We have one peach tree in our yard. Every year we hope for, and look forward to, a lot of peaches. This year, we have so many that the limbs are breaking off of the tree. Even after a late-season hail storm, we still have more peaches than we know what to do with. As a result, I use a lot of peaches ...
Breakfast Recipes
Whether you prefer carbohydrates --like I do-- or some protein, we all need a good breakfast to get the day started on the right foot. Muffins, cinnamon rolls, pancakes, egg cups, or crepes for that special occasion. We got it here!
Fresh Strawberry Coffee Cake
Cooking with fresh fruit is something I love doing. Today I am sharing a recipe using some of the first strawberries of the season from our local fruit stand. Fresh Strawberry Coffee Cake. Not long ago, I was going through some old recipes I had collected. There was a ripped out a page of a ...
Copycat Walnut Banana Bread
This recipe for Copycat Walnut Banana Bread is for my daughter. She absolutely loves the Banana Nut Bread from Starbucks. My daughter, who would much rather eat anything from a fast food drive thru or the freezer section of the grocery store than anything home cooked, loves banana ...
Spinach Egg Cups
My son recently started cross-fit and he is trying to eat a little bit healthier. Today, I made these Spinach Egg Cups keep in the fridge for a quick snack. He really liked them and I loved them! Eating breakfast isn't something that I am usually in the mood for first thing in the morning, ...
Chocolate Marble Banana Bread
My daughter's review of this Chocolate Marble Banana Bread... "It was very good. The texture and taste were amazing and the marble effect was really cool!" Well, with a review like that I knew that I definitely had to blog this recipe. We had several overripe bananas so I decided to ...
Glazed Lemon Bread
Rainy days, a leaking roof, and Glazed Lemon Bread. That was our weekend. We were expecting a big storm to hit here in California, we knew there would be a lot of rain. We did not expect, however, to have to deal with a leaky roof all weekend. Too much stress, so I decided to bake something. ...
Lemon Curd
I remember the first time I ever tried Lemon Curd. My very dear friend Judith took me to this little tea house that was located downtown in the city she lived in. It was an adorable little place that offered tea, homemade scones, jams, etc... I remember trying their Lemon Curd and it was like ...
Orange Pecan Bread
I love my mom's old recipe box. Every once in a while I try a recipe out of it, like this Orange Pecan Bread, and old faded memories come back to me of when I was a child. When I first read this recipe, it didn't ring any bells, but after tasting it, I remembered mom baking this yummy ...