Apple Crisp – How to Make Apple Crisp
Apple Crisp – Learn How to Make Apple Crisp with this super simple recipe. IMHO this old fashioned Apple Crisp is the best apple crisp recipe I’ve ever made. I use Granny Smith Apples for a bit of tartness to go with the sweet, lots of melted butter and an oat topping – yum! Also, we served this with vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of maple syrup on the plate. Apple Crisp Ingredients Filling 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 Tablespoon Flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon coriander 1/2 teaspoon cardamom 1/8 teaspoon cayenne 6 cups Granny Smith Apples sliced 1″ thick Topping...
Read MoreCherry Cheesecake Wonton Bites
Cherry Cheesecake Wonton Bites with a Cherry Balsamic Reduction – (recipe and video tutorial follow) – The other day I was walking through the produce isle at the market and there was this huge display of cherries and…….they got me. I just couldn’t resist, they were so beautiful and of course you know that they’re going to be amazing because they’re in season right now. So, anyway, I ended up going home with like five pounds of cherries which seemed like a great idea until I got home and remembered that I had just bought a ton of mangos, blueberries...
Read MorePumpkin Pecan Bread Pudding with a Sherry Cream Sauce
Pumpkin Pecan Bread Pudding with a Sherry Cream Sauce – (recipe follows) – What can be said about Pumpkin Pecan Bread Pudding except for……YUM! I mean seriously – YUMMY! Are you guys pumpkin fans out there? I know I am, like a huge fan. I’d do a commercial for pumpkin right now (that’s supposed to be funny, you’d have to have seen the stand up where the guy is talking about doing a commercial for chicken – did you see that one? If you did then, hahahahahaha, funny right, if not then I just wasted like ten seconds that you...
Read MoreCarrot Cake – Only the Best You’ll Ever Have (and Grandma’s recipe)
Carrot Cake - So, I’ve decided to make carrot cake for Easter. You know, Easter, bunnies, carrots, carrot cake – lol! This is another one of those great recipes that my Grandma passed down to me. I have added a few modifications, like I make mine whole wheat. Also, depending on my mood, I may add coconut, or Mandarin oranges or pineapple, or raisins, or different nuts. Like I said, it depends on my mood…… and what’s in the fridge or cabinet :D! This also happens to be one of Xavier’s (my husband’s) favorite cakes and my oldest daughter’s...
Read MoreButterscotch Apple Upside Down Torte (whole wheat)-Recipe
Butterscotch Apple Upside Down Torte – I created this recipe for my favorite (and only) big sister, Julie. My Pooh Bear! She called me about a month ago telling me how she wanted to make a butterscotch dessert for her wonderful husband Andy as a surprise. She explained to me that she had tried a few recipes, but none of them came out how she expected – some of them came out a gross watery mess. My sister is a good cook and she has tons of recipes. If she doesn’t have a recipe for something she wants to make, she always checks with me and Grandma for one. The problem is that...
Read MoreGerman Chocolate Cake (whole wheat) with Coconut Pecan Frosting – Recipe
German Chocolate Cake – Last week for my birthday, my kids practically shoved my husband and I out of the front door while promising to watch the little ones. They said I needed to go on a birthday date and that we should go see a movie and have some fun. What I did not know was that they had a secret plan. Tristan (age 16) and Vanessa (age 14) were making a roast turkey dinner, and Eleyna (age 12) and Tia (age 3) were making me a personal German Chocolate Cake. YUMMY :D! The picture you see here is a picture of the cake that they made. Pretty impressive in my opinion! It was beautiful...
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