Sopapilla [soh-pi-PEE-yuh] is a traditional Mexican dessert. It's a crisp, puffy, deep-fried pastry often served with honey or syrup. For our family fiesta tonight, I'm making our totally non-authentic version of this amazing treat. My mom has been making these for years and we all absolutely love them. Instead of using an actual sweet dough,… Continue reading Sorta Sopapilla
Category: Desserts
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes & Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Oh how I love love love these cupcakes. The spices, the pumpkin, the cream cheese frosting. It all combines for an absolutely perfect taste explosion. All individually packaged up in a convenient wrapper. Does anyone else think unwrapped cupcake holders look like tutus? No? Just me? Anyway. These are my favorite fall cupcakes - and… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes & Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Oh Almond Joy!
Anything that's recreating a candy bar at home I have to try. Finding this recipe was no exception. I found this recipe on a blog, who took the recipe from another blog. Both these blogger ladies seemed to have no trouble with it. But I did. Maybe it's because I used sweetened coconut and the… Continue reading Oh Almond Joy!
Drizzled English Lemon Pound Cake
Usually I am not a fan of cakes that start with a box. I'm no Sandra Lee. That said, I wanted to do a trial run of a cake for our church's newest addition. He says back in the home country (England) they have a lemon pound cake thing that has drizzles of lemon running… Continue reading Drizzled English Lemon Pound Cake
Strawberry Shortcake
Today is the first day of Spring. Yippee! Spring means longer (hopefully warmer) days, long walks, blooming flowers, chirping birds and that Summer is just around the corner. Today was a picturesque Spring day in the Pacific Northwest. Gorgeous. Really, I don't think people who live anywhere else (except maybe Wales) can appreciate a crisp… Continue reading Strawberry Shortcake
Irish Soda Bread Cookies
Happy Saint Patrick's Day everyone!! I love this holiday. It's the day I'm proud to have pale skin, freckles and green eyes. Features of my Irish heritage. Go out there and chase a rainbow, trap a leprechaun, don't forget to wear your green and have a beer for me! If you're not Irish, pretend you… Continue reading Irish Soda Bread Cookies
Molasses Cookie Cake Balls
Sometimes I set out to bake something and it just doesn't turn out like I'm expecting. Today I made what were supposed to be frosted molasses cookie bars, but I didn't check the size pan properly and baked them in something too small. So instead of being bars, nice and thin(ish) - it baked up… Continue reading Molasses Cookie Cake Balls
Bismark Doughnut Muffins
To me, you can't get better than a warm, jelly filled Bismark doughnut. I love them. It's a really good thing there is not a doughnut shop on my normal driving route because raspberry Bismarks are one of the foods I cannot resist. Really. Anybody wants to capture me and torture me for information -… Continue reading Bismark Doughnut Muffins
Game Night Treats
I'm so excited for the return of game night with my church small group. We have a great time together with food, laughter, games and just enjoying each others company. I went to some easy comfort food treats tonight. Nothing fancy or new, just good hang out snacks. Since I've posted them both before, I'm… Continue reading Game Night Treats
Lemon Cheesecake
I distinctly remember my mom making this cheesecake when I was a kid. Iit was gorgeous, and I remember thinking that lemon desserts were better than chocolate. I still prefer lemony deliciousness over just about anything else. This recipe is from the May 1989 issue of Bon Appétit magazine (which you can purchase online for… Continue reading Lemon Cheesecake
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