Molten Lava Cakes, with their slightly hardened outer shell and their delightfully gooey center, make a wonderfully rich desert for a special occasion. And since the month of February brings many special occasions, such as Valentine’s Day, birthdays and anniversaries you may enjoy celebrating with this delicious and decadent dessert. Molten Lava Chocolate Cakes: 6 …
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… in fact, let’s go ahead and bake up a blizzard in the kitchen! Holiday time just wouldn’t be the same without Snowballs (also called Mexican Wedding Cake or Russian Tea Cakes). These cookies are a fabulous treat. This recipe came from my Aunt’s kitchen where I …
This is NOT like the traditional “open the can, slip out the solid cylindrical figure on the plate” type of cranberry sauce that is found on Thanksgiving tables around the country. I’ll always pass on that one, thank you. Instead, this cranberry sauce is full of bright fresh flavor and is more like a gelatin …
It’s that time of year again…autumn breezes, crackling leaves and apple harvest. There are so many recipes involving apples, that were we to list one here each month, we’d still be talking about apples years from now. Meanwhile we wouldn’t be able to cover other important subjects like birthday cake, lemon pie, delicious cookies, and, …
For Fathers’ Day I’ll be making one of Tom’s favorite desserts…Cherry Cream Cheese Dessert. But honestly, you can’t go wrong with whatever you decide to top this light, creamy and easy to make dessert. Berries are fabulous, so is lemon…let your taste buds be your guide and use your imagination. Try apricots, peaches, mangos, bananas…even …
White, Chocolate, Carrot…it doesn’t matter, if it’s cake, I’ll take it! Strawberry Shortcake is awesome too and so is another favorite at our house, Upside-Down Apricot Cake! What? Never heard of it? I think I know why… First, let me tell you about my Grandma. Her mother was a Native American born in Oklahoma before …
Crazy Cake is an easy cake for a beginner to make…and it fun to make for non-beginner’s too! One reason is because you add the ingredients in ANY order you like (!), stir and bake. While the cake is in the oven, you’ll make the topping and then spread it over the top of the …
What could be better that a steaming cup of Hot Chocolate on a crisp, cold winter day, right? That’s what I thought, but there was just one problem… our box of delicious Trader Joe’s Hot Cocoa Powder was empty, and I wasn’t about to make a trip across town just for a cup of hot …
A client and friend recently put me on to opening up a Medjool date and replacing the pit with a walnut…wow, a nutritious and delicious treat! So quick and easy too. And exchanging pecans further upgraded this indulgence…I know our pecan-farming clients in Georgia will appreciate that! This delicacy reminds me so much of one …
Do you recall the words of poet, Shel Silverstein, “If I eat one more piece of pie, I’ll die! If I can’t have one more piece of pie, I’ll die! So since it’s all decided I must die, I might as well have one more piece of pie.” Well, here’s another kind of Pie Problem. …
