Chocolate Cake
The Cake. Ingredients 3 cups packed brown sugar 1 cup butter softened 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 2/3 cups flour 3/4 cup baking cocoa 1 Tbsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/3…
Author: Samwise
Chicken Pot Pie
Ingredients 1 lb chicken breasts – cubed 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup frozen green peas 1/2 cup sliced celery 1/3 cup butter 1 garlic clove, chopped 1/3 cup chopped onion 1/3 cup flour 1…
Cherry Pie
Ingredients 3/4 cup sugar 3 Tbs cornstarch 2 cans tart pie cherries, drained, reserve juice from one can 1/4 tsp almond extract 1 Tbs butter Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie How to make it Preheat…
Blueberry Muffins
These muffins are extra large and yummy with the sugary-cinnamon crumb topping. I usually double the recipe and fill the muffin cups just to the top edge for a wonderful extra-generously-sized deli style muffin. Add…
Banana Banana Bread
Update: I’ve since added Banana Foster Bread, which is more complicated but far better tasting. If you’ve got the added ingredients and the time, I’d recommend making that one instead. No, that’s not a typo….
Baked Sea Scallops
Large sea scallops are combined with garlic, shallots, butter, and bread crumbs then baked to perfection. Being from Maine, we love our seafood, and this is one of the greats! Ingredients 16 sea scallops, rinsed…
Grandma Jane’s English Toffee
Every holiday season we would receive a container of this toffee from my grandma. Ingredients Directions Notes * Original recipe calls for 1 and 1/2 cups almonds, but i like it better with 2 full…
Italian Vegetable Beef Soup
A thick and hearty soup (stew?) that’s packed with veggies. Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped carrots 2 cloves garlic, minced 14.5 oz can diced…
Flaky Pie Crust
My moms pie crust recipe. I’ve never attempted it myself but when I decided it’s time to stop buying the pre-made crust from the store, i’ll give it a shot. Ingredients 2 cups all purpose-flour…
French Pancakes
This is the recipe that my grandfather made for my mom and her brothers every weekend. A classic in my family. Ingredients Directions