1939 Vintage Chocolate Cake with Fudge Icing

I love auctions, and I love cookbooks (especially very old cookbooks), so when I saw these at an auction a few years ago, I had to have them!  Deep inside the box I bid on sat 4 small college notebooks with cut out newspaper clippings all through-out the notebooks.  I’m assuming this is something a lot of the … Continue reading

Chocolate Coconut Cookies

Seems I’ve been on a chocolate kick lately, but another chocolate cookies can’t hurt anyone, especially of you love chocolate..and I do!   This is a  cookie I got from the food network channel from a show by “The Neelys.”  They were making this cookie and it had all things in it I love…chocolate, coconut, pecans … Continue reading

Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cookies

Here’s a really good cookie if you like chocolate and caramel together; I know I love the combination!  You bite into this cookie not be expecting anything to be inside, and all of a sudden you taste a yummy gooey center that surprises you.  That’s a Rolo inside!  This cookie is also topped off with melted and drizzled white … Continue reading

Three Layer Chocolate Cake

Sometimes you think you’ve found the most awesome chocolate cake out there, and then you stumble upon another that outshines any you’ve made before.  As much as I love several recipes I already have, I’d have to say, this is one of my favorites.  With so many chocolate cake recipes out there, how can one recipe be better … Continue reading

Molasses Cookie Cutouts

When I make these cookies, I know the holiday season has arrived! The smell coming from the oven while the cookies are baking fills our home with the aroma of molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.  These are my youngest sons favorite cookie.  I’ve been making them since 1973 when I first saw them in Family Circle … Continue reading