My husband often remarks he's quite certain, that as a child one of my favorite things must have been playing "house". Guess what ? He's 100% correct! I have a sneaking suspicion he says this because he knows that I still love it! Though I've had an outside-the-home career for over thirty-five years, to this day, there's not much I enjoy more than tinkering around in the kitchen, creating new ...
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Chicken and Dumpling Soup
I made, what I thought, was a huge pot (a double batch) of Chicken & Dumpling Soup last week in anticipation of our new baby granddaughter, knowing we'd be too busy to think much about cooking. I thought I'd probably stash some of it in the freezer for the hectic days ahead .............. but guess what? By the time little Emery arrived on Monday of this week, there wasn't much soup left! We ...
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Emery Kate. She's here! All 7 pounds 2 ounces of her! If you're a friend of The Café you know that we've been anxiously awaiting the birth of this sweet, baby granddaughter. With her arrival being seven days late, last week seemed to be extra long as each morning we'd wonder, "Will this be the day?". And in the evenings, we'd slip under the covers saying, "Think this will be the ...
Read More →Irish Blackberry Soup with Buttermilk Custard
This elegant, simple and delightfully unique Irish Blackberry Soup with Buttermilk Custard is a delicious sweet treat that will thrill dessert lovers of all ages!
This Irish Blackberry Soup with Buttermilk Custard is not only very visually appealing, but it's also so delicious that I've placed it on my top ten favorite desserts list! The sweet, tart, silky sauce pairs magically with the ...Read More →Buttermilk Dinner Rolls
These Buttermilk Dinner Rolls are delicious and smell fantastic, even before they come out of the oven. Try all the different shapes for your next party! I've been trying to get ready by stocking the freezer with some soups, chilies and curries to get us through the busy weeks ahead. I also made a double batch of these Buttermilk Dinner Rolls and stashed them in the freezer. A bowl of soup, a ...
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My husband, photographer Scott has always been my most enthusiastic advocate. When I'm certain I can't accomplish something, he's right there to infuse me with confidence and determination. When I feel like giving up, (as I have at times with The Café) his words bolster me, give me courage and point me upwards, to the Lord, our true source of renewal and fortitude. When it comes to my ...
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Making this lovely Portuguese Clementine-Olive Oil Cake w/ Marmalade Drizzle brought back memories of a marriage proposal! I had a few before my true Prince Charming came along, but this particular one was especially interesting, as it occurred in the strangest of situations and in a foreign country, of all places! It happened in Lisbon, Portugal many years ago while traveling in Europe with ...
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This Rosemary-Roasted Carrot, Garlic and White Bean Dip is a super versatile dip for lots of crackers, including our Chili Oil Rubbed Flatbread Crackers. If this Rosemary-Roasted Carrot, Garlic and White Bean Dip looks like an old friend to all of you old friends of The Café, you're right. I served this delicious dip several weeks ago with my Chili Oil Rubbed Flatbread Crackers. I love ...
Read More →Hasselback Potatoes with Lemon and Rosemary
I've been on a Hasselback kick lately. A funny name, isn't it? For something so lovely, unique and delicious! A traditional way of serving potatoes in Sweden that goes back to the 1700's, Hasselback potatoes have had a surge of popularity over the past few years here in the States. I love simple ideas that take ordinary every day ingredients to over-the-top extraordinary, and these fabulous ...
Read More →Lemony Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing
Soft lemon sugar cookies topped with lemon cream cheese icing! A lemon lovers dream!
Do you ever dream in color? I don't recall doing it in the past, but lately, I've been dreaming in green! A lovely, pale shade of green to be precise. Sound strange? I think you might be doing something similar if you were in my shoes. What do I mean? Well, for the past month we've been doing work for ...Read More →Vanilla Cake with Strawberry Filling and Lemon Buttercream Icing
Do you have a true-blue friend? You know the kind I mean, always there for you through thick and thin and everywhere in between. They're the ones who help celebrate your triumphs, victories, accomplishments and milestones ……….. and also the ones who are there when times are tough, when life takes a different path than what you'd planned or throws you a major disappointment, when it's ...
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