Buttery shortbread has a revered place on my favorite cookie list and I’m willing to bet on many of yours too. In the cooler months, I enjoy my shortbread with a steaming mug of homemade hot chocolate. Makes me smile just thinking about it. What if dark chocolate was added to the buttery goodness? Would …
Desserts
Halloween is a tradition-filled holiday and I want to share one of ours: Filled Chocolate Cookies. Oh, momma! The dark chocolate cookies covers the spooky appeal of the day, and the POW! of the orange-filling speaks of jack-o-lanterns. Plus, they’re delicious, so there’s that. Of course, these aren’t just for Halloween. You can fill them …
Who doesn’t love a delicious homemade cobbler? WHO?! Not only is this recipe super easy to make, but very customization if you’d rather just have blueberries and not a fruit combo. CAUTION: Licking your screen will not satisfy your craving. Homemade Fruit Cobbler Ingredients: Fruit Filling: 4 cups of blueberries 4 cups of strawberries, quartered …
Who remembers orange Creamsicles and ice cold root beer floats from childhood? ALL OF US! Right? Since Sweet E was recently here, I had a few Creamsicles in my freezer. After he left, those delicious treats gave me an idea for a grown-up drink: When I was coming up, Creamsicles were a rarity in our …
This is the time of year many folks, homemaking vanilla kinda-folks, start thinking about putting vanilla beans in jars with vodka or rum, storing them away in a cool dark place for a few months, then having a delicious, much sought after Christmas gift on hand for their friends and loved ones. Are you homemaking …
I love the smell of ripe peaches, don’t you? The last batch I brought home, I held up to my nose, greedily inhaled, smiled in sweet peachy happiness, then made Garry do the same. Nirvana. After the fruity smellathon, I got to bakin’ a peach crumb coffee cake in a cast iron skillet with those …
Anyone else dreaming of peach cobbler season? Fine, it’s not an actual season, but in the summertime, when the peaches are ripe, it seems like all things peach cobbler season to me! This classic post will teach you how to peel peaches like a pro. Ready? Let’s peel! Peach cobbler made with fresh peaches = …
We love a great cake in our house. Hell, let’s be completely honest, we simply love c-a-k-e in this house, sometimes the crazier, the better. But, we’re madly, deeply, crazily in love with this chocolate cake. Yep, I’m willing to put this baby up against any other chocolate cake you’ve fallen in love with. It’s …
Oh, momma…look at that! Dream Bars are everything you dream about in a bar: balanced sweetness against a flaky crust with a filling that makes you Mmmmmm in delight. This recipe was handed down to me from The German (my mother, for the uninitiated); I have no idea where it originated, but am grateful that …
Garry loves him some pecan anythangs. (Anyone squinch at my mastery of the English language? ~snort~) About a month before his birthday, he sent a cake recipe to me and the following conversation took place. Garry: This looks good. Can you make this? Me: As in can I or will I? Cause you know I’m …