Pretzel Dogs

These are a fun and easy treat for all ages.  They are somewhat time consuming but worth every minute.   The directions call for wrapping them around a hot dog or sausage, but they are also delicious in the traditional pretzel shape to be dipped in mustard or beer cheese soup. Get creative and have fun….

Cream of Tomato Soup

This is the best tomato soup you will ever taste.  If you are fortunate enough to be able to grow your own tomatoes it is also an excellent way to get them used up.  I make it all but the cream and freeze it to be used on a cold winter day, add the whipping…

Pumpkin-Molasses Muffins

        These moist velvety muffins taste best when served with Ginger-Honey Butter!  Delicious for breakfast or make them in a mini pan and serve as part of a tea-party tray. 

Peanut Butter Cookies

Another all time favorite.  After school, in a lunch box, that ‘little something sweet’ after dinner.  These are a standby that is sure to please any cookie lover.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

This was the most popular recipe in our house when the boys were in school.  I would make a double batch almost every other day.  It wasn’t just the McGowan boys’ favorite,  it was the neighborhood favorite.  More than once, a group of smiling faces would come to the door to see “if the boys…

Oatmeal Cookies

The oatmeal cookie rose to popularity in the early 1900’s.  It has been one of my favorite’s ever since (he! he!)  O.K. so I probably didn’t find out about them until some delicious day after 1941!  I love the moist chewy flavor with an occasional sweet raisin surprise. If you are trying to justify eating…

Snickerdoodles

And old standby for sure.  Great cookie for kids because they aren’t real messy. 

Sugar Cookies

This is a very basic recipe used for cut-out cookies.  It’s probably 100 years old but my version comes from a cook book I got for a wedding gift in 1962.  Chilling the dough is the big secret to cut out cookies.  Some people roll it out on a cookie sheet, cut out your cookies…

Pumpkin Granola Muffins

These muffins have some ingredients  you may not be used to combining but believe me they are delicious together.  The muffins are moist, hearty, aromatic, and delicious.  The batter can be stored in the refrigerator for up to six weeks.  Portion  out  the desired servings for fresh-baked muffins every morning!  You’ll look like a genius….

Scones

Whether you are making breakfast for guests,  you want to make your family feel like guests, or you are serving a proper tea, you will be successful with these light and fluffy scones.  This recipe turns out perfect every time:)