A light, tender, delicious pumpkin cake, not pumpkin bread! This makes a small, 8-inch layer cake and uses just a few bought ingredients – a box of yellow cake mix, a tub of frosting, pure canned pumpkin and the rest of the ingredients you most like have already – oil, eggs, milk, and spices. It is a great recipe for the fall and an easy…
This very festive and impressive Italian Easter Bread, minis or a large one, is baked with eggs tucked in the dough! Most often you see it drizzled with a glaze and sprinkles on top. It is one of my favorite sweet breads! It’s nice and soft and fluffy, sweet and delicious! It is one of my favorite Easter food traditions! It is definitely worth the…
Here is my variation of a recipe from ‘Allrecipes’. This NO-BAKE, light, whipped version of pumpkin pie is a different twist on the classic pumpkin pie and it is VERY EASY and QUICK to make! Maybe you just want something different, or maybe you want to make something pumpkin that is delicious and don’t have much time, this works wonderfully! It has cream cheese…
There are so many versions of the delicious Jewish Apple Bundt Cake and this one is a favorite of mine. It has 2 layers of apples and it’s dense and moist thanks to the generous amount of oil in the cake! It is basically like an apple coffee cake, and you can serve it with or without the glaze. This recipe has a lot of…
Artichokes! Either you love them or you hate them! I love them! I like them both Stuffed or Unstuffed, but more often I make them unstuffed so I don’t get so full from the stuffing and can have more leaves! I love the leaves as much as the heart! Here are two recipes, one for the Unstuffed and one for the Stuffed version. I have…
NO COOKING THIS FUDGE, NO THERMOMETER either! This is SUPER FAST and the EASIEST fudge I have ever made. You will see this popular recipe with slight variations everywhere! I have several fudge recipes I love, but they can be tricky to prevent a grainy texture and they have to be made just right! All candy making has to be very precise! Well, I was…
This almond candy is the ultimate Christmastime candy in my house! I can just hear my oldest son’s voice when he sees it… You made Almond Candy!! In Italian it is called Croccante, and it is a special candy to make for the holidays. I always shape it into a wreath. This particular recipe was hard to come by for years! It is one of…
From allrecipes.com, I finally tried their Downeast Pumpkin Bread, and no wonder it got over 10K likes! It is the best pumpkin bread I ever tried. I love the pumpkin flavor and I love the clean cuts it makes. It is not crumbly at all. I know that butter is tasty in breads, but using oil makes them more moist. I usually like raisins or…
Wow, I am raving about this recipe from a favorite chef I love, Chef Rachel Farnsworth, the Stay-at-Home Chef! If you like shortbread, these are OVER-THE-TOP! I LOVE her EASY technique of rolling the dough in a plastic bag too. NO rolling pin to wash, and it rolls perfectly! You can leave them plain or dip the tips of the cookies in melted chocolate. Decorate…
A small, 9-inch Chocolate Pumpkin Nut Snack Cake to try that I think is great change from regular brownies. It is so moist and fudgy, and it’s made with a brownie mix! NO eggs, no oil, no butter! The pumpkin puree does the job of all that! You will love that it takes less than 5 minutes to make! Use your favorite brownie mix. I…
These Red Velvet Cookies from a cake mix are so-o good! And SO easy to make! It is a shortcut recipe with just a few ingredients. It takes just a few minutes from start to finish! My cookies pictured above have semi-sweet chocolate chips and macadamia nuts, but you can use whatever chips and nuts you want. Leave out the chopped nuts if you want!…
This cheesecake is a purist’s cheesecake, my type of cheesecake. And this one happens to be my personal favorite! I cannot remember where I got this recipe, but I think it was from the NY Times many years ago. I call it…..PURE CHEESECAKE, UNADORNED! It’s a great cheesecake to serve for holidays or special occasions! IT IS crustless. It is topless. It is baked. It…
These Macaroons are the easiest thing to make! Quick and easy! They are delicious and chewy, and so pretty. Macaroons are great for holidays or special occasions and so many people love these! I have been making these for years with variations and I think I got the original recipe from my sister Annie. Not all macaroon recipes have flour in them. I think a…
Have you ever had a wine biscuit? These wine biscuits have a soft texture to them and are so tasty and pretty! I love the subtle wine taste and the aroma! I am not a fan of the wine biscuits you can buy in Italian specialty stores which to me are too hard and not flavorful enough. These are different! I got this great recipe…
No reason not to enjoy Baked Stuffed Shrimp at home and get a whole lot more for your money! It bakes up fast, you just need some extra time to prepare it. Prepare it A DAY AHEAD and then just bake it before serving! That’s what I do! Do not be tempted to cut corners and use the precooked shrimp, you will be disappointed…
