Homemade Milano Cookies
Ever heard of the “Daring Bakers” challenge? Well, it’s just what it sounds like. Every month or so the food bloggers all get together and decide to bake something daring. Usually it is one blogger who “hosts” the challenge for the month and she or he picks what everyone will bake. Then they blog about …
Libby’s Coffee Cake
Sometimes I just want a good piece of coffee cake. I have lots of recipes for coffee cake. I find that the ones I like the best have the traditional streusel somewhere in the mix. I like biting into a pillowy soft piece of cake and being treated to a sugary, cinnamony, nutty bite every …
Chocolate Marshmallow Filled Whoopie Pies
Do you like making Whoopie…(pies)? Get your mind out of the gutter. ;-) Have you made them before? Well if not, let me be the first to tell you that these little cookie/cake/brownie desserts are so pillowy soft that they belong in the bedroom. Hey, maybe that’s how they got their name. Whatever they are …
Pecan Pralines
Attention Praline Aficionados, This is one way to make pralines. I know that for some you would argue that you must use a candy thermometer and bring it up to soft ball stage. I do like a chewy praline from time to time… but sometimes I want a buttery, crumbly praline that melts in your mouth with …
Vanilla Wafer Tiramisu
I love getting to share this recipe with you all because it was shared with me. I have this little sappy image of community and sisterhood playing in my head. :) This recipe was given to me by my friend Amanda. She brought it to a Cadence house potluck. After tasting it, I was on …
Cappuccino Fudge
Whenever my Grandmother would make fudge it would snow. Weird but true fact. It was a crazy phenomenon in our family. I have always loved to watch the snow fall and if you couple that with eating fudge… total bliss! Well, I don’t have the fudge/snow mojo that my Grandma possessed (which would really be …
Pecan Maple Cream Cake
The fall season is in full swing and that means pumpkin. Those of you who know me and the recipes I post know that I become a pumpkin obsessed nut job this time of year… much to Mike’s chagrin. So, in order to change things up a bit I made Mike a non pumpkin dessert …