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I always make whatever the birthday boy requests for their cake (and their dinner). I asked Chris what he wanted this year, and he chose a milk chocolate cheesecake from Cook’s Country. (Unfortunately, this is not one of their free recipes.) It isn’t a difficult recipe, but it bakes really low, so it takes aContinue reading “Milk Chocolate Cheesecake”

We used my toy table decoration for most of the holiday season, but I changed it up for Christmas day to a white and silver display. I cut white poinsettia flowers and sealed the ends by holding the cut end over a flame until no more juice came out and I put them in silverContinue reading “A Sparkly Table for Christmas”

I have been making these for a long time and have literally made hundreds of pounds of them over the years. This is another easy one. 4 1/2 cups raw spanish peanuts (you will need to buy 2 lbs.) 2 cups sugar 1 cup water Kosher salt Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Combine nuts, sugarContinue reading “Sweet and Salty Peanuts”

I went to Costco last week and found that they had Myer lemons so I bought some. (Myer Lemons season is short, so you have to grab them when you see them.) I looked up various recipes for homemade Limoncello, and ended up going with the one from Cooks Country, because it was the quickestContinue reading “Homemade Limoncello–with Myer Lemons”

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 “Toffee–No Thermometer required!”

Over Thanksgiving, my oldest and his girlfriend were here and I had batched up some of these and they were great to have in the fridge ready to go. These really are delicious! Chai Whiskey/Bourbon I started with a 1.75 of Wild Turkey bourbon for this batch. I poured it into a half gallon masonContinue reading “Chai Ginger Old Fashioned”

I went back to the idea I had for the Toyland Table, but made some additions. I used the washed natural linen cloth and a woven navy/tan runner. On top of that, I used a bunch of vintage/vintage look toys. I added faux long leaf pine and a cute wooden bead garland and added theContinue reading “Our Christmas Table”

My college friend, Bitsy, shared a comment on an earlier post about my meatloaf which inspired this post. 1 lb. ground chicken 1 lb. ground pork 1/2 small onion 8 baby carrots 1 cup sliced celery, (about 1 stalk) 2 tbsp butter 1 cup Pepperidge Farms stuffing mix 1 tbsp garlic salt 1 tsp turmericContinue reading “A Holiday Twist on Salisbury Steak”

I’ve become really interested in drink mixing and how much better drinks are when you use top notch ingredients–night and day. While I was in Atlanta recently, my neighbor and I went to Buford Highway Farmer’s Market (which is really a giant grocery store with the best selection of ingredients for all kinds of cuisines–especiallyContinue reading “Homemade Grenadine”