It’s in the air . . . Can you feel it? I sure can!
You know what I mean. It’s that wonderful time of year when smiles are broader, laughter and kindness seem to take the place of frowns and everyday problems.
Hello . . . I’ve missed you! I almost forgot the a,b,c’s of posting. Nothing like just vanishing, taking a hike, exiting . . . vamoose! Did you think I quit baking? No way. I cooked like a crazy woman for Thanksgiving, but somehow my camera never saw the light of day. It was worn out from a previous engagement. Where oh where the heck have I been?
Pepperidge Farm Mixed Berry Baskets – Puff Pastry, glazed berries and whipped cream. What more can you ask for! A while ago, Pepperidge Farm contacted me and asked if I wanted to take on their Puffection™ Springtime Entertaining Challenge. Since the challenge involved puff pastry, I jumped in with both feet!
You’ve probably heard the saying . . . Puttin’ on the Ritz. If you have thirty seconds and just four ingredients, you can make this spectacular dessert! This is the perfect crowd pleaser at the end of a meal, when you need “a little something sweet!”
What do you get, when sugar turns to Caramel on a Skillet Puff Pastry Apple Tart? Oh . . . you get deliciousness! Don’t forget, you still have time to enter the beautiful New COOKING LIGHT Cookbook giveaway!
You’re going to be happy that you dropped by today. Really you are. It’s very difficult to choose a recipe from Rhodes new fabulous Cookbook. Home Baked Family Favorites is jam packed full of scrumptious recipes & beautiful pictures. I finally narrowed it down, and made PETAL PULL-APARTS. Trust me, they are darn good! They […]
I don’t make these cookies very often. Why not? I love them. I eat them. They stay soft & chewy. Therefore . . . I continue eating them! I have posted this recipe before, but I’m trying to go back through some of my first posts and correct some very bad pictures! Don’t get me […]
Chocolate & Caramel make the perfect pair. When you add a Buttery Crumb Crust and Pecans, these bars become . . . over the top dangerous! You should come just a bit closer. When my four girls were still living at home, I made these delicious Turtle Bars quite often. Now that they have all […]
Delicious + Irresistible = Petal Pull-Aparts These vanilla glazed Raspberry sweet rolls will simply fly off the plate! Today I’m guest blogging at Rhodes Rolls . . . but I’ll give you a sneak peak. Talk about scrumptious, and so darn easy to make. This is just one of the scrumptious step by step recipes […]
I live in Idaho. We raise a lot of Potatoes. We eat a lot of Potatoes. Mashed . . . boiled . . . fried . . . and everything in between. Without a doubt, if I had to choose my favorite potato dish it would be this one. CREAMY CHEESY POTATOES but POTATOES AU […]
Sometimes you need a good Cinnamon Roll or even an Orange roll, but you just don’t have the time it takes to make homemade rolls! My favorite rolls are . . . ” ORANGE ROLLS TO DIE FOR “ but that is a long project for another day and another time. What to do . […]
I really shouldn’t have made these today. I’m weak . . . weak . . . weak. These Vanilla Sugar Butterballs are filled with creamy Milk Chocolate ganache and rolled in Vanilla Sugar. If you look closely, you’ll see that I also rolled some of the cookies in confectioners sugar as well. Either way . […]
I believe . . .this is my favorite dessert in all the world. Quite true. If you can . . . paint your toe nails, boil water, brush your teeth, butter bread, read a blog, send a text, type, crack an egg, stir, pour, turn on the oven, mow your lawn, pull weeds, skip, etc […]
Peep. peep peep. Peep. It’s spring people . . . Why is it snowing today? Can’t you see I’m a bit busy here! O.k. then . . . I’ll adapt! If flowers aren’t blooming & eggs aren’t being layed where you live . . . build your own! This is something the little ones can […]
If you were to look in my fridge right now, you would see containers of egg whites, egg yolks and Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Macaron Mania has certainly hit this house. If you want to make Macarons . . . you will most likely need to make Italian or Swiss Meringue Buttercream. They were made for […]
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