Coconut Shrimp

This is one of our favorite dishes when we go to Mexico.  Now you can enjoy it in the U.S. too!  The recipe is written for one serving so just start multiplying by the number on your guest  list. Print Recipe Coconut Shrimp Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Servings Ingredients 5 large shrimp3…

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….

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. 

Frosted Brownie Squares

Rich, moist, and totally chocolaty, these squares are blanketed with a sleek, satiny chocolate glaze.   They are the ultimate chocolate cake/ brownie, great for a dessert platter or tea party.

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.

Cinnamon Rolls (aka Sticky Buns)

These are the best cinnamon rolls I have ever tasted.  Yes, even better than my grandma Sutherland’s!!!  They have the sugary glazed bottoms, melt in you mouth cinnamon centers, and light textured dough.  The big secret to their  success (and yours) is potato starch in the dough. It’s a good thing this recipe makes two…

Filo Triangles

This is a very old recipe.  It appears to be a lot of work, and it is time consuming.  Its’ redeeming factors are that it  is delicious, and they can be done ahead and frozen,  to be baked on the day of your party.  If you are looking for a drop dead appetizer that won’t be…

Manicotti

In our family this recipe is called “Myron’s Manicotti”.  This was one of my Dad’s favorite recipes to cook and serve.   It became a family favorite, so much so, that it was the entrée at Jock and Angie’s wedding!

Cheesy Zucchini Bake

This was one of my mother’s favorite bar-b-que side dishes.  It makes sense to have a zucchini dish during summer bar-b-que season sense they are so plentiful.  I’m not going to write amounts because you just start filling the dish.  The size of the dish depends on the size of the crowd .  Pretty easy…

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…

Stromboli

This was May’s cooking class recipe.  The original recipe calls for home-made pizza dough.  There is a recipe for that elsewhere on the blog. This process adds a couple of hours to your preparation time and does not produce a significant difference in the results.  I found at our Safeway store, in the deli department,…

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:)