Walker saw The Children's Step-by-step Cook Book at the library and asked to check it out. He looked at the photos and I asked what he'd like to eat. He wanted tarts, which were actually quite easy to make. The tart recipe is open-ended. You can use whatever fruit you enjoy. We used two bananas… Continue reading Little Fruit Tarts (Mama n’ Me Cooking)
Category: baking
Recipes and ideas for baking.
Pistachio Shortbread
What is speckled with green and the faintest of purple, is mega-fattening and delightful? Pistachio Shortbread that is. While I made mine with organic unsalted butter, Earth Balance Buttery stick or similar works wonderfully for a vegan version. The cookies are soft until cooling, then get the buttery, crispy bite you expect from shortbread. Don't be… Continue reading Pistachio Shortbread
Yummy-Nummy Carrot Pineapple Snack Cake
Someone bought way too many carrots (yeah that would be me. For some reason I kept thinking we were out and no, we were not.....) so something had to be done. An easy carrot cake sounded good, nothing too fussy or frosting. I flipped through my vintage copy of Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 1968… Continue reading Yummy-Nummy Carrot Pineapple Snack Cake
Muffin Tin Sweet Potato Cheesecakes
Well...after having 3 days of summer-like weather dangled in front of us here in Washington State the previous week, it then proceeded to dump for 4+ days and then on and on after that. Not the usual PNW rain, but a deluge. Oh well. My fault for having fantasies of perfect gardening weather that would last. I at least… Continue reading Muffin Tin Sweet Potato Cheesecakes