Now I had intentions of writing a long story about who Ethel was. First, though I went to Reddit because the instructions that were written out seemed a bit off. I wondered just what was meant by 3/4 cup soft shortening (part sugar). A few other people were confused and well, someone wrote the wrong […]
Christmas Cream Wafers (Kenmore Presbyterian Cookies via Lisa Zdyb)
The roots of Kenmore Presbyterian Church run deep in the City of Buffalo, the Village of Kenmore, and the Town of Tonawanda. On April 6, 1877, Miss Ada Chalmers began a Sunday School with six in attendance. This Sunday School met in an old log house on Amherst Street near Delaware Avenue. Then, it moved […]
Banana Peanut Butter Top Hats (or how to kill George)
The $250 Cookie Recipe or an urban legend? Find out here! (& the get the yummy recipe)
Back many many years ago there was a story that a woman asked for the recipe for a cookie she bought at Neiman Marcus. She thought she had been told $2.50, she was charged $250. She then got her revenge on Neiman Marcus by giving away said recipe. Keep in mind that this particular recipe […]
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
What I find most interesting about this version of the Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake recipie is how it differs from the current official version on the Hellmann’s website. The current version has less flour, less mayonnaise and adds 3 eggs.