desserts

Milk is a basic ingredient for so many recipes as well as a favorite beverage.  But if you’re not able to run to the store for a gallon, powdered milk is handy and easy to use.  That’s why it is so important to include it in your food storage plans.  What is powdered milk?  Powder milk is made from fresh...

 “The cookie that has a little bit of everything” Surprise cookies from Rainy Day Foods products. Still have some left over candy from Christmas? Try chopping them up to bake a batch of cookies! They can make for a very special dessert for Valentine’s Day, along with a little note saying, “Here’s a sweet treat to help show you that...

Honey is the world’s oldest sweetener, one of the few foods that will never spoil.  In its liquid form, honey is used to enhance all kinds of sweet and savory foods.  As you know, it is made by bees using nectar from flowers.  In ancient Egypt, honey was used to sweeten baked goods as it is today and also to...

My grandmother makes the world's best rice pudding. She always made it for me when I was home sick from school and needed a warm treat to restore my health. It's amazing that I didn't try to skip more school just for an excuse to indulge in this delicious custard. It wasn't until college that I realized that rice pudding...

Treats can be so yummy, but sometimes they’re needed at inconvenient times.  Recently this was the case at our home.  Needless to say, I was so happy I had all of the ingredients on hand in my pantry.  This reaffirmed to me the importance of storing food.  Even if you’re not into storing emergency items like wheat, rice and beans...

Is there anything more summery and festive than strawberry shortcake?  This dish combines my favorite food - strawberries - with a slightly sweet biscuit that doesn't overpower the natural flavor of the strawberries. I'll be making this for my family on the 4th of July and many more times throughout the summer. Strawberry season ends in mid June where I...

I was in the mood for a crunchy snack this weekend so I tried something that I've always loved but have never made myself - caramel corn! I used to think that making caramel corn would be difficult and require fancy equipment (like a popcorn popper and a candy thermometer) but it was easy to do right on my stove...