Brownie Pie a la Mode
I make a lot of desserts around here. With life in a busy hospitality house and the amount of cooking that needs to be done it certainly is tempting just to buy boxed brownie mix. Brownies from a mix taste good and who who would know the difference? Still, because they are so filled with …
Coffee Ice Cream
If you like to make your own ice cream or if you’ve ever thought of making your own ice cream you’ve gotta get this book “The Perfect Scoop” by David Lebovitz. David is pretty much the final authority on ice cream. You won’t find better out there… you can look… but you won’t find it. …
Brown Sugar Pecan Pound Cake
I was all out of white sugar and I needed to make a cake for the midweek study. YAY! I’m so happy I ran out of white sugar. Plato said “Necessity is the mother of invention” and though I am not a philosopher I might add “Necessity makes a home cook run to the internet”. …
Fluffy Chocolate Frosting
The midweek Bible study was upon me again and I needed a dessert for a crowd. I had planned on making these outrageous brownies but earlier in the day (through the social media marvel that is facebook) I learned that one of our new regulars was having a birthday. Birthday cake it is! I think that …
Pineapple Cream Cheese Pie
This pie is uber yummy and oh so easy to make. I make it often for potlucks because the recipe is easy to double or quadruple and it makes me sound like a rockstar when I say that I will show up someplace with 4 pies. :) It’s also the pie I bring when I …
Creamy Lemon Pound Cake
Mike loves lemon desserts so whenever I see a recipe for a new one I’ve just gotta try it. I made two of these pound cakes for yesterday’s fellowship dinner in order to feed 30. Everyone enjoyed it and ate it with freshly whipped cream and a big bowl of sliced and lightly sugared strawberries. …
Outrageous Brownies
The title of this recipe tells no lies. I was first attracted to this recipe because it serves 32! Let’s be honest… when has there ever been enough brownies at an event? So I knew I wanted to make this recipe based on the recipe yield alone. Then I took a look at the ingredients. …
Cinnabon Copy Cat… in a bread machine!
Oh yeah… Cinnabon baby! There is something about the smell of cinnamon rolls baking that is almost sinister. It’s like the call of the siren to the sailors of old. You can’t resist; don’t try. The best you can do is resolve yourself to just “tasting” the sugary, fluffy, cinnamony goodness. Oh, and taste you …
Banana Peach Sorbet Pops
The weather is still lovely and spring like here in Okinawa but there is a hint in the air of the crazy jungle heat that is soon to come our way and slap us in the face and oppress us with it’s sticky, humid, grossness. Sorry. Tropical living is great in winter and in the …
Lazy Daisy Oatmeal Cake
I love old cookbooks because they are filled with a “slice of life” from days gone by. It’s like looking into a kitchen window and being transported into the past. Old cookbooks are homey, and welcoming and humble and friendly… they seek to feed families and offer a slice of gingerbread to drop in visitors. …