I made this cake for my granddaughters birthday recently. I wanted to spruce up the cake mix so I decided to add some ginger and cinnamon and some additional sugar to the batter. I find that the gluten free mixes are not as sweet as regular mixes and I always […]
Having to eat gluten free makes it harder to make even such things as muffins that don’t necessarily rely on gluten for a good form. I still had had hard time getting them to rise in the middle no matter what recipe I used or what flour mixture. Many times […]
Jelly roll is one of those confort foods/sweets that I remember from childhood. My sisters and I would make them frequently on a Sunday afternoons, but we made them with regular wheat flour. I did not make one for a long time after realizing I could not eat gluten and […]
I have been making chocolate fudge for many years for Christmas and the recipe I have been using is a Million Dollar Fudge which evidently comes from the Fannie Farmer cookbook first published in 1896. I got my recipe from Bayou Cook Book which was first published in 1967. My […]
This is the season for blueberries! Blueberries are the common name for the group of flowering plants in the genus Vaccinium. In North America, V. corymbosum (aka Northern Highbush Blueberry) is the most common cultivated species. Here in New England, there are two types of blueberries that are traditionally grown. […]
Vaahtera Saksanpähkinä Fudge I made this last year for the first time after we had visited a maple syrup farm. I have made chocolate fudge for a long time and now that we live in New England, it is time to make some fudge with local ingredients. This amazing fudge […]
manteli leivonnaiset Treat yourself and guests to this delightful pastry. Good for any occasion at any time. Go for it!
I must follow a diet that is onion, garlic, gluten, caffeine and dairy free for my intestines to be happy.