Oh hell yes. I made a cake, bitches! I haven’t made a layer cake in SO long! I woke up Saturday morning, late because my son’s basketball team had a bye (can I get an amen?) and I looked that same kid in the eye and said “I wanna make a cake”. Of course he…
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Persimmon Perfection
This cookie has been an uphill battle! I have tried for two years to perfect a persimmon cookie. TWO YEARS! I don’t particularly care for “cakey” cookies. I prefer a chewy, crumbly cookie. However, the persimmon pulp is SO wet that it, combined with the baking soda create the perfect environment for the creation of…
Great Grandma Olga’s Fruit Cake
Fruit Cake. Two words that have been known to strike fear into the hearts of men. Even convincing my co-workers to TRY it was met with resistance. “I don’t really like fruit cake” and “fruitcake has always sounded disgusting to me” were just a couple of the comments. I’m convincing, though! I say “But, you…
Walnut Pie & Maple Whip
You can’t go wrong with pie that tastes like a candy bar, right? I didn’t think so. This pie could be called “Aunt Pennie’s Pie” in my family and we’d all know what you meant. This is the simplest pie I have ever made and the result is a fantastically sweet and nutty pie with…
Pumpkin Spice Cobbler
This might be the only time you see the words “pumpkin spice” on my blog. I legit have issues with that craze and think people need to chill on that! Your latte and your candle is one thing, your laundry detergent and body spray is another! GTFOH with that already! Dessert is a whole other…
Brown Sugar Pie
Yeah… Brown. Sugar. Pie. I LOVE brown sugar. If there’s a way to use it instead of other sweeteners, chances are, I’m doing that. I use it in my coffee and in my cocktails, I prefer it to other options for uses such as sweetening the tomatoes for My Bruschetta as well. And then there’s butter… you…
Plum-side down cake
If you follow me, you may have noticed that I really enjoy an upside down cake… I’ve done fig, apricot, kumquat and now plum! There is something so amazing about that brown sugar and butter melding with the fruit and seeping up into that cake! I can’t even deal with this! Plums were a natural…
World’s Best Cookies… Because my mom said so.
My mom has been making these cookies for years. She’s not a prolific baker by any means but these are her “go to”. They are completely delicious, so that’s a good thing! She got the recipe from one of the moms in my choir booster club and they’ve been “the cookie” ever since. What makes…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Perhaps you can surprise mom with this beautiful and decadent banana bread. The Rock Star said, and I quote “This is the best banana bread I’ve ever had. Like… Ever.” Well, I could pretty much throw peanut butter and chocolate into anything and get the “best ever” response. If you follow me, you know about…
Lemon Meringue Cupcakes
Ok, yesterday’s post was all about the lemon curd and it’s tangy buttery goodness. That was the warm up for today’s post! I tested (and re-tested) multiple vanilla cupcake recipes and this is THE one. Light and spongy and ultra vanilla-y! We are gathering for Easter with friends and I wanted to bring something sweet…
Dark Chocolate Chip Muffins
My kiddo is on spring break and all three boys will be home tomorrow. I thought it would be nice to leave them with a morning treat. I looked in the pantry and saw dark chocolate chunks and became inspired to make some muffins! These oversized breakfast treats are going to make my boys SUPER…
Pumpkin Purée
Just a quickie here. We had two small sugar pumpkins that we used as part of some games we played with the kiddos at our Halloween party. I decided not to let them go to waste and get some pumpkin purée made just in time for the holidays! I remember buying canned and can hear…
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