Classic Norene Cheesecake

My daughter Jacki LOVES this cheesecake…my friend Marcia makes it & always tries to save Jacki a piece, which isn’t easy since everyone loves it so much!

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A Quick Fajita Dinner

I always wonder what to make for dinner….sometimes an idea omes to me right away, or inspired by a walk through a grocery store which is what happened here. I saw some corn tortillas & bought them…so now I had to decide what to put in them! I mentioned it them to my friend & she said “make fajita” so I did!

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Dasha’s Marinated Bean Salad

I was visiting Murray’s aunt a few months ago & went through her recipes! This Marinaded Bean Salad recipe is most likely from the 70’s she said! Written on a scrap of paper…I do not know where she got the recipe from. I adapted the original recipe so the one here is my take on Dash’s recipe.

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Rum Cake

I have made this Rum Cake several times & it is always a hit…Murray really likes rum..so I raid the liquor cabinet & make this with whatever rum I find…usually it is a really nice sweet ‘sipping’ rum, but any rum will do.

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Matzo Baklava

I know… its might be hard to believe that there could be such a delicious wonderful thing to make with matzo..I do love matzo though & have no issue with eating it 1000 ways..my fav being fried matzo….but this baklava is AMAZING!

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