Mallory and Eileen have been tanning Buck’s (the deer my husband shot last fall) hide. My girls would have liked to do a brain tan, but a bear stole Buck’s head. Although it was searched for, it has never been found. However, they didn’t like the idea of purchasing the brains of another animal to do […]
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German Apple Cake Recipe from Harvested Apples
Harvesting apples is as much a part of autumn as putting up the “storms”, or storing the lawn furniture in the garage for winter. We’ve gotten a bountiful crop of apples this year, although we didn’t do much to help mother nature along the way. I must say, however, that David did do his share […]
Top Ten List of Mardi Gras Memories and Poppy Seed Cake
Below is my top 10 list of Mardi Gras memories followed by a recipe for a family favorite: Poppy Seed Cake. Number 10 – Dressing up like a geisha and watching the dinky Arabi parade. This was in the days before Da Parish had proper floats. Those were the days, dawlin’. Number 9 – Catching beads by […]
Famous Coca-Cola Cake Recipe
Baking the famous Coca-Cola Cake reminded me of this 6 pack of Coke bottles that I’ve been saving. I’ve been holding on to them since the 1990s. Specifically, I’ve kept them because of their value as memorabilia. I like to remember things from different eras of my life and have saved them because I don’t […]
Winning S’more Cake Recipe Made Easy!
Most everyone loves the gooey goodness of graham cracker and chocolate s’mores – and it wouldn’t be a camp-out without them. This traditional favorite reaches the next level with M’s winning Taste of Home bake-off recipe. S’more Cake Made Easy uses a box of spice flavor cake mix, chocolate icing, and marshmallow cream. And you don’t […]