I received a book in the mail a little while ago that I was really looking forward to. It was described to me as full of classic Italian recipes (already sounding like a no-brainer right?). There was another little catch though, these weren’t just Italian recipes, these were Italian dessert recipes. Needless to say, I…
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Brown Sugar Skillet Cake
Ok, I REALLY like this recipe. It comes together so quick I literally made it in-between trips to the bbq to flip chicken, and it baked up in the oven while we ate. You see how wonderful this is right? I mean, it makes me look like a wiz in the kitchen, one who is…
Lemon Merinuge (Pie) Cupcakes
I’m assuming that by the name alone you realize there can be nothing bad about these cupcakes. I have yet to find someone who doesn’t like lemon meringue pie (and if you are that person, don’t tell me, because you’ll shatter my entire world). I was absolutely craving lemon meringue pie (no, this does not mean…
Peach Almond Upside Down Cake
The snow finally hit us this week, and even though I’ve spent the last two months complaining about the lack of snow, once it got her I wanted something that reminded me of summer. In the summer I make fruit tarts almost weekly, and always peach or nectarine because they’re Bo’s favorites. So, I figured…
Old Fashioned Apple Crisp (with Caramel Sauce)
This is a real favorite in our house. In fact, it’s probably the most frequently made dessert. It’s so loved in fact that it’s already on this site. Now’s probably when you start wondering why I would be posting it again. Well, I first posted it years ago when this was just a way for me…
Perfect Rice Pudding
This is comfort food at its finest! I grew up absolutely loving the nights where rice pudding or bread pudding followed dinner. The bread pudding I’m having some trouble with. It’s either too dried out, or too soupy. I’m losing the texture of the bread too much to the custard, and until it’s perfect it…
No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Balls
These really need a better name. Suggestions welcome. I had a horrific craving for something chocolaty. Snacky. Whatever. I had a craving for something sweet after dinner and I was only willing to devote ten minutes to making them. Needless to say, I didn’t have high hopes for whatever concoction I was going to come…
Marble Cupcakes with Strawberry Meringue Buttercream Icing
I made 18 cupcakes this past Friday. They were gone by Sunday afternoon. Most of this was accomplished by me. Sunday afternoon I also realized that if I want to keep up this cupcake habit I’ve developed, I better take up running too. Tomorrow. Right now I’m still too logged down from the cupcakes. The…
Apple Walnut Empanadas
It seems like almost every time I turn on the food network, someone is making some version of empanadas. I finally couldn’t take it any more and decided to get in on the action. I mean, how can you go wrong with something that you can eat with one hand and no fork? I’ve seen…
Beaver Tails aka Elephant Ears aka Fried Dough
So, I’m Canadian, eh, don’t ya know. As such, I love Beaver Tails, but only the fried, surgery, doughy kind. These are a staple at fairs and amusement parks around here, but with two kids it gets harder and harder to get out to those things as often as I’d like to in the nice…
Classic Pound Cake 3 Ways
A couple of weeks ago I decided to do a fondue. The fondue is another story entirely. It’s a story that involves a new fondue set, a sticker, a slight fire, and a pot full of once delicious but rendered inedible chocolate that tasted distinctly of smoke. Any way, these recipes come into play because I…
(only for the pucker loving) Lemon Squares
I can’t take credit for this recipe, at all. I’ve tried dozens of lemon square recipes over the years and never loved any of them. The crust was either too soggy, or rock hard, and so often the lemon filling would be bland and get a crust over the top, neither of which is appealing….
Home Made Flakey’s
I really wasn’t sure what this was last night, and it took me looking at the pictures this morning again to figure out what exactly I’d concocted. What it was was a flakey, and a delicious one at that! Don’t be scared off by the strange line drawings, it was easier to draw it out then…
Nan’s Buttertarts
Buttertarts This is my great-grandmothers recipe for buttertarts, and it’s so simple that I almost feel like they can’t possibly be as good as they are. And they are good. I’m currently trying to find a fair to enter them in (because yeah, on my bucket list, right next to making it into the Guiness Book…
Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake
Texas Sheet Cake Can I put this under snacks? Because seriously, I could graze on it all. damn. day. Prep Time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 20 minutes Serves: 10 (unless I’m there, then pretty much only me) Ingredients: Cake 2 cups flour 2 cups white sugar ¼ tsp salt 7 tbsp cocoa powder 1 cup butter (16 tbsp…
