Feeling Peachy with Peach-Blueberry Ice Cream Pie
After taking the weekend off for some family fun, it’s back to the recipes today. Here today is long promised recipe for peach-blueberry ice cream pie. I got this recipe from a recent issue of Bon...
View ArticleWhat’s a Weekend Without a Pie? Cook’s Country Tar Heel Pie
This recipe was actually pictured on the front cover of the last issue of Cook’s Country Magazine. I really like this magazine as it has great recipes that are really easy to follow, along with some...
View ArticleA Sweet Treat – Heath Bar Brickle Drop Cookies
My wife makes great cookies. I don’t know what it is about them when she makes them, but they just come out better than anyone else’s cookies, most of all mine. That is why I leave the cooking baking...
View ArticleA Couple of Not Quites – Not Quite Shake N’ Bake Pork Chops and...
I always like to look for ways to make things that you can either find at some of these chain restaurants when you go out and try to duplicate it and make it taste a little better. I do the same thing...
View ArticleLivening Up Dessert with Lemon Icebox Pie
I have had this recipe sitting idly by for a few weeks now just waiting for me to have the time to make it, and I finally got to it. I really don’t know why it took me so long to get around to it. The...
View ArticleAn Abundance of Apples Means Homemade Apple Pie
It is one of the classic recipes that most people love to try at home in the Fall whether it is for a holiday, a Sunday dessert or just because they love it. Of course, I am talking about apple pie. I...
View ArticleA Weekend Treat: Cinnamon Buns
Ever since I got the issue of Cook’s Country magazine with the cinnamon buns on the cover I have been wanting to give the recipe a try. Granted, it’s not something we eat very often, but they just...
View ArticleHomemade Peanut Butter Cups with a Kick
I am not much of a candy eater myself and I don’t go crazy over chocolate, so I rarely have the occasion to actually make any candy. However, with Halloween just happening, there was a huge influx of...
View ArticleWhat’s a Birthday Without a Cake? Lemon Layer Cake for Michelle
Let me start off by saying that I feel I have never been much of a baker. It is only until recently that I have begun to try my hand at baking bread, and I like doing it, it comes out better (most of...
View ArticleA Throwback Dessert for the Holidays: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
Pineapple upside-down cake is not something I would think of making very often. Let’s be honest – most of us who are old enough probably associate it with seeing it at parties our parents had when we...
View ArticleThanksgiving Dessert Recipes – CHOW
Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes – CHOW. CHOW has some wonderful ideas for your Thanksgiving Day dessert table. If you are looking to do something a little different than the usual pumpkin pie or apple...
View ArticleSean’s Birthday Cake – Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes
Sean’s birthday was last week (he is officially a teenager now) and he invited a few of his friends over this past weekend to hang out and have some snacks and then have some cake. Since he did not...
View ArticleIt’s My Birthday (Cake)! – Bananas Foster Cake
Today is my birthday and since it falls in the middle of the week this year we decided to have my birthday dinner this past weekend. We made some pulled pork, homemade cole slaw,German potato salad and...
View ArticleA Christmas Cookie Idea, Part One: Lemon Crinkle Cookies
After taking a couple of days off while a stomach virus ran rampant through our household, I am back with a new post. This past weekend while we were snowed in on Saturday we each decided we were going...
View ArticleChristmas Cookie Idea, Part Two – The Easiest Peanut Butter Cookie Ever
Continuing along with the Christmas cookie theme when we had made cookies this past weekend, Michelle opted to go for a peanut butter cookie. She and Sean both love these cookies, and even though I am...
View ArticleChristmas Cookie Ideas, Part 3: Alton Brown’s Gingersnap Cookies
Okay, so now that we have covered Sean’s cookie and Michelle’s cookie, it is time for the cookie that I made. There are a bunch of cookies I like that we eat fairly often, like chocolate chips, oatmeal...
View ArticleCookies With a Kick – Irish Cream and Coffee Cookies
I am a fan of Irish cream and an even bigger fan of coffee,so something that can bring the two together is bound to be pretty tasty right? When we were on the lookout for Christmas cookies this year...
View ArticleCraving Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
This particular recipe actually dates back to just before Christmas when we had a big snowstorm and we decided to make cookies all day. This was one the Michelle and Sean had picked out that Michelle...
View ArticleRomance in the Air and On the Plate, Part 4 – Soft Chocolate Mini Cakes
To wrap up our Valentine’s Day meal, of course there had to be a chocolate dessert. This dessert recipe, from Williams-Sonoma, is easy enough that you can make this at any time. You only need a few...
View ArticleA Bevy of Beguiling Irish Dishes for St. Patrick’s Day
A Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you all! While for most people who think of Irish cooking as simply corned beef and cabbage and nothing more, I can tell you there are a lot of great Irish dishes you can...
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