Variations on Cooking

This is a variation on my grandmothers Sugar Cookie recipe, I had bought this large bunch of Meyer Lemons and i thought it might be a...

These wonderfully thin, tender butter cookies, have a delightful raspberry-lemon glaze Ingredients Cookies 2 cups powered sugar 4 sticks...

One more cookie recipe, then back to other dishes. I could never find a Linzer Cookie recipe that did not come out very dry, also it...

Ingredients 6 sticks of unsalted butter at room temp 7 cups of all-purpose unbleached flour 2 cups of raw sugar 2 teaspoons of pure...

I received a request for this recipe. So here it is; now I have not made this since a dinner party we had several years ago and I think...

One of my favorite desserts, well Cherries are my favorite fruit. I did a variation on the cake from the cardamon cupcakes I have posted...

Ingredients 1 cup of Whiskey 1/2 cup of golden raisins 1/2 cup of raisins 4 1/2 cups of unbleached flour 3 1/2 cups of chopped pecans 2...

These are great light cakes to have with your morning coffee or tea. Ingredients 2 cups of unbleached flour 1 1/4 cup of raw sugar 1 cup...

There are a few steps to this dish but is so worth it. Ingredients 2 pounds of Shrimp 4 medium potatoes, chopped Olive Oil Salt & Pepper...

It is that time of year here in the Pocono Mountains where you can find fresh trout everywhere. We actually have trout in the river we...

The variations on this dessert are endless just switch out the fruit. Ingredients Cake 3 cups of unbleached flour 1 1/2 sticks on...

Red velvet cake is a chocolate cake with either a red, bright red or red-brown color. It is traditionally prepared as a layer cake topped...

Cherry Cheesecake Monkey Bread AUTHOR: GIRL VERSUS DOUGH PREP TIME: 2 HOURS 30 MINS COOK TIME: 40 MINS TOTAL TIME: 3 HOURS 10 MINS...

Continuing with the sauce recipes here is my take on the classic Bearnaise sauce. Now this is not as easy as the Bechamel sauce, it often...

I recently received a message asking about how to make a Bechamel sauce and what can it be used in. Well, it is a really simple sauce to...

I found this recipe in my Grandmother cookbook, it took me a while to translate her handwriting and to figure out the ingredients and...

Last night I started with one idea and ended up with something different then I planned. I was going to make a stuffed catfish but I...

Ingredients 1 stick of unsalted butter at room temp (1/2 cup) 1/2 cup of sugar 1/4 cup firm packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla...

Ingredients 3 cups unbleached flour 3 sticks on unsalted butter, room temp 1 1/2 cup raw sugar 1 cup of Green and Blacks cocoa powder 1...

I had this cake, it is so good, Ina made it a few times for me, It also has the same frosting as the Orange Cake. Ingredients Cake 2 1/2...