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Lemon Kiss Cookies

Posted by Roxanne on November 19, 2013

It happened just like clock work. The calendar pages blew off my desk with hurricane gust winds. Yep, the days, they are a flying by…..don’t blink.

The holidays for all practical purposes are here. Start getting extra zzzzz’s each night, roll up your sleeves and enjoy the season. If you haven’t had an old fashioned cookie exchange for a while, this is the year.

Read tips on how to host a cookie exchange on the Kansas City Star’s Chow Town Blog. If apricot cookies aren’t you favorite then I would like to suggest your make these luscious Lemon Kiss Cookies. You can get the recipe here.

It would be great fun if you would share your favorite recipe. I always enjoy baking Christmas cookies and I need to begin now! How about you?

Spaghetti and Meatballs Recipe

Posted by Kathy on November 12, 2013

Do you share recipes with your friends? We do and that makes the food taste even better. When I want spaghetti and meatballs, I turn to my friend Roxanne, for hers are the best. Even better, is the story she shares about her favorite recipe and the childhood memories it conjures up when she talks about this dish. [Read more…]

Maple Syrup Coffee Cake Loaf and Maple Glazed Squash or Carrots

Posted by Kathy on November 5, 2013

I love maple syrup. Yes, I love it drizzled over pancakes and waffles—but I also love baking breads, muffins and cakes with it and glazing carrots, squash and ham with it. This time of year, when baking and roasting take over the kitchen, maple seems to be a natural for me. And, I do mean natural, for I am talking about the real deal—not the pseudo syrup. [Read more…]

Every food has a story–and mine is Sauerbraten

Posted by Kathy on October 29, 2013

Every food has a story. It is a story of family and friends who gather in love, and the story etches a connection that transcends miles and generations. Remember the earliest family dinner you can—hidden way back in your memory and you will discover you can almost taste it. Can you smell the meat roasting or the cake baking? For me, I can almost taste the syrupy (no runny) golden peach preserves that dripped off my grandma’s biscuits and I can still smell the pot roast that my mom made nearly every Sunday. [Read more…]

Apple Cider Cupcakes

Posted by Roxanne on October 22, 2013

‘Tis the season and one that I adore–apples, apples and more apples. They are everywhere and seem to be multiplying quickly. The crisp, sweet taste of a red jewel or the sensation of cider on the tip of your tongue produces life long memories.
It was fun to reminiscence about days gone by and share the recipe for Stephenson’s Apple Fritters on the Kansas City Chowtown Blog. Be sure and check out my new favorite spot for delicious cider and cinnamon sugar apple donuts on the Kansas City Chowtown Blog. Once you have cider and apple butter in your stash, I hope you will consider making these Apple Cider Cupcakes. We shared these on our blog before, but they definitely have earned a repeat performance. We have served these sweet morsels at many a public event with rave reviews. [Read more…]