Recipes Made with Love

From the Kitchen of Angie St. John The school year is about to begin and it's time to celebrate the little victories that come with the final days of summer break. Here's to one of the easiest and tastiest kid-friendly snacks around! Use this recipe for birthdays, picnics, or for a Sunday treat...and remember to save a few for the lunchbox! You Will Need:6 tablespoons of butter (or butter substitute)1 bag marshmallows1 tablespoon vanilla extract6 cups of Rice Krispies cereal, or other rice puffed cereal1 bag of chocolate chips or meltable chocolate wafersAny fun ingredient to sprinkle on top - rainbow sprinkles, nuts,...

From the Kitchen of Angie St. JohnJune is here and it's strawberry season here in Massachusetts! Strawberries and rhubarb complement each other so nicely and strawberry rhubarb crisps and pies are a staple of baking in New England. This recipe is quick and easy. Enjoy it all hours of the day; for breakfast, a snack or dessert. Pair with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream. You can make this recipe again and again, using any seasonal fruit - blueberries, raspberries, apples, you name it!  Ingredients for the Filling4 cups of rhubarb, chopped1 quart of...

From the Kitchen of Angie St. John This easy recipe is super delicious and only has three ingredients! It can be whipped up on short notice, too. My husband, son and I were vegan for quite some time, and for the majority of the time, we often still cook and eat vegan. Although not all of our baked goods reflect vegan, this one does. Recently, we got great some news we had been waiting for and I wanted to treat my family to a pie to celebrate. I went into one of my favorite stores and they didn’t have a single pie on the shelf....

From the Kitchen of Angie St. John Some recipes make me think of my childhood, in every way possible. My dad's mother was Irish, so St. Patrick's Day was a big "to do" in our house. This March had me thinking of her and the cake she would bake for me that I’ve never been able to make as good as she could. And, I cannot find her recipe either. After combining a few, this one here will have to do. I baked it last weekend, thinking of her the whole time and remembering all of the fun St. Patrick's Days that we spent together. Do...

From the Kitchen of Angie St. John Even though it has seemed a bit like spring out there at the beginning of last week, we all know winter is likely to make a comeback, and iit sure did last Sunday! We woke up here in western Massachusetts to big ole snowflakes and it made me think about the leftover cranberries and sauce I still needed to use up. We;re already into the month of March and the seed catalogs are rolling into my mailbox. So, although my mind is thinking spring, my oven is telling me to bake these delicious Oatmeal Cranberry Bars as I type, and filling the house...