Cooking with Barry & Meta

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Cooking with Barry & Meta

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Stuffin' Muffins

Stuffin' Muffins

Not sure what to call this dressing recipe baked in muffin tins.

Cranberry-Walnut (small batch) Bundt Cake

Cranberry-Walnut (small batch) Bundt Cake

The goal was to make a celebratory cake for a small group so my small bundt pan from Aldi’s was the solution.

Peppermint Red Velvet Cupcakes

Peppermint Red Velvet Cupcakes

I made this small batch of festive Red Velvet Cupcakes for Dawn James’ birthday dinner and celebration it’s a recipe from the     Dec.

  Gingerbread Cut-Out  Cookies

Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies

Classic warm spices and molasses combine to create   tasty and easy-to-roll gingerbread cookies.

 Meringue (Pavlova) Wreath

Meringue (Pavlova) Wreath

Everywhere I look on the internet, there is a meringue wreath festively decorated with all varieties of fresh fruit, nuts and mint.

Nutella Puff Pastry  Christmas Tree

Nutella Puff Pastry Christmas Tree

This impressive sweet treat is easy to make with commercially made puff pastry and a jar of Nutella.

 Lunch Room (no-bake) Peanut Butter Bars

Lunch Room (no-bake) Peanut Butter Bars

I don't ever remember having these cookies, either as a student or as a teacher.

Paw-of-Approval Dog Biscuits as featured in KANSAS! Magazine, 2025, vol 81, issue 5

Paw-of-Approval Dog Biscuits as featured in KANSAS! Magazine, 2025, vol 81, issue 5

The theme of KANSAS! 2025, vol 81, issue 5 is unusual or quirky things about Kansas.

 Small BATCH Applesauce Bundt Cake. . . moist  & flavorful

Small BATCH Applesauce Bundt Cake. . . moist & flavorful

One year Kay Emel-Powell organized a Chi Omega cookie/dessert exchange among those of us who had lived in the house during the late 1960s.

 Apple Braid Pastry

Apple Braid Pastry

This was a tasty way to use up some of the apples that Barry and I picked.

Old-fashioned Apple Dumplings

Old-fashioned Apple Dumplings

My mom, Phyllis Newell,  was a wonderful cook and baker.

 Mini Fruit Pizzas  -- A NOVEL IDEA!

Mini Fruit Pizzas -- A NOVEL IDEA!

Sugar cookie dough patted into a large pizza pan and topped with frosting and fruit has been popular for quite a while.

Mandarin Spinach & Pasta Salad with Teriyaki Dressing

Mandarin Spinach & Pasta Salad with Teriyaki Dressing

Light and refreshing, this loaded pasta salad is packed with flavor.

 Grandma Richardson’s German Chocolate Cake recipe & style

Grandma Richardson’s German Chocolate Cake recipe & style

This was one of Grandma Richardson’s signature cakes that often took center stage on her cherry wood buffet overlooking the matching dining .

Rhubarb Oatmeal Crumb Bars

Rhubarb Oatmeal Crumb Bars

Rhubarb was abundant on my parent’s farm and on the farms where both of my grandparents that lived in Stafford County.

Copycat Hershey Chocolate Syrup

Copycat Hershey Chocolate Syrup

 Delicious Hershey-like syrup calls just a few ingredients .

 Blast From The Past Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Blast From The Past Sour Cream Coffee Cake

When I was a freshman in high school I went to a Rainbow Girls convention in Wichita with our “Worthy Advisor” and a few other young girls.

Eddie Morris’ Carrot Cake

Eddie Morris’ Carrot Cake

Moist and delightfully delicious, this cake was the centerpiece for Virginia Hoffman’s 103 rd   birthday party.

 World Peace Cookies , , , if only it was this easy!

World Peace Cookies , , , if only it was this easy!

Cookbook writer Dorie Greenspan offers up this recipe and on her blog explains the history of this recipe that has traveled the world.

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