazing company. Not only could you order all sorts of ice creams and desserts you could also get appetizers and entire meals. One of the things that caught my eye on the menu was […]
I can remember watching the movie, “Fried Green Tomatoes” with my mom as a young girl and being totally intrigued by the, well, fried green tomatoes they were eating. After expressing this curious notion to my mother she got out some flour and seasonings and tried to make us a batch of fried green tomatoes. […]
