Last year we bought some patty pan squash — also known as sunburst squash — from the farmers market and absolutely loved it, so we decided to grow it ourselves. Patty pans grow much like zucchini. They’re sweet and neutral in flavor so you can season them however you like. When they’re a good size,…
Category: Recipes From Our Kitchen
Vanilla Snow Ice Cream
Winter can feel long sometimes, so enjoying snow however we can is a must! When it snows and blizzards (and sometimes it can snow a lot), I often place a couple bowls outside to catch fresh snow to make snow ice cream. We have been making snow ice cream for several years. It is something…
Lemon Scones
These lemon scones are a light, tender scone that is more like a biscuit but equally delicious! My daughters attended an on online baking class as part of their homeschooling class over the weekend, and they learned how to make these scrumptious lemon scones. The neatest thing is the teacher who is also a pastry…
Cookie Pizza
This delicious giant cookie is meant to be an individual cookie, but it is large enough that we all shared together! It is made with just a few ingredients topped with a yummy ganache and decorated with more chocolate. My girls learned this cookie recipe in an online class from Bake with Caramella who is…
Original Vanilla Nanaimo Bars
Nanaimo Bars was always a family favorite with walnuts in the base along with chocolate, graham cracker crumbs and coconut while the middle was always a creamy vanilla buttercream-type filling made with custard powder and then topped with a rich chocolate. Everything perfect in a bar or square that we usually had on special occasions, when company came over or through the holidays! You’ll enjoy this tasty treat too!
Homemade Gingerbread Houses
Nothing compares to homemade gingerbread filling the house with warm ginger and cloves. This delicious gingerbread can be enjoyed with a glass of milk, homemade eggnog or a cup of coffee and is great fun for the whole family.
Butterscotch Confetti Squares
Butterscotch Confetti squares have been a delicious dessert item that I have grown up with. When I was a kid, it was something that was made for special occasions like holidays, wedding or baby showers and get togethers. Now, we enjoy them nut free, whenever we want! And they are super easy to make. We…
