There are just some things that cannot be substituted or duplicated.  Like ranch dressing, hazelnut spread, cherry pie filling, or Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups.  Try as you might, it’s just impossible to make some things at home that work as well in recipes or taste the same as certain foods, whether you like it or [...]

Mrs. Vogel’s Scherben brought to you by the Swedish Chef:
swedish chef doughnuts
Well, maybe not quite Scherben, but close.
It felt a little Swedish Chef-ish to make this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, since it was something a little crazy and unusual.  A little ball of dough made from a small amount of butter, a tiny bit [...]

Have you made your Christmas list yet?  Started your Christmas shopping?  Finished your Christmas shopping?  No pressure or anything.  It’s not like I’ve done any of those things yet.  I take that back, I bought my first Christmas present yesterday, so I guess I’ve officially jumped on the holiday bandwagon.
If you need a little nudge [...]

Oh, children and the things they will say.  Like “My mom says you can’t come over ’cause you’re a bad influence” to a friend’s daughter.  OH THE HORROR.
So after eating some crow, I barely had room for dessert.  But I had made these Cran-Apple Crisps for Tuesdays with Dorie and I had to make room, [...]

Here you see a picture of the very last of the Allspice Crumb Muffins, now extinct in this household.  The elusive Allspice Crumb Muffin almost didn’t make an appearance for the photo, as it seemed to disappear every time it was set aside . . .
I was finally able to grab the last one today [...]

Here’s just one more catch-up post (I hope!), so that I can tell you about these delicious Tuesdays with Dorie recipes I’ve made, but haven’t been able to find time to share until today (ignoring piles of laundry that need folding).
This month contained a couple of turnover-type desserts, the first (shown in the top photo) [...]