Tag: Baking

Meatloaf for Recipe Friday

I have always loved meatloaf, and my mom used to make the best meatloaf ever. Unfortunately, I never got her meatloaf recipe before she died. I’ve tried a number of recipes that have been okay, but not great. Then I’ve winged it a few times...

Two for the Price of One Potatoes for Recipe Friday

I was planning to post my meatloaf recipe, and even took pictures, but it’s been a crazy week and I just didn’t get it done. So I decided to post the side dish of Garlic Mashed Potatoes first, then I’ll post Meatloaf next week. I...

Madeleines with Lemon Curd for Recipe Friday

Last Saturday afternoon, right before his friend came over to hang out, my son said, “I need to make Epicurean Creamed Peas this weekend.” “What for?” I asked. “For French class,” he replied, “but I need three people to evaluate it. I guess I’ll have...

Sesame Garlic Toast for Recipe Friday

There are probably as many recipes for garlic toast as there are for French bread. We’ve tried many of them. But our favorite garlic toast is what I call Sesame Garlic Toast. This is one of my family’s favorite side dishes. It is also one...

Lasagna for Recipe Friday

I’ve been thinking about doing this recipe for Recipe Friday for quite a while, and since I made some last week and remembered to take pictures I decided it is finally time. This is my son’s all-time favorite food; it’s what he always wants on...

Shepherd’s Pot Pie for Recipe Friday

I don’t know about you, but I absolutely LOVE leftovers! Just kidding. But they can be pretty good when I can disguise them so that you can’t tell you had them the night before. That is how this recipe came about. The first time I made...

Stained Glass Cookies for Recipe Friday

Four or five years ago, I was baking cookies for Christmas and my son (who was 10 or 11 at the time) was helping. Although they are not a traditional Christmas cookie, I was making some peanut butter cookies because both my son and my...

Apple Stuffing for Recipe Friday

Last week I bought a package of stuffing from my local Safeway bakery. The other night I decided to make it to go with the Cornish game hens my son was making. The recipe on the package called for adding onions and celery, but I...