Recipes

Susan Wittig Albert writes mystery stories. Her main character owns an herb shop and gets drawn into solving mysteries because of her past experiences as a criminal defense attorney. The...

Katie Lisheron's Vanilla Kipfl are a family favorite at Christmas and other special events. My cousin Mark loved them so much, he could eat a plateful. His nickname was "the...

Pfeffernuesse means pepper nuts. My husband and I became responsible for making these cookies for the family when we offered a batch made with fresh spices from The Spice House....

I found this recipe ages ago in a newspaper and have had fun with it over the years. No one can guess the "secret" ingredient.

This recipe was originally in a cookbook from Star Valley Wyoming in the 1970's and I converted it to suit my own tastes. I used to take these brownies to...

I'm from New York City, so the only kind of hermit I knew was a reclusive woman to whom we brought food, books and other things when I was a...

This recipe is adapted from the Pope cookbook, 1958 edition. The only addition is the cinnamon applied to the first baked layer. It takes a little time to make but...

I discovered a delicious recipe for “Cream Scones” several years ago, in "The Joy of Cooking." Since then, I have made these scones with the variations suggested in the book,...

Here's a quick and easy recipe for Almond Scones. Prep time from start to finish is 30 minutes! They're great with a cup of hot coffee.

This recipe comes to us courtesy of Jimmy Bannos and John DeMers from their cookbook, "The Heaven on Seven Cookbook. Where It's Mardi Gras All the Time!"

I wrote this recipe especially for the Spice House's Oldtown Spiced Sugar! They've been compared to snicker doodles--but better.

This addictive coffee cake looks pretty when prepared in a bundt pan, but a 9X13-inch pan also works.