Colossal Chocolate Chippers
Place your rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, sift together flour and baking soda. Add kosher salt… Read More »
Ginger Cake Squares
This recipe was adapted from a ginger cake recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks, The Back in the Day Bakery Cookbook by Cheryl and Griff Day. Every… Read More »
Brandied Truffles
Oh, how we love these truffles! The Hershey Kiss found inside of each confection and the addition of good brandy adds just the right surprise to these holiday… Read More »
Pumpkin Chip Scones
Today I made these delicious pumpkin chip scones for the EMT’s and firemen who came to help me yesterday afternoon after I was attacked by yellow jackets. Can’t… Read More »
Maple and Oak Leaf Cookies
It was Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt who said: It is the summer’s great last heat, It is the fall’s first chill: They meet. Today, September 22nd, is the… Read More »
My Hubby’s FAVORITE Coffee Cake
I try to express in words how delicious some recipes are and exactly how much we enjoy them, but there are times like today where there are simply… Read More »
Individual Apple Spice Cakes
I hope this photo makes you want to bake up these individual apple cakes right now! But before we talk about how I made them and the adorable… Read More »
Crispy Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie
We love chocolate chip cookies! Sometimes when I’m in the mood for my chocolate chips cookies, but pressed for time, I simply press my cookie dough in my… Read More »
Skillet Berry Cobbler
I’m ready for fall? How ’bout you? We’ve had company this weekend and we have done a lot of baking! We made spiced chai tea muffins, an apple… Read More »
Apple Cranberry Tatin
I admit it. I love the color and smell of a thickened amber-colored syrup made from sugar and water. It just makes me happy. It was that burnt… Read More »
How to make the perfect pound cake
Muppet extraordinaire, Miss Piggy once said, “Never eat more than you can lift.” As a child I could not understand why anyone would want to eat a… Read More »
Creamy Cinnamon Ice Cream
Since 2004 I have enjoyed teaching a culinary camp called Cooking across America for younger children in the summer months. Homemade ice cream is a must in the… Read More »
Hello, I’m Elise Johnson and I’m so glad you found your way here! From my own experience, cooking and eating together as a family nurtures and strengthens family relationships quicker and stronger than any other way. Join me as I continue my grandmother’s legacy of
inter-generational cooking by inspiring families and friends to make memories in the kitchen. 