I can say with a great deal of confidence that something is fundamentally wrong with my sister, the better half of this blog. I say this for one single reason: she hates goulash. What is wrong with her? No one in their right mind hates goulash-it’s America’s favorite casserole. I’m not sure where she would…
If you like coconut and chocolate, you’ll love these chocolate dipped coconut macaroons. Soft tender, slightly toasted coconut cookies are dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. I also like to think of these as a ‘healthier cookie” since they don’t have any added fat. I’m sure something can prove that wrong but I prefer to live in…
My Uncle’s favorite cookies are peanut butter cookies, so when our last hunting trip fell less than a week after his birthday, I knew I had to make these. This is one of those recipes that I get from my trusty Betty Crocker Big Red Cookbook. It’s got a classic peanut butter cookie flavor with…
Oatmeal raisin cookies are my dad’s favorite and I often make them when we are going to be together. I think that is probably why any other recipe with oatmeal in it catches my eye – it reminds me of my dad and oatmeal raisin. That and I’m on a mission to expand his cookie…
2004 was the inaugural hunting season at my Uncle’s farm in North Dakota and I was going up hunting with my dad, uncle, cousin and grandfather. Naturally, I baked something to bring as my contribution to duck camp. I brought up grasshopper bars and pumpkin bars. After a weekend of hunting when saying goodbye, my…
I’ve been catching some heat recently for not posting anything in a few weeks. In my defense, I have been super busy, basically just using my house as a place to sleep, and I haven’t been cooking anything other than roasted veggies and rice (my go-to easy meal that I will eventually get around to…