Tag Archives: Baking

I changed the layout of my front page. Let me know if you like it or hate it! also I’m curious . . . if you’re curious? I receive a lot of mail like this one: Hi Jonna, You rarely divulge anything about yourself. How come? Personally, I think it might be fun to learn […]

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Fudge  . . . What could be better? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Here’s the Brown Sugar Fudge . . . It’s creamy and addictive delicious. Good for you? Well maybe not, but I certainly can’t stay out of it. It tastes very similar to Boston Creams or Penuche. Let me show you where I found this […]

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Cake. “You CAN have your cake and eat it too.”  Remember that! I told you recently what my favorite Pasta dish is. Now . . . I’ll show you my favorite Cake or Cupcake and frosting. It’s this! Usually referred to as German Chocolate Cake. FYI: 1852 – Sam German created the mild dark baking chocolate […]

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Two things on my mind. It simply won’t hold more than two things at once. 1.  Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to all of you that voted for my simple Blog over at BABBLE.  I was beyond thrilled to find out that I made the top 100 Food Blogs! see . . . you […]

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Hi. It’s been a while. Thoughts of cooking or baking of any kind were erased from my mind for a while. Nothing looked good, tasted good or stayed down for long. I’m convinced that I’ve lost many needed brain cells! When you walk around the house looking for a ringing cell phone . . . […]

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I grew up eating homemade Taffy. My great grandmother Harriet was a pro. She had a amazing way of “testing” the candy to see if it was ready to pull off the heat. Grandma would simply dip and swirl two fingers in that hot, boiling syrup!

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I’ve really need to QUIT buying large bundles of bananas. why? This is why! My usual routine: Buy groceries – bananas included. Load them in Escalade. Shut back door. Open back door . . . grab a green banana. (Not so green that it won’t peel!) Eat banana while heading home. Unload groceries – put […]

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I like Peanut Butter . . . in Cookies, Candy and licking it off a spoon. I don’t like Peanut Butter . . . on bread. Peanut Butter Chocolate Kiss Cookies are even better! I like this recipe. It’s a cross between chewy & shortbread. Did you know according to the National Peanut Board that . […]

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