Post updated: [post_modified_date] Maybe you grew up with boxed pudding mixes like I did. The cooked version was better than instant, but you haven’t tasted delicious pudding until you’ve eaten homemade chocolate pudding! This is another stained and splattered recipe from a little recipe notebook given to me …
Post updated: [post_modified_date] Homemade vanilla ice cream is a warm-weather dessert that usually shows up for cookouts and Sunday School class parties. We made three freezers of homemade ice cream for a rehearsal dinner in a barn a few years ago and it was a big hit. We …
Church potlucks can be an amazing dining experience, with everyone bringing their best dishes to share. As a pastor’s wife I’ve attended my share of potlucks over the years, and I have a few favorite recipes for dishes that I like to bring, depending on the theme. To …
Several years ago three of our high school boys had the privilege of taking an online German class. They had an inside track because the university professor attended our church, so she met with them weekly for live tutoring sessions. At the end of the school year …
Cooking for a large family means that there are a few family dishes that are not someone’s favorite. I can think of a certain child who doesn’t care for rice and another one who doesn’t like eggs. Then there’s the guy who used to like Tuna Casserole but …
For those of us who grew up on cake mixes, it can be hard to find a homemade cake recipe that isn’t dense or dry compared to a mix. This recipe for Mocha Chocolate Cake is the best of all worlds: easy to make, very moist and tender. …
Today’s post was written by my oldest daughter Sarah, and she’s sharing the details from her family Baby Gender Reveal Party! by Sarah Vera Since this is our second child we won’t be having any big showers or parties so we decided to do a small gender reveal …
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Angel Food Cake in a Cup by Charlotte Siems Over the years, the kids have brought home fun “stuff” from Grandma’s house. Noise-making toys, clothes, stuffed animals and snacks have been produced from the luggage upon their return home. Last week was no exception, except this …
It was one of those emergency recipes. You know, the ones where you sift through the cookbook to find a recipe that doesn’t call for an ingredient you don’t have. I had to take a dessert to the church for a funeral dinner in an hour and had …
