recipes

  • Tuesday, March 21, 2017 This recipe is probably the most asked about, over the years.  When bananas are turning brown, this is what I do with them! The recipe originated from a kids’ play group that I initiated in Lawton, OK in the 90’s and comes from Judi McCormick. Judi, if you are out there Read more

  • Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Spanish Rice, the way Barbara Ham Stephens made it!  It’s funny: I never think of making this for anyone unless I’m missing Mom. I make it for Dad when I visit, usually. I make it when asked. But my kids don’t know much about it because I make it more for Read more

  • Friday, November 27, 2015 Cran-apple crunch is a Thanksgiving staple in the Randall ‘must-haves’ line up, every year. I think the first person to make it for our family when I was a youngster was my Aunt Norma. I recall that we all loved it so well, that she made it each year after it Read more

  • Apple Brownies

    Sunday, October 4, 2015 Friends are coming over soon and it’s fall so it’s time for Apple Brownies!I only make these for special occasions because if I made them for Terry and me, we’d eat them until they are gone – not good for the waistline! By the way this is an amended Blonde Brownies recipe, Read more

  • Saturday, October 19, 2013 It’s fall, 2013. The day dawned chilly with a promise of sunshine to come later in the day. Maybe…Meanwhile, I pulled down mom’s recipes, determined to bake from the original version of my mother’s pumpkin bars. Yes, her recipe is much like any found on the web, these days. Here’s the Read more

  • Spaetzle anyone?

    Tuesday, July 2, 2013 Have you eaten spaetzle yet? If not, I am recommmending it!! I first found this wonderful pasta/noodle extraordinaire in Germany. Or was it in Austria that I first ate this interesting noodle with its crooked looks and awesome texture? I am not sure about the very first bite, because once I Read more

  • Tuesday, July 2, 2013 Ompfhgd… which means, ” Hello food fans, OMG this is GOOD, ” while my mouth is full. I just made southern style chicken salad, reminiscent of Meme and Aunt Stay’s, from days gone by. It was soooo good, that I sat right down, found my old foodie blog and am now sharing the Read more

  • Cooking with friends

    Monday, January 17, 2011 I cannot believe that I haven’t posted more recipes as much as I love to experiment and cook and bake. Where does time go? I noticed that my last post was about “Julie and Julia” so it’s a great time to note that we cooking buddies finally had our “Julie/Julia” movie Read more

  • Julie and Julia

    Friday, August 7, 2009 Today I saw the movie “Julie and Julia” with a fellow cooking friend. We loved it, and both laughed heartily and are now ready to cook and eat heartily. Really, the movie makes you hungry, and as a perpetual foodie who is also always weight conscious, this creates a true delimna. Read more

  • Monday, May 25, 2009 I love to bake! Cookies are the way to say ‘I love you’ or You are special, to anyone! My kids grew up helping me make cookies and today, they are both budding chefs: Steve is making his mark on the ‘global market’. He likes to make omelets, gyros, greek salads, Read more