Updated on February 29, 2016
Sour Cream Raisin Bars
One of my favorite things to do as a baker and cook is to make (or learn how to make) something that is special to someone, especially if the item evokes positive memories of a person or time from the past. Sometimes people come up to me and request that I do this for them or someone they love, and sometimes I do it as a surprise for someone who didn’t know I was paying attention.
Updated on February 26, 2016
Orange Dream Torte
It is still February, and we have a bit of winter yet to get through, but if you’d like a little taste of spring or even summer, this may be the dessert for you. Remember orange creamsicle ice cream bars? Yeah, this torte sorta tastes like them.
This torte is creamy and dreamy and oh so light.
Did I mention beautiful too? It is stunning.
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Updated on February 24, 2016
Strawberry Squares
Looks can be deceiving. We all know that and yet we still judge people and things by how they look. These bars don’t look like anything special–kind of plain, not a bit of chocolate–and yet every time I make them, I get rave reviews. I made these for church last week, and I had at least three people come up to me later and say, “I really liked those strawberry things you made.”
Updated on February 25, 2016
Banana Pancake Bites
It’s Pinewood Derby season again. To my family, it doesn’t mean just racing wooden cars, it also means breakfast. My son will be racing with his Cub Scout troop this weekend, but our church also runs a Pinewood Derby every year for anyone ages 2 through adult, and I have been making the breakfast for the hungry racers and their families for the past several years. When I first started doing it, the organizers of the Derby really had just one requirement: they wanted everything to be finger food.
Mission accomplished.
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Updated on February 9, 2018
Caramelitas
Every Wednesday afternoon I volunteer in my church’s kitchen preparing a meal for the evening, and every week I bring dessert to accompany the meal. One of my fellow volunteers (98-year-old Elaine) usually greets me eagerly every Wednesday with the question, “What did you make?” and she is usually quite delighted with my answer. (She has a bit of a sweet tooth.) This week as I was cutting these bars to put on serving trays, Elaine was right by my side supervising. I asked her if she’d like to try one. She tried to act like it was no big deal either way, but I know better. She took one bite of her bar, slapped her hand on the counter, and declared, “These will get you a man!!” This outburst was followed by lots of “mmm’s” and “wow,” and “yum.”
