Recipes Archives - Chainsaws & Parachutes

Christmas Spritz

Pale green trees lightly flavored with almond evoke memories from my youth where crunchy sugar...

I stumbled upon this recipe many years ago when my oldest child, Tommy, was a baby. For no...

With the holidays approaching traditional recipes are making their way out of my “special...

Anna’s love affair with cake was strained to the breaking point due to the limited...

My recipe book contains several hand written copies of this recipe; yet each one is recorded with...

With a few modifications, this recipe can be both GF and dairy-free. What a delicious way to start...

Not being a fan of marshmallow I don’t make s’mores voluntarily, and when summertime...

Family and friends gathered together on a hot, humid afternoon in August 1985, to join in a...

Pasta… the warm-down-to-your-toes comfort food that is both economical and oh so good! Along...

Inspiration for cooking dinner does not always appear as afternoon slips into evening, but...

Searching the internet for a GF fruit bar for Miss Anna I located numerous delicious looking...

This gluten free/dairy free rendition of thumbprint cookies has nice flavor, and yes, they...

Croutons and chicken salad are two things that should never be eaten from a bag or...

fool·proof /ˈfo͞olˌpro͞of/ Adjective Incapable of going wrong or being misused… I...

This marinara sauce is extremely simple and very tasty. My grandson, who does not like red sauce,...

It was time to tackle the making of pear butter, and with a collection of ripe pears...