Dana Marie's Country Living Blog

The second edition of my first cookbook, Olde Fashioned Christmas Desserts , is now available on Amazon ® . Currently the paperback and hardcover versions are listed, and the ebook version of this 2nd edition will be up soon. It contains many of the old traditional recipes that have been passed down through generations in my family. Thumbprint Cookies, Chocolate Crinkles The first edition of this book was published back in 2023. Ever since it went out of print at Barnes and Noble, I've had many requests to bring it back in hardcover and paperback. So I pulled together some extra recipes, tips and tricks, and a few Christmas projects to add to the original content in order to create an expanded second edition. It contains 33 new recipes. With a total of 82 recipes and 39 full-color photos, you'll find my tried-and-true recipes for beverages, cakes, candy, snacks, pies and cheesecakes. There are instructions for making 13 jar-mixes, some vintage recipes from the 1950s, a section ...

My new cookie cookbook, Vintage Cookie Recipes, is here! It's available in paperback, hardcover, and ebook versions through Amazon ® .  If you have a copy of my Christmas desserts cookbook , you will see that we have kept the theme of the cover going so it will go with the cookbook series I am creating, My Olde Country Home. Volume 1 is Olde Fashioned Christmas Desserts, and volume 2 is Vintage Cookie Recipes. Volume 3 will be announced after the cookie cookbook is published.   Apple Pie Cookies   This book features a total of 84 recipes with 34 full-color photos. You'll find my tried-and-true recipes for cookies, bars, and biscotti. There are instructions for making jar-mixes for 12 classic cookies, some vintage recipes from the 1920s and a section of tips and tricks that I have learned along the way. The whole book is sprinkled with my sketches, plus vintage ads and illustrations as well as a couple of old photos of my family. You can find a detailed list of the boo...

Exciting news! The updated version of my Christmas Desserts cookbook is available as an ebook on Amazon ® for only $9.99! It contains many of the old traditional recipes that have passed down through generations in my family. Baking has always been an important part of Christmas for me. There is nothing better than to see loved ones delighted to receive special home baked goods made with love by you!  Margaret Meier I dedicated this cookbook to my Grandma Meier because she was the one who taught me my love of baking. Included in this book are some of her vintage recipes compiled while she was in a baking club in the 1950's. Many have her handwritten notes on them. They are so special to me. In the book I also share memories of my grandma at Christmastime.  A big huge thank you to my editor Amanda Steves for all her hard work helping me get this done. Couldn't have done it without her! Here's a sample recipe from the ebook. My Olde Country Home: Olde Fashioned Christmas Des...