These Amaretto Muffins are one of my new favorites! Everybody that had a chance to taste them raved about the flavor. I used Amaretto liquor in the muffin itself and also a little bit mixed with the sliced almonds in the topping. If you didn’t want to use Amaretto liquor, I’m sure you could…
This Butterscotch Macadamia Nut cookie recipe was in a King Arthur Flour catalog that I received last year. As soon as I saw the recipe I thought that the combination of ingredients sounded incredible- and it was! I changed the quantities of quite a few of the ingredients to make these cookies more healthy and less sweet. I also…
I came up with the idea for this recipe after the service deli guy cut some slices of ham way thicker than I wanted for sandwiches. I wanted him to cut them a little thicker than normal so they were easier to handle. He cut them really thick- about 3/8 of an inch! I…
This is a very fun recipe! These pancakes are gluten free, but can be made with “regular” flour if you don’t have issues with gluten. I came up with the concept for these pancakes from one of my own recipe cards dated December of 1991. I made that original version as a blackberry souffle pancake. I will have…
These cookies taste incredible but I’m not sure that I would call them a macaroon! This recipe was originally published in Bon Appetit magazine but I cut it out and saved it before I was putting dates on my recipes. I looked on the Bon Appetit website for the recipe and didn’t find it. The only…
This stew was inspired by flavors in an appetizer recipe that my friend Nora gave me a couple of years ago. Nora’s recipe was olives and grapes that were baked together along with walnuts, some balsamic vinegar and a little sprig of fresh thyme. I haven’t made the appetizer yet but I will have…
