When I saw this recipe in Mom’s collection I remember her having made them when I was a teenager. I instantly craved that hit back to that time, but peanut butter chips have been really hard to find (I think they’ve fallen out of fashion) and when I have been able to find them, they…
Category: Grandma Donna’s recipe
Cherry Button Cookies
I bought a jar of maraschino cherries in order to make my way through some of Grandma Donna’s recipes that called for them. There are still quite a few – it has made me realize that maraschino cherries were really a “thing” in the 60’s/70’s and they are really not now. It took me a…
Bachelor Button Cookies
A soft cookie with a bit of a crunch. Don’t be fooled by the darker colour of these cookies – they contain brown sugar (they are not overdone). Ingredients 3/4 cup vegetable shortening 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg, beaten until fluffy 2 cups flour 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup nuts 1/2 cup shredded coconut…
Caramel Sauce
This recipe is a bit of a mash of a few different caramel sauce recipes among Grandma Donna’s collection. Who knew homemade caramel sauce was this easy! I strongly recommend a candy thermometer (though it can be done without) – I was able to pick one up for $5. Ingredients 1 cup granulated sugar 1…
Old-Fashioned Crumb Cake
This was a delightful find among Grandma Donna’s recipes. It made me think about the time, not so long ago, where housewives would be expected to have freshly baked goods in the house in case company stopped by. This would have been one of those types of recipes – easy, light, delicious. This is lovely…
Sourdough Chocolate Cake
This is probably the most delicious cake I have ever made and now in my top ten favourite finds among Grandma Donna’s recipes. Dense, moist and chocolatey with a hint of subtle sour to balance the sweet. This is a soon-to-be staple in my cake making repertoire. Ingredients 5 squares of chocolate (1 oz each)…
Grandma’s Sourdough(ish) Bread
This recipe does not call for a “wild” sourdough starter and includes other ingredients outside flour, water, and salt, so it’s not true sourdough – but it’s still delicious! The recipe originally called for Grandma’s quick starter but I used a wild starter for a mix of true + knock-off sourdough. Ingredients 1 cup lukewarm…
Grandma’s Sourdough Quick Starter
I grew up loving sourdough bread. It was something I remember from being at my grandma’s house and a recipe beloved by my mom too. Except, it wasn’t really sourdough and I only realized it’s a fake a few years ago. Despite being a “fake”, Grandma’s recipe is still very delicious and I appreciate a…
Sourdough Muffins
I was recently gifted some sourdough starter. I plan on baking some bread with it, but in the meantime, I have been able to try some of Grandma Donna’s other recipes that call for sourdough starter. These muffins are light (as light as a muffin can be, let’s be honest, they still aren’t low fat…
Swedish Pastry Balls
I’ve been really into trying out surprise recipes and this one didn’t disappoint. After making them, I realized that they wouldn’t have been so much of a surprise if I had known that they are also commonly known as “Thumbprint Cookies” or Hallongrotta in Sweden (which translates to “raspberry cave”). My wife wasn’t as much…
Grandma Donna's Cookbook 