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Memories of Good Cakes… and a Memorable Marble Poundcake

When it comes to baking the possible Undisputed Queen of the Oven is Cake. Cookies and breads, muffins and pies, all are wonderful in their own right, but cake is something bigger. Baking a cake is kitchen chemistry at it’s finest. Cakes have been around since man discovered flour, Check out this brief but entertaining  History… Continue reading Memories of Good Cakes… and a Memorable Marble Poundcake

Summer Memories in Winter’s Chill and Balsamic Marinated Chicken

Winter…Mother Nature’s sick joke. As most Midwesterners and from what ! hear on the news, 75 – 80 percent of the rest of the country know, Mother Nature has some kind of crazy bug up her bustle. Insane low temperatures, more snow than anyone knows what to do with, and winds that blow that snow… Continue reading Summer Memories in Winter’s Chill and Balsamic Marinated Chicken

Ale and Cheddar Cheese Soup with a Noble Cause

I love making soup. It is my go to winter dinner. Since we’ve had more than our fair share of winter this year, I’ve been making a lot of soup. It somehow never gets old, and there is such a wealth of soups to be made and re-imagined. I also love helping my husband make… Continue reading Ale and Cheddar Cheese Soup with a Noble Cause

Memories of the Wine Country and a Quick Pasta Dish

Note: This is a post from 9 years ago. I brought it up because I made the recipe this week and as it is almost Mothers Day, this dish reminds me of my sons. As the pictures show they were young, They are grown up now with homes and sons of their own ( about… Continue reading Memories of the Wine Country and a Quick Pasta Dish