Maida Heatter’s (Spooky) Oreo Bundt Cake

Anna | September 30, 2008

The original recipe is from Maida Heatter, but I got it from Katy G. who is pretty much the queen of pound cake recipes. Thanks Katy, Maida Heatter and Nabisco. And Nabisco, please keep making Halloween Oreos.

Maida Heatter’s (Spooky) Oreo Bundt Cake
18 whole Oreo cookies (Halloween Colored)
2 3/4 cups (330g) all purpose flour
1 [...]

Pesto Pecan Pizza For One or Two

Anna | September 30, 2008

Pecan Pesto Pizza for One
1 Greek style pita round (not the pocket type) – I used Kangaroo brand
2-3 teaspoons pesto sauce (Whole Foods 360 is very good)
1/3 cup shredded “Four Cheese Italian Blend” (mozzarella, provolone, Swiss, Parm)
2 tablespoons whole pecans
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Place pecans on a paper towel and microwave for [...]

Update on Raspberry Cream Sandwich Cookies

Anna | September 30, 2008

Yesterday I said I thought the raspberry cookies were on the sweet side. Well, in all fairness to the cookies, I need to say that I’ve developed some sort of head cold and believe my sense of smell was impaired. It’s better this morning, but yesterday my taste receptors (mainly “sweet”) were doing [...]

Raspberry Cream Sandwich Cookies

Anna | September 29, 2008

Mine were a little on the sweet side, but these raspberry cream sandwich cookies received good reviews on Martha’s website and Recipezaar. I think I would have liked these a bit more had I used an actual vanilla bean as called for, but I checked H.E.B. and the price on one single vanilla bean [...]

Bourbon Whiskey Fudge Brownies

Anna | September 28, 2008

This is a twist on an old Julia Child brownie recipe, and I like to think she would approve. The bourbon flavor in this particular batch was rather subtle, but it may be due to the fact I used Jefferson’s Reserve which, if you are in the market for some good bourbon, is [...]