This is a quick and simple recipe for a shortbread pie crust. This pie crust is prepared using an electric mixer and hand-pressed into a 9-inch pie plate before being baked for 12-15 minutes. Then all you need to do is just let it cool and add your filling and you are ready to serve… Read more
Shortbread Bottom Fruit Squares Recipe
This recipe looks delicious! I recognize my Mom’s printing on this card but I do not remember ever trying these Fruit Squares before. The recipe reminds me of the Jam Tarts we always loved except these are made as a square and instead of using regular pie pastry they have a shortbread bottom. My Nana… Read more
Mocktails, Punches & Shrubs – Book Review
Title: Mocktails, Punches & Shrubs Author: Vikas Khanna Published By: Dorling Kindersley, April 11, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-4654-5698-4 Pages: 175 Mocktails, Punches & Shrubs Mocktails, Punches, and Shrubs includes more than 80 nonalcoholic recipes for tasty drinks you can enjoy all year round. Using fresh ingredients, these Mocktails, Punches and Shrubs include flavors and scents from many… Read more
Hello Dollies Recipe
Hello Dollies Squares tend to show up at many family gatherings. Nana used pecans in hers because I have a bit of an allergy to walnuts – but before I came along this recipe was always made with walnuts. I know this recipe was written out quite some time ago because Nana was still melting… Read more
Mother Barnett’s Coconut Crisp Cookies Recipe
This is a recipe from my Gramps’ mother. Her name (before marriage) was Florence Catharine Hickey. The fact that this Coconut Crisp Cookies Recipe made it into Nana’s recipe collection means it must have been one of Gramps’ favorites! Mother Barnett’s Coconut Crisp Cookies Recipe Ingredients 2 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup soft… Read more
Welsh Cakes Recipe
If I had to pick just one recipe as my very favorite from all the baked items Nana made – it would be this one for her Welsh Cakes. They are a lovely little snack – with tea or just when you need to grab something and go. Just typing out this recipe makes me… Read more
Chewy Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
Nana was not able to have a lot of sugar (it made her quite ill) and she always looked for recipes she could modify to use with her sugar substitutes like equal, or no sugar syrup. These oatmeal cookies are not truly ‘No Sugar’ but they were something she could have 1 of and enjoy occasionally… Read more
Pulse Revolution Book Review
Title: Pulse Revolution Author: Tami Hardeman Published By: Dorling Kindersley, March 2017 ISBN: 978-1-4654-5919-0 Pages: 256 Pulse Revolution 150 Superfood Vegetarian Recipes Featuring Vegan & Meat Variations Pulse Revolution includes more than 150 different superfood vegetarian recipes with both vegan and meat variations. Each recipe includes “Pulses” – which until I read the Introduction to Pulses… Read more
Raisin Pie Recipe
When I was going through Nana’s recipes I came across this one and I want to make it! I have never had raisin pie before and the recipe seems fairly simple to follow. There were no directions for the time and temperature for baking included on the recipe card but I suspect if we follow… Read more
Worlds Best Cookies Recipe
This recipe was given to my Nana by her sister Tegwyn’s daughter Susan Green. Worlds Best Cookies Recipe Ingredients 1 cup shortening 3/4 cup brown sugar 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 14 oz package of chocolate chips 2 cups quick oatmeal 1… Read more