This gallery contains 4 photos.
The Good Husband was barbecuing. I wanted to end the evening with a flourish. Mouth puckering, I’ll have just a tiny slice more, Lemon meringue pie. For my gardening guru friend Dellis, the dessert evoked memories of her Mother’s pie. … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
This is a recipe for an economical alternative to commercial crème fraîche. It’s a delicious alternative to commercial ice cream when you want an elegant fruit dessert. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries – grab a punnet of your favorite berries,then drizzle this … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
This is the carrot cake recipe we made in our first restaurant. We called it our special occasion cake. The recipe makes a fine crumb and is perfect for layer cakes. We made it for a country wedding. It … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
Proust dipped a madeléine into his tea and wrote about the all-powerful joy of remembering the past. I paged my stained and wrinkled family cookbook and “the memory revealed itself”. I discovered my own exquisite pleasure, my own magic, “the … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
GINGER COOKIES FILLED WITH LEMON BUTTER CREAM ICING !! The ginger sugar cookies I made the other day were so good I wanted to make more. Happiness is having a jar filled with ginger sugar cookies. Double happiness is having … Continue reading
This gallery contains 3 photos.
Which is it? It’s a good question that came up in a discussion about baking this past week-end. Both banana bread and banana loaf come under the “quick bread” category. By definition a quick bread is a type of bread … Continue reading
This gallery contains 4 photos.
Back in the Sixties I discovered the perfect ginger cookie recipe. It was in Gourmet magazine; March 1965 to be exact. It was an unforgettable melding of ginger, cinnamon, and cloves deepened with molasses. Then I lost the recipe. … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
A cookie jar on the counter, always filled, life is too short not to enjoy a cookie with your tea. My children had two absolute favorites; oatmeal raisin, and this chewy peanut butter chocolate chip cookie. This combination of peanut … Continue reading
This gallery contains 5 photos.
This old fashioned recipe is so easy to make. It keeps well and would be a delightful treat to take to the cottage. My lemon loving friends … Enjoy! When life hands you a lemon, make a lemon loaf! Lemon Loaf Have … Continue reading
This gallery contains 6 photos.
Lemon sorbet is an explosion of citrus flavour; a lemonade stand on a hot summer day, a lemon pie without the crust, a sour-lemon candy dissolving like a snow flake on your tongue, a dessert of ephemeral delight. It is … Continue reading
© 2011-2026 Mrs. Butterfingers All Rights Reserved -- Copyright notice by Blog Copyright
