If bread were a dessert, this would be it. Delicious warm from the oven, but also tasty toasted the next day with butter and strawberry jam. For a sweeter bread, roll the ropes in cinnamon and sugar (1 c. sugar + 2 t. cinnamon) before braiding, brush with glaze and bake. Prep [...]
These peanut butter bars were dessert with our school lunch at Milan Elementary. Since mom was a teacher at the school, she knew the cooks and was able to get her hands on the original recipe. Really the peanut butter part is the magic and the only part of the recipe I needed. I [...]
This is a great meaty weeknight pasta sauce courtesy of my great Aunt Gerri. If you use a spicy pepperoni or Italian sausage the leftovers will have a bit of kick. Prep time - 15 minutes / Cook time - 40 minutes 1 28 ounce can of pureed [...]
These cookies are magical — there really is no other way to describe them. They are great anytime, but you MUST eat one that is still warm and about 10 minutes out of the oven. I used to make a single batch, which yields 3 dozen, but half of them are often gone before [...]
Mac and cheese is heaven in a bowl to me, except when it comes out of a box and involves powder. I have been in search of the combination that makes you close your eyes and sigh when you take a bite. Last winter I finally found the cheese that would change everything — Prairie Breeze aged [...]
A few years ago we hosted an Italian dinner as part of a school fundraiser and I wanted to make fresh mozzarella. After some research it turned out to more trouble then it was worth. I would need to find unpasteurized milk and order some rennet. More research and fresh ricotta looked like an easy [...]
