My daughter discovered these cookies while at her art class, and begged for the recipe. Her teacher’s wife was gracious and shared it with us, and I am sharing it with you… with one or two modifications. 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter or coconut oil 1/2 cup milk (or a nut milk) 1/2 cup [...]

I came across the idea of Cholent purely by accident, but I’m so glad I did! It’s a perfect dish for those days that you want something warm and yummy, but you aren’t going to be around to fix it. But it’s the eggs that really make it. Cholent came about due to the restrictions [...]

2-1/4 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or allspice 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup light brown cane sugar 3/4 cup cane sugar 3 egg equivalent in Ener-G egg substitute 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup vegetable oil** 2 cups finely grated carrots [...]

1-1/2 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 2 cups grated zucchini 3 tsp. vanilla 3 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3 tsp. cinnamon pinch of salt 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) Preheat oven to 325F. Combine the first 5 ingredients (wet) in a mixing bowl.  Sift together the [...]

Banana Cream Pudding was one of those treats from childhood that you remember, then forget, then something brings it back to mind.  But oh, what a treat it is! Last Summer I went to New York to see my youngest cousin graduate from college, and while we were there she took us to one of [...]

So, you have burritos or tacos, and you just want a little something to go with them, right?  Or perhaps you are one who likes to have rice inside your burritos… well, here is a great rice that’s a cinch to make! Ingredients: pre-cooked rice (we use leftovers) about 1-2 cups is good 1 can [...]

After looking through a myriad of sites for the perfect daal recipe, I stumbled across the following recipe over at route79.com and I assure you it is a keeper.  Better than most of the daal I have had at restaurants!  Even the kids had thirds… Yellow Daal 1/2 cup split yellow daal lentils (mung beans) [...]

If you happen to have a bounty of fresh berries around, this is a great late Summer drink – and you can put it up to use through the cold winter months. 2.5 lbs fresh, ripe berries – about 6 pints. Use a mix of fruits for the best flavor. 2 cups water 1.5 – [...]

I found this recipe while browsing about the web looking for cookie recipes and we liked it so much that I decided to post it here so I can find it again (yes, I hate looking for things again!).  That and I wanted to share it with you. We cut the molasses in half and [...]

Christmas is almost here, and it’s a snow day today to boot – which this week seems to equal a longer Christmas break!  What’s a house full of girls to do? Bake cookies, of course! Growing up we had a recipe for a short while that was simply labeled “Susan’s Sugar Cookies.”  However, I can [...]