Day Fourteen Decadent Chocolate Cheese Ball
I love to serve this delicious snack at my Christmas gatherings or give as a gift. It looks so pretty laid in a Christmas tin lined with parchment… Read More »
Chocolate Christmas Crinkles
These cookies are so delicious and pretty. They just scream Christmas time! Serve to guests, share with someone you love, someone you don’t know or just enjoy with… Read More »
April’s Peanut Butter Balls
My sister is a great baker and she loves experimenting! She makes these Peanut Butter Balls every year and let me tell you…we look forward to them…they are… Read More »
Fruit and Nut Bars
Fruit and nuts, oh, what a pair! Both grow on trees and both are used in various recipes for salads, cereal mixes, breakfast bars, coleslaw, stuffing, cookies, so… Read More »
House-Autry Mills “I’m Dreaming of a Fried Christmas” cooking video contest!
Enter the House Autry Mills “I’m Dreaming of a Fried Christmas Cooking Video” contest by December 13! House-Autry isn’t only for southern cooks, even the New York Times… Read More »
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Don’t these look terrific? They taste even better! My dear friend, Anne Ciraulo, originally shared this wonderful recipe with me years ago. Anne taught our boys piano for… Read More »
Crispy New England Fish Cakes with Roasted Potato Fries
Who didn’t love fish sticks and fries as a kid? You will feel like a kid in a grown-ups body when you enjoy these delicious Fish Cakes. Served… Read More »
Orange Spice Cake
I first saw this recipe in the 2003 October/November edition of Taste of Home. I’ve made it every Christmas since then! The aromas that emanate from the oven… Read More »
My Mom’s Amazing Pot Roast and Gravy
Growing up, my mother and grandmother would make the most amazing pot roasts, turkeys and chicken in this marinade. I find slow roasting a recipe like this to… Read More »
Savory Oatmeal
Although trainers, nutritionists, body builders and doctors tell us to eat our oatmeal, oats had a very humble beginning. Once considered weeds among other crops, oats were used… Read More »
Elise’s Best Biscotti
A bite of these remarkable cookies, ordered most by my customers at Christmas time, will make you think you’re in Italy. Sharing a recipe among many family and… 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. 