If you like Coffee Crisp bars and *love* coffee cake, this decadent combination is for you! You even get a little nutrition (and nutty flavor) in the mix thanks to whole wheat flour, psyllium husks and flaxseed. Whenever I think of coffee cake I always envision the dry Bundt cake that my mom used to […]
I am totally smitten with the recipe for bread and butter pudding. When I think of pudding I envision Bill Cosby with a chocolate pudding cup, but that’s not the type of pudding we have going on here. This pudding is made from croissants and lots of butter. There are raisins and jam in the mix, […]
Christmas cookies are amazing. They come in all sorts of varieties. I love sugar cookies the best because they are versatile. They taste great plain and they taste great frosted. You can add all sorts of flavors to your sugar cookies such as hints of orange, anise, eggnog, and the list goes on and on. […]
Okay, guys and gals, I’m going to be honest with you. I hate fruitcake. Like, seriously hate the stuff. To me, it’s like a dry brick of weird fruit and nuts that nobody else wants. Yuck! However, these fruitcake cookies are the complete opposite of the dreaded fruitcake. I can’t explain it but I love […]
Trifles are one of my favorite desserts. They are creamy and layered with all sorts of good stuff. I can remember the first trifle I ever made after getting married. it was for Thanksgiving dinner and consisted of pumpkin pudding, gingerbread, and whipped cream. Boy oh boy was that dessert ever good! I’m really excited […]
This recipe was featured in our local newspaper and was a big hit with my family this weekend. They are surprisingly light when you realize whole wheat and all-purpose flours are used and the flavor is fruity and lovely. If you have ever had the pleasure of noshing on Hummingbird Cake you are going to be […]
So, the other day I was sitting in my kitchen by the window, one of my favorite spots, reading a book and enjoying this gourmet coffee I picked up from the grocery store. It’s a flavored coffee that tastes and smells like butterscotch. Yum! Anyway, I am startled by this wrapping on my window. I […]
How many times have you walked past a piece of creamy carrot cake and said, “Ya know, I think imma pass this up.” Probably never! And if you have, well you are not human but rather a mythical creature with excellent willpower skills. I’m telling’ ya, this carrot cake recipe is da bomb. It’s rich, […]
I have had many peanut butter pies in my day, but nothing tops a recipe that includes cream cheese. Some peanut butter pies only contain vanilla pudding with a sprinkling of peanut butter on the top. What the what? To me, that is not a peanut butter pie at all. The way my mother taught […]
