CRISPY OUTSIDES, CHEWY INSIDES…. success! I finally mastered the pumpkin cookie the way I wanted them to be! Most pumpkin cookie recipes I’ve tried are delicious, but their texture was soft and cake-like. Some people like them like that. Me, I am more for crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. The pumpkin puree has a lot of water in it so it tends…
Canned pumpkin? No, not me. For decades now, I have opted out! Have you ever had pumpkin pie made from real pumpkins? Canned pumpkin filling is good, but using the real pumpkin tastes even better. If you never had fresh pumpkin pie, you are missing out on the real taste of pumpkin! You can use regular pumpkins, but the smaller sugar pumpkins are ideal for…
You use 2 box mixes to make these red velvet brownies. A lot of red velvet brownies have cream cheese in them. This one is simple version and my favorite. I like it better than a regular brownie! They are SO incredibly MOIST! I’ve gotten many requests for this recipe! And, these sell really well at fairs! You can dress them up for holidays with…
Pepperidge Farm Dark Date Nut Bread was one of the few sweet breads I would buy, and they discontinued it many years ago. I have bought other ones, but none compared. I tried quite a few recipes but have not been happy until I found this one, which I tweaked a bit. It is not as dark, but it is moist and delicious! Date Nut…
Baking with the Kiddies for some Easter/Springtime fun in the kitchen! You need some sugar cookies! Make your own, or use a box mix or dairy case sugar cookie dough or just buy some sugar cookies! It’s up to you! Then frost them with white or chocolate frosting. Sprinkle some tinted coconut for the nests and put jellybeans on top for the eggs! That’s…
NO-BAKE, buttery date ball cookies are SO delicious! There are lots of dates and walnuts in them and Rice Krispies in a butter mixture that hold it together. They are so easy to make right on top of the stove! This vintage recipe goes back decades and it is fantastic recipe! I got it from my mother who got it from my Aunt Mary…
This fruitcake is light in color, and so nice and moist! If you don’t like the dark, heavier fruitcakes, try this one! As a child, I watched my Aunt Gloria make this delicious fruitcake right after Thanksgiving for Christmas! I updated her recipe just a bit with a glaze, but…
Southern Living magazine’s December, 2017 cover of Cookies and Bars featured this decadent and delicious bar that I knew the chocolate lovers in my family would appreciate! This is a typical rich Southern recipe, for sure! They are like Magic Cookie Bars but taken up a few notches! It takes 2 steps to put the recipe together, but the steps are easy to follow. I…
This is my favorite recipe for Irish Soda Bread! I have gotten many compliments on this soda bread! For many years I would make 15 or 20 of these at a time for fund-raisers and taking orders for St. Patrick’s Day! It is not dry and not bland! There is just a hint of sweetness and there are lots of raisins and caraway seeds. Americans…
This is my NO-FAIL, EASY, creamy and delicious chocolate fudge recipe that I love! I have a few favorite fudge recipes and this oldie-but-goodie is one I make a lot! This great vintage recipe first appeared on the back of a Kraft marshmallow creme jar. It has been around for decades and is loved by so many cooks! It uses marshmallow creme and evaporated milk….
This Colcannon has cabbage, potatoes, leeks, and kale. There are many variations for this great Irish dish! I like to make it for St. Patrick’s Day, but it is great for any day! I love it as a side dish with lamb. I think the leeks make it so-o good! NOTE: You can also make it a complete one-dish meal with chunks of…
This is AWESOME ! A delicious pumpkin cheesecake with the sour cream topping got rave reviews all around the table! Its pumpkin flavor is just perfect, not overwhelming, and the texture is light and creamy. I found this excellent recipe from Joy of Baking’s Stephanie Jaworski, a favorite pastry Chef of mine. The only thing I changed was the crust. I have tried several other…
“This buttery rich, creamy, caramel-y praline soft fudge recipe is so delicious! Bill’s mother made this old-fashioned penuche recipe which she got from HER mother. I date this back to the 1950’s or maybe the 1940’s. It was a hit back then and is still amazing now! There are so many variations of Penuche Fudge! It is very popular in the southern United States…
Really a caramel apple pie, this famous apple pie from Allrecipes is really as good as everyone says it is! I made some personal preference changes and altered the technique quite a bit to make it EASIER AND FOOLPROOF! I mix most of the syrup with the apples before putting it into the pie, then brush my kept-warm, reserved syrup over the rest over…
This is pumpkin bread kicked up a notch! It has dates and raisins and nuts. It is baked in a bundt or tube pan but the texture is not a pumpkin cake! It is a large pumpkin bread! It is so moist, and really, really good! It’s a favorite of mine during the fall holidays! I just love this one! Enjoy!
