Your guests will roll their eyes into the backs of their heads when they taste that first glorious crunchy warm bite! After that... they will stampede for more!
I was curious about how to candy fruit and stumbled onto a whole new area that I had not known before. I am looking forward to trying it out! If you cannot find the fruit already candied... or you want...
These dumplings were a staple in Grandma's recipe file. She made them for dessert with fruits like peaches, cherries, raspberries, and blueberries. For a main dish she left out the sugar in the dumplings...
Have a dessert craving and not sure what to make? Try this super simple apple cobbler. Made with self-rising flour and canned pie filling, you probably already have the ingredients in your pantry. The...
Another recipe featuring curry from a friend of mine. This one is just amazing. I think its my favorite desert of all time. You can serve it just as a hot fruit side dish or spoon it over ice cream or...
I adapted this recipe from an old new England magazine about 8 years ago. This recipe was from a country Inn in VT. Cream cheese is mixed in to the batter. It is a really buttery sweet cake,and very tasty....
Nothing fancy or different about this pie- other than it is so delicious and simple to make! You know that I have a weakness for Bisquick recipes and this is another tasty recipe for you not so sure about...
I had some dried apricots that I wanted to use, so I found this on the web. It is beyond delicious, and very easy! Slightly tangy and quite sweet! I think it would be fantastic a la mode with vanilla bean...
I don't know where Grandma got this recipe. It, and many like it, were popular back in the 1950's and 60's. It may have originated with the Jello Company. Every church supper and family gathering had a...
I got this great recipe from my mother-in-law who's been making it for years! It doesn't have a strong rhubarb taste. It's sweet and moist. I hope you enjoy making it as much as I do. I always try to use...
I read all of the Mitford books and loved them. I found out later that there was also a cookbook. So, of course, I bought it. Can't wait to try this recipe. BTW, Donna B. said it was very good!! Just an...
This pie got me married! I made this pie for my husband when we were first dating. A few years later he told me that as soon as he tasted that pie he knew he was going to marry me. Now that is what I call...
This recipe was given to me years ago by a good friend who loved raspberries in any way, shape or form. They are not exactly my favorite fruit, but I am including this recipe for my Birmingham buddy. Thanks,...
Lemon heaven for lemon lovers. That's how we'd describe this cool and creamy limoncello cake. Each bite of this cake is bursting with lemon. This is fancy restaurant quality and isn't a dessert that can...
I just love the different things you can do with Apples, Cranberries, and Currants....Nothing like Apples and Berries for the Holidays...Nothing like a nice piping hot cup of Christmas Wine and a piece...
I'm sure that you could substitute apples for the peaches. You could probably add YOUR favorite fruit to this recipe. If it could be put into a regular sized cobbler, it would work in this recipe.
unlike a cobbler or crisp, a grunt cooks start to finish on the stovetop. Stewed, spiced berries are topped with dollops of biscuit dough, covered, and cooked until the dumplings are done. The technique...
Wow, this apple dumpling is great! The crust Barbara recommends is light and delicate with a warm cinnamon-filled baked apple inside. What really makes this recipe special is the vanilla sauce. If you...
A friend of mine gave me ths recipe years ago. She made it for one of our office lunches and it was fantastic. I think she said she got it from the back of a Bisquick Baking mix. Anyway, I ran across the...
I can hear you all saying "Oh, here she goes again with the cake mixes!" Sorry about that. I have found, as a baker, that cake mixes are the end all be all time saver. And, if you can't bake a lick they...
This is a recipe that I had that either reminded me of the Italian Flag or Christmas. So whether you make it for a Italy's Birthday or Christmas, it's flavorful and impressive!
These are very easy to make - These freeze well, place cut cakes on tray in freezer- when frozen- place in individual freezer bags for lunches or just to snack. light fluffy banana cream between two layers...
Joelle had us at pina colada - we love any kind of dessert with those flavors. This yummy no-bake pie does not disappoint. It's super easy to prepare and will be great for summer cookouts. Serve it cold...
Such a simple and easy dessert. Good for when you have to come up with something in a hurry. This can be made with any type of fruit juice you like and served either warm or cold, with or without whipped...
July and August is the Mango season here in South Florida. Having an abundance of this lucious fruit I decided to make Cobbler with the ripe fruit. I followed my peach recipe but used mangos instead. The...
Susan Prescott gave me this wonderful idea from my Chocolate Fudge Cherry Cake comments. It smelled just wonderful baking and is so easy to make. Three ingredients is all you need. I had a spice cake mix,...
One of my favorite movies is "Steele Magnolias". In the movie Truvy talked about her Cupa, Cupa, Cupa recipe. My mother made this for us all the time when I was growing up with either fresh peaches or...
We just love the contrast of flavors in this delightful recipe. There's *just* the right amount of sweetness to play off of the tart berries. Very tasty, indeed!
I have made many pies over the years and I feel confident in saying this is my best pie yet! From the homemade flaky, buttery crust to the flavors of apples and pears with notes of cinnamon, pumpkin pie...
This recipe has been posted for play in CQ3 - Bahamas. This recipe is from the 1986 edition of the Bahamian cookbook: Rake 'N' Scrape In De Kitchen. The guava, is one of the few indigenous fruits to the...
This citrus cake is cool and fluffy! It's a lightened up version of a cake that was popular in the 1980's. The mandarin oranges are blended into the fluffy spongelike cake. Then, it's frosted with Cool...
This recipe was my Grandma's. I found this recipe in her recipe box after she had passed away, I was going through her recipes to make sure I had all of her "special" recipes so I could pass them down...
My husband and I stopped while on vacation down south at a small restaurant off the beaten path and fell in love with the dessert that was included with our meal. I had to ask about it and the waitress...
A friend gave me this recipe years ago it is so easy and Yummy. My kids and husband have always loved this we eat it with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream........
Harvest time grows nearer and this is the perfect recipe for using up those pears that are ripening on the trees. This is NOT a low fat dessert but can certainly be made lighter by using less sugar and...
We stumbled on this recipe in one of my mom's cookbooks last year. We all love pineapple so we gave it a go. Now it's a favorite. Easy to make, easy to eat, easy to put on some extra pounds if you consume...
To me, nothing says Spring like fresh strawberries and rhubarb. This wonderful pie is a new family favorite that tastes like jam with a creamy custard all baked into a pie crust with a crunchy crumb topping....
I have been making this recipe for about 25 years now. I used to have Tupperware parties, & Home Interior parties, & school bake sales quite frequently & made this for them. It was well recieved. After...
My Mother calls these, "Lady Slippers" because they reminded her of the ballet shoes she used to wear as a young girl. My Grandmother was an amazing cook and baker. She had no cookbooks to follow, just...