Category: Cookbooks

• Lizzie’s Sour Cream Pound Cake from At My Grandmother’s Knee

   At My Grandmother’s Knee is a cookbook I had the pleasure of reviewing, and it celebrates food, family, and warm memories. It’s filled with 166 treasured recipes shared by Southern women who inherited them from their grandmothers, along with special memories about the grandmothers who made these delicious comfort foods. Author Faye Porter describes the…

  nancyc

  May 1, 2011

  Books, Cakes/Coffe Cakes, Cookbooks, Food and Recipes, Reviews

  At My Grandmother’s Knee, dessert, pound cake, Sour cream

• Homemade Granola Bars from the Green Market Baking Book

  Eating healthy is something I’m trying to do more and more. I limit the amount of red meat I eat and try to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. But when it comes to baking, I’ve never been quite sure how to make desserts and other baked goods healthier. So the opportunity to review the Green Market…

  nancyc

  March 25, 2011

  Books, Breakfast/Brunch, Cookbooks, Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Reviews

  dried apples, dried cherries, dried cranberries, granola bars, Green Market Baking Book

• Pizza Margherita from “Thursday Night Pizza”

  I have a confession to make…I have never made homemade pizza! I’ve been wanting to make some, though, and very recently I had the opportunity to review a cookbook/guide to pizza-making called Thursday Night Pizza, written by Fr. Dominic Garramone, and published by Reedy Press. So this was the perfect time for me to attempt…

  nancyc

  February 2, 2011

  Cookbooks, Food and Recipes, Main Dishes, Reviews

  basil, Fr. Dominic Garramone, olive oil, Pizza, tomatoes

• Vintage Betty Crocker: Butter Cookies

  This Betty Crocker cookbook was published in the 60’s and was one of my mother’s favorite cookbooks. I used it here and there too, but didn’t really develop an interest in cooking and baking until I was in my late twenties. As a teen, the only things I knew how to make from scratch were…

  nancyc

  October 20, 2010

  Books, Cookbooks, Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes

  Betty Crocker Cookbook, Butter, Cookie

• The Farm Chicks

  I first heard of The Farm Chicks in Country Living magazine. I noticed they had come out with a fun-looking cookbook, The Farm Chicks in the Kitchen. It has lots of down-home recipes, personal stories, and even some sewing and craft projects.

  nancyc

  May 25, 2010

  Books, Cookbooks, Crafts, Creative Inspiration, Food and Recipes, Winter/Christmas

  cookbooks, Country Living, The Farm Chicks, Winter/Christmas

• The Primrose Bakery

  While I’m on the subject of baking and cupcakes, it seemed like the perfect time to tell you about the Primrose Bakery, a quaint little place I discovered on the web. There are two locations in London, and they make some really delicious–looking cupcakes. They have a cute, clever little logo, too! It looks like just…

  nancyc

  May 22, 2010

  Bakeries & Restaurants, Books, Cookbooks, Cupcakes, Food and Recipes

  cookbook, cupcakes, Primrose Bakery