Peacock Coffeehouse

It's so good to be back home.  My family was on vacation in the great northern woods of Wisconsin.  Sadly, we've dubbed it the secon...

This is an old recipe and I can't tell you where I got it.  These are lovely with the jam or jelly of your choice! 1 cup whole bran ce...

I am on vacation this week!  It was so fun to have friends over for brunch today.  I made this egg dish, which is wonderful for breakfast, l...

Yesterday I watched the Julie & Julia movie....again.  I love that movie.  I like to watch it on my laptop while I'm paying bills.  ...

Happy official fourth of July!  Okay, it's the fifth of July, but this is the official celebration.  I know that because I am off of wor...

These cookies are the reason I blog--to resurrect recipes that I've disregarded for a long time.  I have had this recipe forever.  It wa...

My, my.  What a busy weekend this has been.  We've added a new puppy to our family.  She will be my daughter's dog.  She is a German...

This recipe is from Southern Living Homestyle Cookbook.  This is a cookbook that I really love and use often.  My son is a pancakeaholic and...

  The first time I tried cowboy caviar, I was on a boat at a friend's house.  I could have eaten the whole bowl!  I googled for the reci...

This recipe was one my mother used to make.  It is light, sweet, and refreshing. Graham Cracker Crust: 40 squares of graham crackers (cr...

My family created a "family cookbook" in 1993.  I know this because at the same time I was proofreading recipes, I was baking a ba...

Isn't it great when you walk into the door at the end of the day and your house smells like soup?  I love my slow cooker.  This recipe t...

Company's coming!  This is a very nice recipe to use when you want to dress up plain mashed potatoes.  We had some very good friends vis...

This is a recipe that I received from the wife of one of our house builders.  Ham and cheese is so basic and so good, but add the butter, on...

I used to study ballet as a much younger woman.  After learning a new sequence of dance steps, my instructor used to say, "Okay that wa...