Coffee Cake

Last minute invitation to a friends house for coffee? Family Brunch? Or simply want something lite to drink with your coffee each morning? Well look no further than this coffee cake recipe! This easy to make coffee cake is so versatile that you can really make it all your own! With many different ways to make this cake, you can be ready for just about any occasion. All you need is 35 minutes and your imagination!

Almond Toffee Crunch

If you like the sweet satisfying crunch of an Almond Roca, you will absolutely love this homemade almond crunch recipe! It’s a perfect treat to give away as a gift or keep it for yourself to satisfy that sweet tooth! These are so quick and easy to make, your friends and family will be raving when you whip these treats up in minutes!

Homemade Flour Tortillas

I think you will enjoy this quick and simple recipe! Homemade tortillas are so tender and chewy, you’ll never want the store bought ones again after making your own! All you’ll need are five ingredients to make these delicious tortillas. You can always double the recipe to make more at one time, trust me you will go through these very quickly! Enjoy!

Bourbon Balls

These were a holiday gift that my cousin Jackie gave to everyone. This is hysterical to me because she was SOOOPER Catholic and never drank. They’re very addictive, I’ve never known anyone who could eat just one and walk away.

Plated Green Bean Salad

Green Bean Salad

Have you ever wondered what a new and innovative way is to have green beans?  Today I am going to share with you a new, fun, and healthier way of having green beans.  There are so many ways that you can take this simple, humble ingredient to the next level in flavor and texture. To make this vegan, switch out the feta cheese for a vegan cheese of your choosing. You can use any style and cut of green beans that you prefer.  I like to experiment with different textures and flavors of food.  A salad can be anything that …

Banana Fritters

These banana filled pillows of goodness are the perfect snack for any time of day! Imagine a funnel cake with a light crispy outside and soft tender inside now add the sweet fruity taste of bananas, that’s what you’ll get with these delicious banana fritters! Enjoy!

Rocky Road Squares

These lil guys are sooo addictive LOL !! I put them in the freezer and eat them from there. They aren’t too frozen to bite into at all. I love cold marshmallows. My mother wasn’t a baker at all so not sure who she got this recipe from. I’ve been making it in these last 25 yrs that I’ve had the book (writing this August 2020) and they are an absolute fav. I’ve made them with all sorts of different chips, milk chocolate, white chocolate, butterscotch, a mixture of dark and white. I’ve also switched the peanuts up for almonds …

Build Your Garden

When people think about farmers, they tend to think about older people. This is true, for every 6 farmers over the age of 65 there is only 1 under 35. There are groups that are trying to change that though and help young people be the farmers of the future. Enjoy this short film below on a group of young farmers in western Colorado and the group of donors who is helping them along. HOW WE GROW_REDFORD SHORT from Tomas Zuccareno Photography on Vimeo. A vignette of just one of the segments of our HOW WE GROW feature documentary film. …

We Don’t Eat The Way Our Grandparents Did

Did you know that once upon a time tomatoes were really sweet, dates were large and super juicy and that many other vegetables have changed over time? Nope, me either!! Science has been playing with our food for a very long time. In the photo below you’ll see that some of these tomatoes have green, unripened looking tops. People see the green and believe it’s not ripe, it’s not as tasty as it should be right there. Those green “shoulders” actually have a lot to do with flavor even if they aren’t the prettiest thing in the world. Sometime before …

Farm-To-Table History

The Farm-To-Table Movement or, as some call it, Farm-To-Fork isn’t new. While it seems to be all the rage currently it does have a history going back to early 1900s. You’ve read about what it is in my previous article, now let’s look at where it came from and why it is gaining such momentum. The original farm-to-table was actually started around 1914 as a postal initiative to transport produce and other items directly from rural areas into the cities. This program picked up butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables, and other items to quickly deliver to their destination. It started with …