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I didn’t bake anything today, so I thought I’d post a picture and a recipe from a few years ago. It’s really only useful if you have some pecan pie around, but chances are at some point, you will…..perhaps late November? If you really like the idea and don’t have any pecan pie, you can [...]
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This morning’s cake comes from Kristin in Nashville. She knew I’d been having a tough time finding easy yet impressive recipes and sent me one of her favorites — Glazed ‘n’ Tipsy Amaretto Cake. Here’s what she had to say: I thought I’d shoot over my new favorite party cake. I took it to THREE [...]
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My contest-world friend Camilla is a sociology professor who has written a number of cookbooks including Cookie Dough Delights, Brownie Mix Bliss, Cake Mix Cookies and Puff Pastry Perfection. She has a real knack for building good recipes out of convenience products, but rest assured, she could cook circles around most people while sleepwalking on [...]
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This is a traditional pecan pie with a filling that is very soft, but sets up well. It is a sweet pie, so if you prefer less sweet pies, you might want to consider a different recipe. Still, it’s not cloyingly sweet and one friend said it was the best pecan pie he’d …
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Cherry Cheesecake Pie Crust: 8 tablespoons butter, softened 2 tablespoons sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 cup flour Filling: 15 oz canned sour cherries 1/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons flour a few drops red food coloring Topping: 6 oz softened cream cheese 1 egg 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Beat together butter, 2 tbsp [...]
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Caramel Pecan Pie 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust 36 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup milk 3/4 cup white sugar 3 eggs 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup pecan halves Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) In a saucepan over low heat, combine caramels, butter [...]
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Ginger Snaps (an old Joy of Cooking recipe) Cream: 3/4 C. butter with 2 C. sugar Stir in: 2 well-beaten eggs 1/2 C. molasses 2 tsp. vinegar Sift and add: 3-3/4 C. flour 1-1/2 tsp. soda 2-3 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. cloves Preheat oven to 350. Mix ingredients until well …
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We were in a boring breakfast rut, so a few months ago I bought a box of Pop Tarts to liven things up. The Pop Tarts were well received, but now Pop Tarts are all anyone wants to eat for breakfast. Not that there’s anything wrong with Pop Tarts, they’re fortified with vitamins, …
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