The Rose Parade is the most beautiful parade I’ve ever been to. I was lucky to grow up in Southern California and see it in person many times. As a girl scout I even got to help put flowers on a float. That was fun, although not as much fun for the real volunteers I’m…
Cinnamon Fried Bananas
Oh my, these are the bomb! This wonderful little dish saved my sanity during the prep for my cancer treatment. I had thyroid cancer. I love saying “had.” I can’t tell you how much I love saying “had.” The treatment for thyroid cancer is different from other cancers. It seems so simple but is so…
Fun & Fancy Freezer Gadget
Who says ice cube trays have to be boring! Silicon isn’t just for baking pans anymore. We found these at Amazon but I’ve also seen them at BevMo and Total Wine. You can also find open tray versions just about anywhere. The larger one is a one-at-a-time version and the small sphere version freezes four…
Baked Apple Chips
It’s a typical January in central Arizona, sunny and mild. Don’t get me wrong, compared to the rest of the country right now, it’s ideal. Call me greedy but I’d love some rainy weather or something colder than 76. Cold weather is our reward for making it through the hot summer. You’d think all this…
Chocolate Ribbon Pie
Imagine this… You’re excited to have your kids home from college and will make them just about anything they want. They want pie. Sure, we can do pie except you don’t have much on hand. You need something easy, fast and delicious. You want them to keep coming home, right. Now don’t you worry, this…
Goals Over Resolutions
January means resolutions for many people. I don’t know about you, but I suck at resolutions. I would set too lofty of a goal, do great for a few weeks then miss the mark just once and it all fell apart. If only getting our daily exercise was as easy as a daily cookie. …
Happy New Year!
Whether you are looking back on 2017 fondly or happy to see it in your rear view mirror; we hope 2018 is everything you are wishing for and more!
Mary’s Easy Newfoundland Banana Bread
We moved to Arizona in 1997 at a time when the state was growing fast. Something like 10,000 a month were moving to the Grand Canyon State. The house we were building was supposed to be finished by December 20th but we all know how that goes. It was also an El Nino year so…
Merry Christmas!
We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a wonderful 2018.
Nancy’s 7-Layer Cookies
I’m sure everyone has that one holiday dessert that is made every year without fail and is still the favorite every year. For me it’s these cookie bars. They’ve been on the dessert tray as long as I can remember. My Aunt Nancy is a dessert maven and almost all of her desserts involve chocolate. …