Oatmeal – Peanut Butter Cookies

Some recipes simply stay. This one has been in my kitchen since 2010. I don’t even remember exactly where I first found it, but somehow it has stayed with me all these years — one of those simple recipes that is worth keeping. These are simple oatmeal and peanut butter cookies, made without eggs. Ground … More Oatmeal – Peanut Butter Cookies

Grandmother’s 1940 Gingerbread Spice Mix

Advent here in Latvia is nothing without gingerbread cookies. The sweet, spicy aroma fills the house, making it feel like Christmas no matter what. The key to achieving those perfectly crisp and melting-in-your-mouth Latvian gingerbread cookies is the spice blend—without it, they’re just not the same. Everyone else used store-bought gingerbread spice mix, but not … More Grandmother’s 1940 Gingerbread Spice Mix

Banana muffins

Never had banana bread or cake.. or muffins before! Everyone is jumping high and sharing success with banana bread and I was like “No way!”. I don’t like baked bananas… There is a recipe for baked bananas and add ice cream on top. Crazy! Not for me! My favorite pancake recipe includes mashed banana… there … More Banana muffins