recipe – Page 2 – Cathy At Home on the River

Last minute gift from the kitchen….

I am NOT a fan of fussy recipes. It’s not that I can’t do it, I just don’t want to. I have been making this particular recipe since I was in high school, so a LONG time. It’s great because you literally just cook it until it is brown–no thermometer, no testing in a glassContinue reading “Last minute gift from the kitchen….”

A Holiday Treat that starts with a mix

First, I mixed up two packages of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix using the recipe for rolled cookies–two packages of mix, 2 sticks of softened butter, 2 eggs, and 6 tablespoons of flour. I rolled the dough into about tablespoon sized balls and placed them into well greased mini muffin pans. I flattened them intoContinue reading “A Holiday Treat that starts with a mix”

Coffee Cakes for Gifts

These are wonderful to make as gifts, or to make for your family for the holiday weekend. Brioche dough (make the day before you plan to assemble the cakes) 1/2 cup warm water (105 to 115 F) 1 package dry yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup butter softened 6 eggs 4 1/2 cups of flourContinue reading “Coffee Cakes for Gifts”

A PERFECT Sweet Potato Dish

This is one of my husband’s favorite dishes, especially for Thanksgiving, or anytime we have ham or pork chops. It’s pretty easy to make–and the secret is to roast the sweet potatoes and the apples separately so that the apples don’t steam the potatoes. Unfortunately for you, I didn’t write down exact quantities this morningContinue reading “A PERFECT Sweet Potato Dish”

Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

I have been making cinnamon rolls for years. The boys used to take them for boy scout camping trips and we brought them to all the boys’ regattas. Chris and I made hundreds of pans of them to raise money for his trip to Europe when he was in 7th grade. In fact, they wereContinue reading “Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls”

Cranberry Raspberry Orange Sauce

I have never been a fan of canned jellied cranberry sauce–the shape of it; the taste of it; the awful sound it makes as it slides out of the can. There was nothing about it that I found appealing in any way. So I started making my own cranberry sauce from a recipe that wasContinue reading “Cranberry Raspberry Orange Sauce”