Recipes

Apple Pie Recipe

I am a cake person. I prefer cake. With the rare exception of the creamy pies (from scratch no-bake cheesecake, for example) or the annual pumpkin pie (yum), I rarely eat pie. Yet I am surrounded by people who... Read more »

No-Bake Cheesecake Recipe

Hands down, the easiest dessert ever. And so good! All the flavor of cheesecake with none of the effort. Read more »

Graham Cracker Crust

My favorite no-bake pie crust: the classic graham cracker crust. It's tasty, crunchy and great with all types of no-bake pies such as no-bake cheesecake. The best part? It's super easy. Read more »

Soft Sugar Cookie

One of my favorite cookies is a sugar cookie, and I like them soft and thick and smothered with buttercream frosting. For me, this is the perfect cookie. Ingredients 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon soda... Read more »

Buttercream Frosting

Whether frosting cakes or cookies, this creamy frosting is a classic. This recipe makes enough to frost an 8" two-layer cake or a batch of soft sugar cookies. Or if you have neither of those, I recommend graham crackers.... Read more »

Almond Chocolate Coconut Candy Recipe

I was craving Almond Joy candy bars recently, but wanted something a little more decorative, so I decided to create my own little morsels of almond coconut goodness. Here's what I came up with: Ingredients 1 cup shredded coconut... Read more »

Almond Sweet Biscuit Recipe

A favorite treat in my house is my own heart-shaped almond sweet biscuits. I've been told this is actually a scone, but having never had a proper scone, I just call it a sweet biscuit. Whatever you call it,... Read more »

Pancakes

I adore pancakes. Not just any pancakes, but perfect, fluffy, crisp on the edges and like cake in the middle. Unfortunately, it's easy to get flat, rubbery things that aren't good for anything, especially not eating. The trick to... Read more »

Peanut Butter Kisses

Don't let their fancy ways fool you, peanut butter kisses are one of the easiest cookies to make, and one I always include in my holiday cookie collection. The trick to the best looking cookies is to roll the... Read more »

Turkey Salad with Dried Cranberries

In the autumn when the grapes are at their peak and turkey is readily available, my family will often make this delicious turkey salad for lunch. Sometimes we eat it on bread and sometimes with crackers, and sometimes, as... Read more »

Fast & Easy Turkey & Rice Soup

With hectic lives and busy schedules, meals often suffer. When looking for a quick, healthy alternative to fast food, throw this easy turkey and rice soup together in less than 30 minutes. Ingredients 1 lb ground turkey 1/2 onion,... Read more »

Hazelnut Toffee Brownies

The flavors of chocolate and toffee are a natural combination which inspired these decadent brownies. I call them Chocolate Hazelnut Toffee Brownies, although you could call them anything you want. My husband calls them, "mmmmmmmmm....." The important thing is... Read more »

English Toffee

Amazingly, English Toffee is not only one of the tastiest candies you can make, it's also the easiest. It requires no special equipment, ingredients or techniques. I know what you're thinking, but I had never made toffee until today.... Read more »

Crusty Spelt French Bread

Sometimes when I'm a little confused, having trouble working out a problem, or just can't engage with a design, the thing I need most is to disengage my brain. To just let the ebb and flow of natural events... Read more »

Super-Fudgy Brownies (Small Batch)

I know the idea of making an extra-small quantity of something as delicious as brownies seems counter-intuitive, but really, it makes perfect sense. Unless you have the metabolism of a shrew, you probably don't want to eat a whole... Read more »

Super Secret Banana Bread

This banana bread always gets rave reviews, and today was no exception. The secret likes in the addition of ginger and orange juice to the batter. It's subtle enough that you don't notice it in the final product, but... Read more »

Cranberry Sauce Over Ice Cream

Remember how I said that my cranberry sauce is fantastic over ice cream. Yeah, I wasn't kidding! Ingredients Leftover cranberry sauce with orange and port Ice cream Method 1. Scoop yourself out some ice cream. 2. Slather it with... Read more »

Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Port

My entire life I've never liked cranberry sauce. Ever. Until I came up with this particular concoction. It's so good, you could eat it on ice cream. In fact, I have. It's fast, easy, and incredibly delicious. Plus it's... Read more »

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