This is one of my favorite spring/summer recipes from a tattered and well used paperback cookbook (“Ways to Use Your Bundt Pan”) given to me by my mom about 35 years ago.
Desserts 
Date Bars + Swedish Ginger Cookies
This classic comes from The Gourmet Cookie Book: The Single Best Recipe from Each Year 1941-2009 This was the first postwar cookie to appear in Gourmet (in 1945), which makes it momentous. Moist, chewy, and sweet, they will remind you of something your grandmother might have made for the holidays. And speaking of holidays, The [...]
Swedish Ginger Cookies (Pepparkakor)
I asked Joan if I could include this traditional Swedish Ginger Cookie in honor of my hometown, Lindsborg, Kansas: Little Sweden U.S.A. This weekend (Dec. 11th) they celebrate Santa Lucia Day with a town festival. It includes the crowning of St. Lucia (with a crown of lit candles…and it’s scary because in Lindsborg the candles [...]
Joan’s (Easy) Apple Pie
I hadn’t made this recipe in years, but at our Turkey 101 Class, I decided to make the dessert. I found my old favorite apple pie recipe that hadn’t been pulled our for years. Everyone loved it. So, here is the recipe for one fabulous, easy and delicious apple pie Set oven to 400 degrees [...]
Vicki’s Favorite Apple Cake
Apple season is here! This is a delicious way to use those apples you picked yourself this weekend...you'll literally be using the "fruits of your labor".
Two Passover Recipes: Nana’s Chicken Soup and Matzah “Crack”
For those who celebrate Passover (March 30 – April 5th) or those who just enjoy some of the wonderful Jewish food served at Passover Seders — we’ve got two recipes for you this week — both are favorites from our Hammertown Recipe Archive.
Celebrate Oscar Night with “Red Carpet” Cupcakes!
This scrumptious and very clever recipe comes from Doris Cassar. It has become a favorite at she and her husband’s annual Oscar cocktail party. We especially love the final glamorous touch of gold dragées on each cupcake.
Homemade “Clif Bars”
Lower in sugar than the original Clif Bars, this healthy recipe leaves plenty of room for variation depending on tastes, allergies and whatever you may have in the pantry.
Winter White Icicle Cake
This gorgeous cake was made by Ken Noskin for Hollie Bart’s “Winter White Dinner Party” (see our blog). It does take some work…but it is totally delicious!
Holiday Recipe: Old-Fashioned Boiled Raisin Cake
This 19th century “heirloom recipe” is from the kitchen of Emogene Barrett Chase, the grandmother of local dairy farmer, Barry Chase. Emogene was raised on Skunk’s Misery Road before she moved to Pine Plains.
Barry and his wife, Rosey, make this favorite family (and friend) recipe very Christmas and it is absolutely delicious.
