Southern Lifestyle + Food
A few years ago I had the opportunity to provide desserts for one of the local restaurants in the area. The pastry chef who was providing them prior had moved away, and unfortunately her recipes went with her. The restaurant owner said the one dessert that he really hated to lose was the Heath Bar [...]
This was Grandma Maguire's recipe for her chocolate chip cookies. The recipe is also in her handwriting, on a piece of paper that is yellowed, torn and faded. She made the best cookies anywhere, hands down. 1/2 cup shortening 1/4 cup sugar white 1/2 cup sugar brown 1 egg 1/2 cup nuts 1/2 tsp soda [...]
This recipe was written on a sheet of paper by my great-grandmother, Nana (Sarah) Robertson. My Mom still has the piece of paper, even though it's yellowed, cracked and torn. It's probably well over 50 years old. I'm writing it exactly as she had it written on the paper. This one might take me a [...]
I was perusing the internet the other night looking for some baking inspiration, and ran across a recipe for home made Nutter Butter cookies from the good folks at Bouchon Bakery. They looked absolutely amazing, so I decided to try it out. I made a couple changes, but for the most part I kept the [...]
My Grandma on my Mom's side was the best baker I ever knew. She was a tiny little Hungarian woman, who used to spend hours sewing and baking for us (mostly me) when I was little. Even though she was diabetic, she baked the real thing for us. She always used real sugar - no [...]
Rolling in the Dough 