Granddaughter’s Inglenook Cookbook

Cranberry Oatmeal Bliss Bars

5 min read

Desserts

Cranberry Oatmeal Bliss Bars

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo December 16, 2018

I look forward to the holiday season — it is a good excuse to indulge a little...

Old-Fashioned Popcorn Balls and Food Day

7 min read

Desserts

Old-Fashioned Popcorn Balls and Food Day

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo October 22, 2014

Halloween is coming and this reminds me of the homemade popcorn balls that my sweet next-door-neighbor gave...

Happy Summer!

It’s summertime — and there’s only one way to describe Louisiana — “hot.” Homemade ice cream makes the perfect dessert for these hot days. I have many memories of churning ice cream tanks to make a variety of flavors — when growing up at our rural Virginia home. Plus, ice cream is a good way to show creativity as there are so many flavors and ways to make ice cream. Here I have shared several of my favorite recipes. In Editor’s Choice I give two of my most popular recipes — “Banana Pepper Jelly” and “Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Floats.” Yes, if you are planning to make homemde jams and jellies — now is the to get started when peppers are at their peak. Although a root beer float is always the “standard” way to make a float — check out my green ice cream float — it’s the best. Enjoy!