by Tricia Thomas
 
So I have to confess- I have a great addiction to cupcake shops! You walk in and there are so many different amazing flavors. I could leave with one of each! They can …

Ingredients
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups quick cooking oats
Directions
In a medium bowl, cream …

INGREDIENTS

3 to 4 lbs of peeled, cored, and quartered apples. (Make sure you use a good cooking apple like Golden Delicious,  Granny Smith, Fuji, Jonathan, Mcintosh, etc.)
Lemon juice, about 3-4 Tbsp
2-3 tablespoons cinnamon (to taste)
1/4 cup of …

In grade school, I belonged to an American Indian social group after school hours.  My heritage includes Cherokee Indian on my dad’s side. We learned how to perform an array of American Indian dances, and we …

Crust

2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup mashed banana
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Filling

1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1 1/2 cups whole milk
3 large egg yolks
1/2 vanilla …

When I was in junior high school, I had a wonderful Home Economics teacher, Mrs. Kelsey.  She taught us how to sew an apron and how to make cream puffs.  Today, I am going to …

I love making homemade bread.  Amish white bread is a classic homemade bread recipe and simple to make.  The biggest tip I have for you is to be sure that your yeast sets properly.  You …

I have quite a few frozen apples in my freezer from this past fall and realized I better get-a-cookin! Tonight, I doctored up an old Apple Cake recipe, changed a few things here and there…wah-lah! …

I love to cook, especially if it’s something quick with great results.  This evening, I made Strawberry Shortcake out of Bisquick mix…yum!
Here’s the recipe:
4 cups sliced, fresh strawberries
½ cup sugar
2 1/3 cups Bisquick mix (or …

I found this recipe on a blog I follow.  The Baking Beauties is a wonderful blog and a great resource for gluten free cooking. I have not discussed here, on Wives in Bloom, much about my …