by RetroRuth | Nov 11, 2015 | Desserts, Holiday, Pie, Thanksgiving, The BEST
This is it!! It’s the biggest eating season of the year! After we finish off all the Halloween candy in the house, it’s pretty much a gorge-fest until Valentine’s Day. And if you are going to eat four times your weight in food this holiday season, why not make it...
by RetroRuth | Oct 31, 2015 | Best & Worst, Bread and Pastries, Halloween, Holiday, The BEST
Happy Halloween! This year, your extra-special treat from me is the reposting of these no-knead, no-fry doughnuts. That’s right. Doughnuts that you can mix up in your mixer and bake in your oven. And they aren’t dense and cakey either. These are incredibly light and...
by RetroRuth | Oct 28, 2015 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, Halloween, Holiday, The BEST
Whew! Well, I have to admit that this Halloween post is more of a treat than a trick, but after the scary gelatin countdown last week, I figured we could all use a little breather. So I made a cake. This is Black Cat Cake! From Betty Feezor, 1962 [cooked-sharing]...
by RetroRuth | Sep 30, 2015 | Best & Worst, Desserts, Pie, The BEST
It’s grape season again, so I thought I would trot out this pie in case anyone else here has a bumper crop of grapes this year and needs to use them up. Or if you just want to make a deliciously grape-y pie. Yum! This year I decided to take some of our grape-harvest...
by RetroRuth | Sep 16, 2015 | Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST
I think I run this post every year, but this cake is seriously that good and we make it all the time! Since it is apple season here in Michigan and I am breaking out the tested and delicious apple recipes from my collection, I thought I would remind everyone how good...
by RetroRuth | Sep 9, 2015 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Desserts, The BEST
So, after last week’s prune-chili sauce-gelatin debacle, I think we all need some comfort food. Since that was arguably the worst recipe we have ever made, I’ve decided to follow it up with the BEST recipe we have ever made here on the blog. If you don’t believe me,...
