Meringues sometimes seem a bit daunting, but with a couple of tips you can whip out a batch of melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness that are puffy clouds of perfection. I always make these after baking cookies it seems. I just cannot bring myself to waste the egg whites when some other recipe has only used the yolks.… Continue reading Perfect Meringues
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No Hoo-Ha Carrot Cake
At various times in my life I have turned up my nose in disgust at carrot cakes. Seriously. Carrots? Those are a vegetable and I love them - they do not belong in cake. I compartmentalize my food. If I'm being "bad" and eating cake, I don't want to mix up that emotion with the… Continue reading No Hoo-Ha Carrot Cake
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!
Bakery Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies are a basic versatile recipe to have in your back pocket. I've never really liked making the rolled/frosted kind, probably because they are very time intensive with all the rolling and cutting. Then you have to wait for the frosting to set up before you can take them anywhere. The frosting always gets… Continue reading Bakery Sugar Cookies
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
Chocolate Drizzled PayDay® Cookies
Finally! My husband (notorious for his ability to not eat sweets) was salivating over these as they cooled on the counter. He was practically begging me for a taste. And when at last I gave him a cookie to try, he stood silently as he ate. When he was finished, he said these magical words.… Continue reading Chocolate Drizzled PayDay® Cookies
Double Chocolate Orange Truffles
When I was working my first job at a local Hallmark store, my biggest temptation were the bags of White Chocolate Orange Truffles at the front of the store. They were made by Seattle Chocolates, and they were fantastic. Creamy white chocolate with a hint of orange flavoring. Mmmmmm. I'm making little treats for a… Continue reading Double Chocolate Orange Truffles
Molasses Sugar Cookies
It's a sugar cookie. No, it's a molasses cookie. Whatever it is, it is dee-licious! I love the crinkle tops and rich flavor of these cookies! If you let them cook a little longer - they'll get to be a nice crispy ginger snap. I prefer mine soft, so they come out when the cracks… Continue reading Molasses Sugar Cookies
Lemon Curd
I was inspired to make this lemon curd by three things. 1. My cousin Shannon posted this recipe on her blog. We both love allrecipes.com -- they have awesome stuff there. 2. I have several lemons rapidly getting closer to serving no purpose but attracting fruit flies. 3. Lemon curd is awesome and delicious. I'll… Continue reading Lemon Curd
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