Most Delicious Life
Food * Family * Fun
A mother and daughter sharing our best food, and our secrets to living the happy life with the goal of helping us all create a stronger family unit.
Raisin Filled Cookies
These cookies will surprise you. They are not what you expect. I hear that comment from people all the time. Even if you don't like raisins, you will probably like these. Or, more likely, you will LOVE them. I don't roll them out and make them all pretty. Even so, I...
Beef Pasties
Beef Pasties have been around since the 1100's. Pronounce the A in pasty the same as in apple. They originate in Cornwall, England and were very popular with Cornish Coal Miners. Over the last 200 years, many of those miners became immigrants. When they left Cornwall,...
Chocolate Biscuit Cake
This no-bake cake is a British favorite. In fact, Queen Elizabeth liked a piece at afternoon tea most days. Prince William chose it for his groom's cake at his wedding. It's amazingly easy to make. The hardest part is waiting for it to chill! The Brits use digestive...
Italian Shells
These Italian Shells are one of the best comfort foods on earth! They make a wonderful family dinner but also work for a very special meal. They are great at Christmastime! Traditionally these are meatless, but I love the sausage with it. You can include it or not. I...
Rocky Road Fudge Roll
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...
Dance Party
Dancing can make you smarter and happier. So if you have been looking for a reason to dance, here it is. There have been some pretty amazing studies come out in recent years about this. Here is a pretty comprehensive one from Harvard: Dancing and the Brain | Harvard...
Pecan Snowball Cookies
These wonderful delicious cookies are also known as Russian Tea Cookies. They are one of my all time favorites. They are a MUST at Christmastime but are a welcome treat anytime, anywhere. It's not clear if these actually originated in Russia, but somewhere in Europe...
Haluski – Fried Cabbage and Noodles
Haluski is the comfort food you have never heard of! It's the Eastern European equivalent of mac and cheese. My husband loves cabbage dishes and I love pasta, so it makes us both happy. Fry up the bacon until crispy but be careful that it doesn't burn...but if it does...
Molasses Cream Sandwich Cookies
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 molasses and egg and...
Feijoada – Brazilian Black Bean Stew
My husband lived in Brasil for a couple years before we were married. He LOVES all things Brasiilan. He worked at a Brasilian restaurant in college, he got a minor in Portuguese and 30 years later he still speaks it quite well. A few years after we were married, a...