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...
by Corinne Ritz | Aug 23, 2022 | Dessert, Food, No Bake, Uncategorized
This is an August MUST have. This is my friend Emily’s recipe that she shared about 10 years ago with me when we were both living in Portland, on the edge of the Columbia River Gorge where the most beautiful peaches are in season this time of year. Peaches were...
by Cindy Alldredge | Aug 20, 2022 | Baking, Bread, Brunch, Colleen Mott Approved, Party Time, Raspberries, Raspberries, Uncategorized
I grew up in Spokane, Washington and my family attended the Spokane County Fair every August. It was so exciting and the memories from those days are magic. And there is just nothing like “fair food”. Arguably, the most famous fair food to come out of...
by Cindy Alldredge | Aug 13, 2022 | Bread, Brunch, Dessert, Party Time
Funnel cakes are a State Fair staple, especially in the Northeast. When we lived in Pennsylvania, a friend of mine gave me this recipe. It is fun and easy, and the perfect treat anytime of year. Originally the batter was poured into a small funnel over hot oil, moving...
by Corinne Ritz | Aug 4, 2022 | 4th of July, Cake, Dessert, Food, Raspberries, Raspberries
My mother-in-law made this for a Sunday night treat the summer I married her son. Holy heaven I loved it! It is an old family recipe that my husband remembers eating all summer long. He grew up in Oregon, in the Willamette Valley, where berries are plentiful. They...
