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 Cindy Alldredge | Dec 31, 2022 | Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Christmas, Easter
Orange + cranberry is one of my very favorite flavor combinations. The smell of this bread baking is HEAVENLY. This bread feels very festive and is great to serve for almost any holiday, but I will tell you there have been many episodes of late-night-baking of this...
by Corinne Ritz | Jun 8, 2022 | 4th of July, Brunch, Colleen Mott Approved, Easter, Holidays
Banana Slush is an old family favorite. My grandmother, Colleen Mott used to make it a lot during summer months, or for parties and celebrations. My mom and dad served it at their wedding reception! My kids love it, and I have continued to make it over the years....
by Cindy Alldredge | Apr 22, 2022 | Dessert, Easter, Food
Or Lemon Whip. Or Lemon Fluff. Or Lemon Cloud. All of these make more sense than the name Lemon Bisque. A bisque is soup with seafood. Oh well. It was America in the 1950’s and the name stuck. I love good vintage recipes. They take me back to Grandma’s...
by Cindy Alldredge | Apr 18, 2022 | 4th of July, Appetizers, Brunch, Easter, Holidays, Lunch, Party Time, Super Bowl
This is an old standard…something I made for every gathering, every event, every baby shower. And I had forgotten how good it is. Really YUMMY! Like… I can’t stop eating it. So easy to make! It’s funny looking back over the years as new food...
by Corinne Ritz | Apr 16, 2022 | 4th of July, Dessert, Easter, Food
Many years ago, my friend Sharon brought these yummy squares to a gathering. It was during strawberry season in Oregon, and we had picked strawberries together with our kids earlier that day at a U-pick farm. Every year now, this is usually the first thing I make with...
