Easy, Peasy, Yummy Brownies on the menu at The BamaSteelMagnolia(TM) Bistro, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Today over at the Bistro is a recipe for brownies that is so yummy and so good it ought to be against the law. I made a pan this weekend and they’re already gone…thanks in a large part to Tall & Handsome. They were his Turkish Delight for a couple of days…
Hope you enjoy Easy, [...]

On the Menu at The BamaSteelMagnolia’s Bistro(TM) – Homemade Coconut Cake

Today over at The BamaSteelMagnolia’s Bistro(TM) I’m serving Home-made Coconut Cake. This recipe brings back fond memories of a late friend who was an ace at making this cake. Hope you enjoy!

Cookie Road Trip: Florida, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Cookie Road Trip: Florida
By Beverly Hicks Burch

It’s been a while since we traveled down the Cookie Road Trip. I have to admit, time, life and a misplaced cookie cookbook intertwined to cause that lapse. But, never fear, my “road map” had resurfaced.
This stop takes us to Florida, the most “tropical” of the contiguous 48 states.
Florida [...]

At the BamaSteelMagnolia’s(TM) Bistro – Red Velvet Cake Made Easy, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Today I’m serving on the menu over at The BamaSteelMagnolia’s(TM) Bistro a recipe for Red Velvet Cake Made Easy. This cake is a Southern perninnal favorite and I’ve made it for years from scratch.
This new recipe is a quick and easy recipe I’ve adapted using some low-fat products. I also include a little background on [...]

Cookie Road Trip – District of Columbia, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Cookie Road Trip – District of
Columbia
By Beverly Hicks Burch

It just so happens that the next stop on our Cookie Road Trip takes us to the District of Columbia…or as we also know…Washington, DC. This seems appropriate considering we are in the heat of a current election year here in the US.

DC [...]

Heirloom, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Heirloom
By Beverly Hicks Burch

Over at Helium.com I wrote an article about collecting cookbooks. Of course, as many of you know Tall & Handsome and I enjoy cooking and collecting cookbooks. We both have our own individual cookbooks, and then ones we have gotten together since we’ve been married.

In the Helium article I mentioned [...]

Cocoa Indians, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Cocoa Indians

From The Modern Family Cookbook

1 cup all purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt, scant
¼ cup cocoa
¼ cup shortening
¼ cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup milk
2/3 cup raisins (*we have used all nuts…which of course we know are healthy, or you could use a combination of nuts and raisins)

Sift  the [...]

Cookie Road Trip – Arkansas, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Cookie Road Trip – Arkansas
By Beverly Hicks Burch

Ok, all you Razorbacks…this one’s for you. Yep, this cookie recipe is from this state of Arkansas.

Arkansas is another of our Southern states that lies just west of the great Mississippi River. Home of the Ozark Mountains, it also has the traditional humid, and subtropical Southern [...]

Cookie Road Trip – Arizona, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Cookie Road Trip – Arizona
By Beverly Hicks Burch

Arizona was the 48th state admitted to the United States. A Southwestern state in the Four Corners region, according to 2006 population statistics it is the US’s fastest growing state. Known for its desert beauty, Arizona is also the home of one of the USA’s natural wonders, [...]

Cookie Road Trip – Alaska, by Beverly Hicks Burch

Cookie Road Trip – Alaska
By Beverly Hicks Burch

The next stop on our cookie road trip takes us to our largest state which is also one of our youngest states. We tend to think of Alaska as perpetual frozen tundra but there are forests and wildlife and yes, civilization in this great state.

The contribution [...]