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I grew up hearing them called brussel sprouts, but they get autocorrected to Brussels sprouts. I once lived near Brussels and in Belgium, the Flemish way to pronounce their city is “Brussel.” Flemish is the Belgian version of Dutch, and “Ik spreek Vlaams,” which means I speak Flemish. I usually claim to speak Dutch, except […]

Combine a pretzel, a chocolate Hershey’s Hug and an M&M and you’ll transform the trio into a fun and simple Valentine’s Day snack. The only time consuming step is unwrapping all the striped Hershey’s Hugs. Place square-shaped pretzels on a Silpat-lined baking sheet. Put one Hug, centered on each pretzel. Bake at 200 F degrees […]

Have you ever eaten buttermilk pie?  It’s always been a bit of a mystery to me and yet it’s a southern classic. Recently I baked a buttermilk pie because it was national pie day and I don’t need much of an excuse to bake. I was curious about a recipe that had been tucked away […]

My dear mom made tuna casserole for dinner far too often when we were kids and none of my sisters can stand the thought of it now. I have tried to convince Tracy, Valerie and Julie that mine is nothing like Mom’s, which I don’t think was all that bad. Although I did have a […]

My dear friend, Kristy, gave the most delicious homemade spaghetti sauce with a package of pasta and a few other goodies to help make life easier for me and several other women who were under her leadership. Her recipe took years to perfect and it is just that. Perfectly thick tomato with mild herb flavors […]

On the streets of Amsterdam, you’re likely to find an outdoor vendor selling hot-off-the-grill, bite-sized little pancake puffs called poffertjes. Just like our two oldest children (Lindsey served in Hong Kong and Macau for 18 months and Christopher is currently in Thailand for two years), I was a missionary in The Netherlands and Belgium for […]

When you want to make a statement with color in a cookie, nothing is as satisfying and fun to bake as Monster Cookies. I have created more color combinations on practically every occasion to coordinate with a variety of themes than you can imagine and the best part is they taste so good too. I […]

Bread sometimes gets a bad wrap with people avoiding it each January trying diligently to lose the weight they may have put on after the holidays. Bread makes the world a better place and homemade is the best! Hopefully these smaller sized loaves can help resist the urge to indulge too much. I have created […]

My daughter shared this recipe with me when she was in college and every time she comes home to Texas, she requests these lemon poppyseed waffles for breakfast.  It’s a Lindsey meal, and since she’s pregnant and has been having all kinds of cravings, Mom (that’s me) has been cooking up a storm since she […]