Simply Cookbooks

Tasty Stone Fruits and a “Peach of a Cake” Recipe

Cindi Overfield — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:39:10 +0000

So what is a stone fruit? Apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches and plums are five of the most common stone fruits. These tasty fruits get their names from the stone or pit that rests in their centers. Stone fruits are bountiful during the summer months, but can be purchased any time of year if your local [...]

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:03:55 +0000

Zucchini, Zucchini…I think I planted too much of it…again! Last year we ate Zucchini bread until we were sick of it, but I still planted more. So this year in addition to the “normal” recipes of frying, grilling, baking (especially good if you use it like you would Eggplant Parmesan, but that is another recipe), or [...]

A Summer Start For A Summer Party

Nancy — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:06:37 +0000

One of the hardest food items for me to plan are what to have as appetizers. There are so many to choose from that I get overwhelmed and end up serving to many. For that reason this year I am going to try and serve only two to three appetizers. Feta cheese is my favorite [...]

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Nancy — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:31:00 +0000

For those of who are regular readers, you must have realized by now that I have a love affair with sweets and most if not all of Paula Deens recipes. Well, she has done it again with this cupcake recipe for the Fourth of July picnics…Enjoy! I will tell you though I cheated a little [...]