If I can take a baking shortcut, I will - hence the jar of banana baby food. May sound odd, but it works. My sister’s family awaits her annual baking of this each holiday season, but don’t wait for a holiday - enjoy anytime.
1/3 cup white Crisco
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe banana OR [...]

Being a quick bread, you can toss this together in no time, and have it on the table for a Sunday afternoon treat with a hot or cold beverage.

2 cups flour (half white & half wheat is good)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup vegetable oil (NOT olive oil)
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 [...]

I tweaked a recipe I already had for a basic applesauce bread. This version is so much better. The Mott’s company sells packets of instant Hot Spiced Cider in a couple different flavors. Someone gave me some packets and so I thought, “Why not?” I shared with my sister, but in the future I will [...]

I must make 10 loaves of this each Autumn & Winter. This recipes yields 2 loaves - 1 to keep (they freeze well) and 1 to give away. I never, and I mean never, ate pumpkin anything until I tweaked a recipe I found for this, and it’s been true love ever since. As soon [...]

What? Yup, these are a ricotta cheese based waffle and are they delicious! We sometimes have them for dinners as a nice change so I usually have to double the recipe.

4 Tbsp. butter
1 3/4 cup flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 large eggs
Pinch of [...]

Not just for March, I make this at other times too. My family loves it either with dinner or a cup of tea.

4 cups flour
2 Tbsp. white sugar
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. baking soda
4 Tbsp. butter
1 cup raisins (optional)
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.

In a large bowl, sift/whisk [...]

What a summertime muffin!

Batter:
2 cups flour
5 Tbsp. white sugar
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 cup thawed, frozen lemonade concentrate from a 6oz. can
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup melted butter
1 large egg

Glaze Topping:
1/4 reserved lemonade concentrate
1/4 cup white sugar

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Grease the bottoms only (use something like Pam spray) of 12 muffin [...]

Feathery light.

Batter:
1/3 cup Crisco
1/2 cup white sugar
1 large egg
1-1/2 cups cake flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 cup milk

Topping:
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 stick butter, melted

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees and grease a 12 muffin tin.

In a bowl, cream the Crisco, sugar and egg. In a separate [...]

These are a quick and easy morning muffin.

2 extra large eggs
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup milk
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil (I use canola)
1 9oz. package of yellow cake mix
1 8-1/2 oz. package corn bread/muffin mix (I use Jiffy)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a 12-muffin tin, or a bread loaf pan (you can [...]

Good old American French Toast. This makes about 8 pieces of toast. Enjoy it with your choice of toppings - we use warmed maple syrup - or we eat it plain. Goes great with hot coffee.

4 extra large eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 Tbsp. sugar
8 pieces good sturdy white bread, or egg-type [...]