by Cindy Alldredge | Jan 13, 2023 | Baking, Colleen Mott Approved, Cookies, Dessert, Easter, Party Time
My mom, Colleen Mott, made the best treats ever. We would regularly come home from school to be greeted with something wonderful right out of the oven. Often it was fresh bread or chocolate chip cookies. But sometimes she would surprise us with something different....
by Corinne Ritz | Dec 7, 2022 | Christmas, Cindy, Colleen Mott Approved, Dessert, No Bake, Party Time
Watching my mom make this candy every Christmas is a core memory for me. She always made a LOT and handed it around whenever company showed up and sent it out on goodie plates. Things like this become a part of holiday tradition. Food is such an important part of the...
by Cindy Alldredge | Nov 29, 2022 | Christmas, Colleen Mott Approved, Cookies, Granny's Corner, Holidays
Here are my mom’s wonderful molasses cookies ramped up for the holidays! These cookies are soft and rich with spices…then add the buttercream and it’s Christmas magic. The star of any goodie plate. Whip together the shortening and sugar. Add the...
by Cindy Alldredge | Sep 29, 2022 | Bread, Brunch, Colleen Mott Approved
I love quick breads and I think they are really underrated. They are quick and easy, thus the name. AND they are DELICIOUS. When I was a kid we always had a garden and by September we were always overrun with zucchini. And there are so many great ways to eat zucchini....
by Cindy Alldredge | Sep 8, 2022 | Baking, Colleen Mott Approved, Cookies, Dessert
My mom made the BEST cookies and everyone knew it. She used to pack our school lunches and they always included home-baked cookies. My mom’s cookies could always be exchanged for anything we wanted from someone else’s lunch. Now I can’t imagine why I...
by Cindy Alldredge | Aug 30, 2022 | Colleen Mott Approved, Raspberries, Raspberries, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day
This is a vintage recipe from my mom, Colleen Mott. She would often make it for Sunday dinner or for special company. It always tasted SPECIAL. Making my mom’s recipes take me right back to those wonderful times together. Food does that. It’s like a...
