Tales of Traveling, Baking and Memory Making™
PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE TOPPING What do you do with stale bread or the end pieces in the loaf of bread? Actually, we called those end pieces heels. Well, if you are frugal like Momma, you made bread pudding as dessert for supper. There was no tossing bread […]
Diane’s Pecan Pie According to Daddy’s discharge documents from his military service, he enlisted in the Marines in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 1, 1940. He had just turned seventeen. And like so many young men entering the military in those days, he lied about his age. It was surprising […]
Caramel Cake As an adult, I have enjoyed baking cakes and pies for the fall months and holidays. But it is always with a hint of sadness because it serves as a reminder of the family that is no longer here to enjoy the time with me. As I reflect […]
Amazing Coconut Pie by Nancie McDermott My sister Becky is two years younger and she was the favored one, the baby. I am almost positive that I was pretty irked when she showed up at our place and took over my revered position. As children, she loved to dress up […]
Lemon Jelly Cake Momma was a cake and pie maker. There were no fancy embellishments or decorations except for candles on birthdays. Most of her cakes would never have made the cover of McCall’s or Ladies Home Journal but to our family and friends, they were a very welcome sight. […]
APPLE CRANBERRY CAKE Momma referred to this cake as a Fresh Apple Cake. It was in her church lady’s cookbook. We didn’t have apples or fruit for that matter very often back in those days. We had big vegetable gardens but no fruit trees. We had a neighbor who had […]