My paternal grandparents were Romanian and although we had some Romanian style dishes growing up, my gramma never made Romanian sweet treats. At church I always looked at all the Romanian desserts and wondered what they tasted like! Today, it’s Day 2 of the 12 Days of Cookies and I’m super excited to be making…
Category: Recipes From Our Kitchen
12 Days of Cookies… Day 1 — Sugar Plum Shortbread Cookies
Welcome to the 12 Days of Cookies once again! We had so much fun last year making an assortment of cookies! It was wonderful because after the 12 Days, we had a bunch of yummy Christmas cookies ready for our holiday platter…and cookies we even enjoyed in the new year! So we decided to bake…
Chocolate Chip Sourdough Bagels
I had a lot of sourdough starter and thought I would make bagels for something different. This is an overnight sourdough bagel dough and so easy to prepare! These bagels have a rich sourdough flavor but are studded with chocolate and are absolutely scrumptious! They are more dense, but could be lightened up by adding…
Apple Fritter Bites
I always enjoy apple recipes! I happen to have a couple of apples that began to go soft, so I decided to make these yummy apple fritter bites! These taste similar to a delicious apple fritter donut. These bites are moist and fluffy, packed with crunchy apples and cinnamon, and topped with a spiced sweet…
New York Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
We love chocolate chip cookies and decided to make these New York style chocolate chip cookies which are packed full of chocolate chips and are a lot larger than a typical cookie. These chewy cookies go great with a glass of milk and are oh so good! These cookies are super delicious and works better…
Irish Barmbrack
I love making different recipes from different cultures and enjoy sweet baked Irish recipes. Barmbrack is an Irish quick bread that is packed full of raisins, and sometimes cherries. In Irish Gaelic Bairín Breac is Barmbrack where Bairín means bread and Breac means speckled. I could not find much history on Barmbrack but I did…
Holiday Eggnog
We love eggnog during the holiday season, and there’s so many variations to make! This recipe uses maple syrup instead of sugar along with condensed milk which is quite sweet. The spices and warm cozy drink embodies the flavors of the holidays. Eggnog dates back to medieval Britain and the well to do would have…
Meatballs & Gravy
I enjoy hearty old fashioned meals like this yummy meatballs & gravy. When I was a child, I often watched gramma cook meatballs or plain ground beef in her enamel frying pan, add flour and beef stock, dill and cook until thickened. Then it was served over mashed potatoes and vegetables from the garden like…
