Category Archives: Dessert

Creamy Key Lime Pie

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I was never a great big fan of key lime pie…..I don’t know WHY? But, I have come to my senses and well I do really like them now. Since, I did not care for them, I did not have … Continue reading

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Creamy Sweetened Condensed Fruit Sauce

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This stuff is sooooo good…..oh dear me and so easy to make. This is best when strawberries are nice fresh and in season. I like to add bananas and toasted almonds. More than likely this time of the year if … Continue reading

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Toblerone Short Bread Cookies

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Okay, I have been baking away this week…how about you? Well, you ask why no post well…see I made many of the same things last year. You can see them in old post just look over to your right. See … Continue reading

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The Great Cookie Swap 2012

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I am participating in a blog cookie swap. I bake 3 dozen cookies and send one dozen to three different bloggers in different parts of the country. They do not know who has their name and I do not know … Continue reading

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Christmas Gingerbread House

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I wish you could be here, stop on by the house smells so wonderful the christmas music is playing loudly in the back ground…lovely. I love gingerbread houses….why it brings back such sweet memories. My sweet little granny would make … Continue reading

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Log Cabin Gingerbread House

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Isn’t this a great ginger bread house? See I have this sweet, wonderful girl in my life her name is Hannah. I was not lucky enough to have a little girl of my own, she is my God child. When … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Mousse with Ginger Snaps

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Here is yet another take on the pumpkin thanksgiving dessert with the pumpkin jello pudding mix we tried this year. Now you have a choice to pick…..hummm which one do I like well? They are a lot a like and … Continue reading

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Fall Pumpkin Delight

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I do love the flavor of pumpkin but I am not real crazy about pumpkin pie. Not sure why? But, I have never found a Thanksgiving dessert I am really excited over. Each year I try a new pumpkin dessert, … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Spice Bread

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Happy Fall Y’all !! We love pumpkin bread at our house or pumpkin muffins. Have you ever had the pumpkin muffins at Panera Bread? These are like those minus the topping but we sprinkle with powdered sugar which is better. … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats

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We love rice crispy treats as most people do….but, mix them with chocolate and peanut butter. Yum….Yum! I made a few batches for Halloween. We are lucky to live in a neighborhood we have many little trick or treaters. They … Continue reading

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Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

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Yes…I use lard and you should too makes the crust so much better really does! You can taste the difference but I do not add much in my recipe. I use this pie crust for everything. Blue Berry….Apple….Chocolate….Chicken Pot Pie … Continue reading

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Bread Pudding with Wild Turkey Sauce

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This recipe is one I have had and used for many years. Like 20 years…yea, like a long time. I took a cooking class from a young man named Glen Butler. I loved taking classes from him ~ why….he was … Continue reading

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Chocolate ~ Chocolate Cake

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This is one of my favorite cakes to make. It is a chocolate cake with a chocolate icing. It is chocolaty but not to overly chocolate or rich. It has a hint of coffee in it but not an over … Continue reading

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Banana Bread

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This is such an old recipe…oh dear me someone gave me this before I got married…now that was a long time ago. It is a great one easy not to much fuss and yet it is a good banana bread. … Continue reading

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Birthday Cake…Happy Birthday Baby!!

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Today is my babies birthday….Happy Birthday to you!! Happy Birthday to you! Today my baby is “18″ the big 18 wow wew where oh where did the time go ~ flew by! I cannot believe he is 18!! This is … Continue reading

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Chewy Brownies…..Yay Success !

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I have made so, so many different batches of brownies Okay….let’s just say I stopped counting on 17. CRAZY!! See I have been on a mission to find a great brownie. I loved the Duncan Hines box ~ yep I … Continue reading

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Iced Easter Chicky Cookies

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Love the little Easter Cookies so cute…..Here comes Petter Cotton Tail Hoppin down the Bunny Trail….hippity ~ hoppity, Easter’s on it’s way. Remember that little song….smile smile I do! Want me to sing it ~ Naw Why not? Oh come … Continue reading

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Old Fashion Iced Easter Bunny Cookies

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Awwww aren’t they the cutest little things? I grew up in a little tiny town in Mississippi and there was an ole timey bakery there they had the best iced sugar cookies. This is a recipe I worked on for … Continue reading

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“The Cutest” Easter Cupcakes

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These are the cutest little cupcakes. I put the cupcakes in an ole timey cardboard egg carton and this just makes them so cute. I color them like Easter Eggs and the children go wild over them adults too because … Continue reading

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Raspberries and Chocolate Tarts with Pecan Crust

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This is a great item to make for a Valentines Dessert. It is red and chocolate what could be better. It is fairly easy to make and it looks so pretty. I have been making this for many years. The … Continue reading

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