As almond macarons have become extremely popular recently the coconut macaroon appears to have been pushed aside.  You might ask what is the difference? The coconut macaroon generally is a basic mixture of egg and coconut dropped onto a baking tray in little mounds and […]

I am not sure about your family, but in our house everyone prefers the dark meat on a chicken rather than the white breast. Although the breast meat is good for leftovers and sandwiches, so is the dark meat and we believe has far more […]

When we were involved in cooking food for our café, one of the very popular items on the menu was a chicken and leek pie.  My grandson really loved these pies, and the other day asked if I could please make some for dinner.   […]

As we come to the end of Winter the weather has been on the colder side, and you definitely look for that little extra something to go with your afternoon “cuppa”.  As my husband loves anything with apples, I decided to use them in a […]

For my first post I thought it would be nice to include my grandson. He loves getting involved with the cooking, particularly when it is for cookies, and especially when he can lick the mixing spoons at the end.