I made this cake, Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake with Raspberry Sauce, specifically for my sweet husband. To his way of thinking, there is no better Valentine’s Day Gift than this. If it’s NOT Valentine’s day, I have no justification for this recipe whatsoever other than…chocolate. If you are health conscious, as we …
This Double Chocolate Layer Cake is dark, deeply rich, and insanely moist, with a ganache on top, for those who simply can’t get enough chocolate. Because, for some of us, too much is not enough. It’s a Gourmet Recipe I’d also like to tell you that this is my “own” recipe, as if I came …
I remember well the first time I had strawberry pie. My mother was hosting a graduation party for my brother and had made several strawberry pies. I was 10 years old, and didn’t even think I liked strawberries. They had that awful little seed/crunch factor going on. But then I tried one small bite. …
Lime Cardamom Frozen Yogurt with Brandied Cherries is a party for your mouth! What a refreshing summertime ice cream treat!!! Tart and tangy, bright and sweet, refreshingly creamy: this frozen yogurt, on its own, is already all that. Lime Cardamom Frozen Yogurt with Brandied Cherries. It’s a party for your mouth. Drizzle …
Lemon Blueberry Frozen Yogurt is both light and creamy, tart and sweet. Perfectly balanced. Perfectly paired. You’re going to love this recipe! Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home For Christmas, I was given the cookbook “Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams At Home” , and I’ve been having fun utilizing my new Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker. Today’s recipe …
Homemade Heavenly Vanilla Bean Ice Cream should be your Go-To Homemade Ice Cream Recipe Starting Point for any frozen dessert treat you’re about to design. It’s All About Balance All of life is about balance. Where would chocolate be without a little vanilla to balance it? And Homemade Heavenly Vanilla Bean Ice Cream is …
Are you looking for a recipe or two for some wonderful Christmas cookies? I won two different cookie contests in my small ‘burg in the Boonies with these delicious recipes. Chocolate Caramel Treasures and Raspberry Shortbread are my two prize winning recipes. And if you’re not looking to cook, the story of how I became the …
Oh, my. Pecan Pie. I thought I’d make it easy for you to find any of my Thanksgiving recipes that you might be interested in, and link them all up in one post, so…here ya go! How To Brine and Smoke a Turkey How To Brine and Grill a TurkeyWorld’s Best Cream Gravy World’s Best …
This recipe for Bourbon Pumpkin Cheesecake with Bourbon Sour Cream Glaze is one of the most amazing Thanksgiving Desserts you’ll ever try! My daughter LOVES my Fluffiest Pumpkin Pie, AND she loves my blueberry cheesecake, too. She was TORN between which to ask for for her birthday dessert. And then, I remembered this cheesecake …
What if you knew you had a recipe for homemade apple pie that was totally excellent? A recipe that produced an apple pie that was perfect in its simplicity? Meet. That. Pie. This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something after clicking one of my links, I earn money, at no extra cost to …
Chocolate Zucchini Cake is the very best use of your leftover, unwanted zucchini. Because as we all know, it’s the time of year when gardeners are paying their friends to take some of the zucchini they’ve grown off of their hands. Now that I’ve got your attention…. The Fiasco BEFORE Making Chocolate Zucchini Cake …
Since my dear husband’s heart attack, we’ve been searching for desserts that are a little lower in the dreaded “b” word. That word that used to bring joy and meaning to my existence. Buttah. I have a long and sordid history with butter. If you can believe this, in my childhood, I used to eschew …
My friend Sharon was asking a group of folks for a good cookie swap recipe the other day, so I credit the inception of this post to her. :-D. She also asked me if there were any good companies around willing to make a gift delivery, to which, I recommended her a few. I’ve made …
Pumpkin pie is typically dense, and heavy, but in this post, I’m going to teach you how to make the lightest, fluffiest pumpkin pie, ever. When I was a kid, I didn’t even ~like~ pumpkin pie. Till I made this one for my husband, on the first Thanksgiving that I hosted, all by myself. He …
This easy, southern, homemade, Old-Fashioned Pecan Pie Recipe is just like my mom, the best pie maker I ever knew, used to make. She taught me a secret ingredient, and I’ll share it with you! I love pie. I especially love Old-Fashioned Pecan Pie. Have you SEEN how many pie recipes I have on this blog??? …