I love to cook and bake, mostly bake but I will cook anything that includes my favorite savory ingredient, cheese. After all I did spend the majority of my life in Wisconsin where award winning cheese is being produced daily. Wisconsin Cheese Board from The Wisconsin Dairy Council This weekend, after my friend Marcia went…
Oh my goodness, I am so, so, so happy it is Friday! I need to have five minutes to relax. I swear that after these last few days I am making a vow, to save more trees. We have 4 boxes of mail from the last 21/2 months, and in addition to the normal bills,…
Hello! Happy Monday! I hope that you had a great weekend, I know that I did. I spent the day with my mother on Saturday, and Sunday was spent with friends eating a delicious waffle brunch, meeting new people and winding down the day with Downton Abbey. Did you watch? What did you think? As…
An easy, delicious old fashioned banana cake with cream cheese frosting. The perfect dessert for potlucks and bbq’s. Today I’m sharing  a sweet little blast from the past, a classic old fashioned banana cake with cream cheese frosting. This cake is the kind of dessert that takes you back to simpler times with family and friends;…
It is freezing here in Milwaukee, actually it is colder than that, I think yesterday the high was 15! Are you kidding me? Last week it was 50 and now it is 15, what a wacky winter! My favorite thing to do on a wintry day is to hunker down with piles of magazines, book…
Happy Saturday! I hope that you have wonderful plans for a leisurely weekend. I do not have any real plans for the weekend and I am very happy about that. I am a Pinterest addict, like so many others and I have taken to challenging myself to make something once a week from Pinterest, mostly…
I have been busy baking. As I said the other day, I am trying to use up many of the leftover items that I had from Christmas. As I had an abundance of chocolate morsels, and a panettone, I decided to find a recipe for bread pudding. Do you know panettone? It is a tall, cylindrical sweet…
Let me first begin by saying Thank You so very much for all of your comments and condolences, I am touched and so is my brother in law. Loosing a family member is always difficult and at the holidays it just seems like the pain is magnified, to know that people that do not even…
Luke 2:1-7 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. ( and this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was the governor of Syria.) and all went to be taxed, everyone into his own city. And Joseph also went…
What do you serve for Christmas breakfast? Do you plan a big meal with eggs, pancakes, and all of the fixings? Or do you plan for little bites to eat, like bagels, monkey bread, rolls, etc, between the gift opening? Christmas breakfast is hard to plan especially if you jump out of bed, open gifts,…
The baking and candy making continues. Today I want to show you my fairy food, or as some know it, sponge candy. This is a regional candy, I know it from the Mid-west and I have eaten it in England. Do you know it? Have you tried it? If not you should, it is delicious…
Happy Sunday! Only one week left until Christmas! I cannot wait! I am so excited to be with my family and friends, it’s what makes the holidays and for that matter everyday special. The holidays are a perfect time to celebrate and host a party. Today I am at The Enchanted Home guest posting for Tina and sharing ideas…
