Recipes

Makes 1 to 2 dozen cookies By Mary Claire Ekstrom Ingredients ½ cup unsalted butter, softened ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup white sugar ½ tsp. vanilla extract 1 egg…

A Southern Favorite… like walking back in time… to New Orleans in the 1800’s… When life was sweet and the Gingerbread was covered in a rich lemon sauce!

Chocolate Teasers (Meringue Cookies with Chocolate Swirls)   Ingredients: 6 oz. egg whites (about six large eggs) 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 4 T. powdered sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 1…

Get The Kids To Make It ~ So You Can Stay In Your PJ’s!  By Mary Claire Ekstrom Ingredients 1 can of crescent rolls 4 mozzarella cheese sticks 16 beef…

I took one bite of Lois Tilley’s Hatch Green Chile and Chicken Enchilada Casserole…  and begged for the recipe. I had to share this cheesy, chicken, hatch green chile wonder…

Leftover Halloween Candy? You can dump it, eat it, or make it wonderful! Here’s an idea – An Ice Cream Creation! This recipe calls for your leftover chocolate bars, snickers…

Don’t have much time? This Baked Brie is fast, easy and wonderfully delicious! A great appetizer when you want to impress! Ingredients: Wheel of Brie Cheese Puffed Pastry Sheets (2)…

This Is The Best Peach Dessert!  Quick and Easy ~ and Great with Ice-Cream! (Okay, my daughter, Mary Claire, baked this. But, it was fabulous so I’m taking credit!)

A favorite family recipe.  These blondies are heavenly.  They are the best Praline Blondies ever!
Praline Blondies

I LOVE Pork Ribs. It’s easy to make and so incredibly versatile. When I make a batch, I make a lot. I  start out serving them as ribs with BBQ sauce. Then, I pull the meat off the bones, shred it and make pork tacos or sliders. After that, I make mash potatoes and gravy, and put pork in the middle of it. I call it Karen’s Slop!  My family loves it!