Buttery and rich, shortbread and sugar cookies are among the most popular of all the holiday cookies of the season. Straightforward and clean, the taste… Continue reading
Christmas 1979 Anchorage, Alaska Reminiscence of Christmases Past Christmas 1979 was looking very bleak and lonely. Being the youngest child, I was the only one… Continue reading
For best impressions, Nordic Ware suggests making cookie doughs “from scratch” for use with their cast aluminum cookie stamps, an easy task with this being… Continue reading
This is the best in the whole world and we make it every year for Christmas and Halloween My sister sure has a good eye… Continue reading
Yield: Approximately 15 (3-inch) cookies1 cup salted butter, softened2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted2 cups all-purpose flourCoarse (sanding) sugar for sprinkling on cookiesCookie paint, optional (recipe… Continue reading
Yield: About 1½ dozen (3-inch) cookies1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature1 cup packed brown sugar (For the purposes of this recipe, I used granulated… Continue reading
Even as we move deeper into the holiday season, after nearly a week of Thanksgiving leftovers, many of us wouldn’t mind turning the calendar back… Continue reading
Northern Colorado 1940’S This last Sunday, part of a sermon by Craig Fanning, about chopping down a tree for Christmas, was reminder of how we… Continue reading
The continued stories of holidays and the differences between Northern and Southern style of fixing and serving food. Thank you everyone for your comments. This… Continue reading
Using ready-made pie crusts, canned pumpkin and peeled and sliced fresh apples can make baking for the holidays “as easy as pie.” And, if you… Continue reading
I think this is (possibly) the best Brussels sprouts recipe I have ever made. They are roasted and then tossed while still warm with an… Continue reading
The French love to cook fish by poaching it in a flavored liquid, usually a combination of white wine and water, leeks or onions, and… Continue reading
I’ve made pumpkin pie from scratch – that is, with a filling that’s made with fresh pumpkin. It’s a lot of work and to be… Continue reading
I had many comments of the old cook stove that sat in the corner of the old farm house kitchen. In the case of southern… Continue reading
1937 TO 2016 Cooking on a woodstove is an art you have to learn. You already have the free heat from the stove that keeps… Continue reading
Last week’s column on natural sugar alternatives sparked many requests for ideas for gluten-free baking, especially with the holidays approaching. Baking gluten-free is not as… Continue reading
In late August, just seven months after the United States Department of Agriculture released new guidelines aimed at reducing the amount of sugar consumed by… Continue reading
North Nikiski, Alaska 1990 I certainly hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. The following story is about our black cat named Frack. Her twin sister… Continue reading
On a farm in Northern Colorado 1937 to 1955 and in North Kenai, Alaska 1967 I always smile when I think of Halloween and the… Continue reading
For many, comfort food doesn’t get much better than pot roast with mashed potatoes and gravy. Cooked stovetop, it won’t take long for the aroma… Continue reading
