Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Vintage Recipe: Raisin Pie



Paphiopedilum Orchid (Raisin Pie x Spellbound)
Do you have a vintage recipe to link up? I encourage you to link your family's favorite recipes or ones from an old cookbook or recipe postcard.

This week I'm sharing a raising pie recipe. It's a good one for Fall and will be a tasty addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table. The Raisin Pie pictured at right is a hybrid Paphiopedilum orchid.

Eureka Cancelled!!! I Can't Believe It.

I can't believe I didn't know about this. Eureka will return with it's 5th season and finale season.Why does it seem like all the good shows get cancelled? What's going to be left on TV to watch? Reality shows and teen dramas, in which I am not a fan of either. Funny intelligent shows are so hard to find. Oh well, I will just have to wait for the last season and just enjoy it.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Dessert Recipe Linky Party: YOUR desserts wanted!

Happy Monday!
Time to feature a few of the delicious desserts linked to this blog last week.
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SugarBeam's Raisin Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes

Conni's Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes at Mrs. Mama Hen

Dorothy's S'more Caramel Apples at Crazy for Crust

Don't these recipes look and sound marvelous? I sure thought so. Thank you all for participating in this dessert

Thursday, September 29, 2011

DC Comics Digital Graphic Novels Exclusively Offered for Amazon's Kindle Fire

BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 29, 2011 - DC Entertainment, the first publisher to offer more than fifty comic book titles on the same day in digital and print, is now taking the world of digital books by storm. The comic book giant has worked with Amazon to bring 100 of its original graphic novels exclusively to Amazon’s newly announced Kindle Fire, including best-selling graphic novels WATCHMEN,

Vintage Recipe Linky Party: Banana Fritters Recipe

In this day and age many, perhaps most people are concerned about health and staying slim. Yet more and more are becoming obese. We have TV shows like The Biggest Loser. It used to be that the "fat kid" in class was the odd ball. Today, those kids are the norm in our child's school. Isn't it odd that in earlier decades people could eat a Breakfast of Champions with cholesterol-laden eggs,

Monday, September 26, 2011

Monday Dessert Recipe Linky Party Time

Linky party time! Come link up your dessert recipes.

Here are just a few of the delicious recipes from last week's participants:
Cares and Mimi of From Which Things Grow shared their Caramel Sauce Recipe. Stop buying your caramel sauce at the store. You can make your own in no time. It's easy and so tasty.



The Local Cook shared a Pear Custard Pie, a great Fall dessert. It's another easy

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Fall, Thanksgiving Dessert: Easy Squash Honey Pie Recipe

We're still in summer weather mode here in California, but I know many parts of the country are ready for Fall recipes, so I've picked out a delicious Squash Honey Pie Recipe. It can become a new tradition for your Thanksgiving tables and all through Fall. Add more honey to taste if you prefer.

For Thanksgiving I always have three standard desserts which family and friends request -- Pumpkin Pie