Hot Brown

The Brown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky is notorious for it’s open-faced turkey, tomato, bacon and cheese sandwich. Introduced in the 1920’s as a late night snack after a long evening of dancing and partying, the legendary dish now has...

Vanilla Crescents

If you like shortbread than you’ll love these. Simple and vanilla… nothing complicated here. My kids love them and they are super easy to make.

Lemon Slice & Bakes

Here’s a cookie that doesn’t have a long shelve life in our house–they are that addicting.  The perfect ratio of sweet and tart is the secret here.  Good luck having just one!

Creamed Spinach & Parsnips

Creamed spinach may seem like a throwback, but don’t sell it short.  Buttery, sweet parsnips take luscious, creamy spinach to a tastier place on the food chart.

Rutabaga-&-Apple Mash

Surprise your family and/or guests with this alternative to the mashed potato. Creamy rutabaga and sweet apple may just become the new favorite fall and holiday side dish.

Green Onion Biscuits

Flaky yet dense and moist.  Green onion pack the biscuits with flavor leaving out any of that “oniony” aftertaste.

Orange Poppy-Seed Bundt Cake

Many times lemon poppy-seed cakes and cookies are offered, but how about orange poppy-seed cake?  Citrusy and full-flavored, serve this with coffee, tea or for dessert.

Crumb Cake

photo by Emily Doscher You’ll have to hide this crumb cake.  Even from yourself… I promise it won’t last very long if left out (I’ve been known to double-up on the crumb topping… shhhh!)