Once upon a time….long, long ago….one of my daughters made this homemade toffee for a friend and sent it to him in a box with other goodies. He really liked the toffee, and eventually he proposed to her. I’m not sure if the toffee had anything to do with it, but it didn’t hurt. …
Childhood holiday memories are closely tied to special foods associated with the season. I once asked my children “If we could do only three things to celebrate Christmas, what would you want them to be?” Nearly all of them mentioned special treats like Scotcheroos or Pillow Cookies (recipe coming soon). The good news is that…
What is a buckeye, you ask? There are three kinds of buckeyes: a brown butterfly, a nut from a bush, and a yummy peanut-butter-and-chocolate treat that actually resembles the nut. Buckeyes are a nice homemade gift for Valentine’s Day, or an afternoon snack with a cup of coffee. This recipe is a half-batch, which we…
As an occasional sweet treat, we like to make microwave caramel corn. Our old recipe was a complicated process of baking it in the oven, setting the timer to stir the concoction and risking a scorched popcorn disaster. This recipe meets my criteria for a family snack: few ingredients normal ingredients quick to make…