Jan's Recipes

Cooking with Children

Cooking at Home with Children: Some DOs and DON’Ts

Children are more likely to eat and test new food if they have cooked it themselves. But if you haven’t cooked with your kids before, here are a few tips to keep in mind.

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Cranberry-Apple Cookies

Cranberry-Apple Cookies

The fruits in these cookies help to make them a healthy choice, and the cinnamon gives them just the right amount of spiciness!

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Agne's Mocha Velvet Pie

Agnes’s Mocha Velvet Pie

The inclusion of coffee in this recipe gives Agnes’s Mocha Velvet Pie it’s name.

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Snowball Cookies

Snowball Cookies

Also known as Mexican Wedding Cookies, Russian Tea Cakes, Butterballs, or Polvorones–these cookies are a favorite around my house, and will be around yours, too!

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Oatmeal Bars

Oatmeal Bars

An easy-to-make basic recipe for oatmeal bars.

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Buying Coffee Grinders

Buying Tips – Coffee Grinders For Weekend Use

What should you do on the weekends when you are staying around the house but still want that great cup of coffee without going out to get it?

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Wine Storage

How to Store Wines the Proper Way

The two most important factors about storing wine are position and temperatures. The far more crucial of them is temperature.

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Butter Cookies

Butter Cookies

Butter Cookies are often categorized as a “crisp cookie” due to their texture, caused in part because of the quantity of butter and sugar.

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Fruit Baskets

How to Create Perfect Fruit Baskets – Part 1

Even when it can be tough to get really fresh fruit, fruit baskets are still amazing gifts. The reason? Everyone simply loves fresh fruit; and during any time of the year!

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Hiring a Caterer

Food Catering for Your Next Big Event

With the help of a caterer, even smaller events can have the appropriate food served without the hassle of trying to prepare it yourself while also setting up for the party.

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Homemade Buttermilk

Homemade Buttermilk

Here is a easy method for making your own buttermilk at home!

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Invisible Oatmeal Cookies

Invisible Oatmeal Cookies

These oatmeal cookies will definitely become invisible shortly after you set them out for your family to eat!

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