Vodka Chocolate Covered Strawberries is a gourmet finger food that’s guaranteed to get the party started. Vodka Infused Chocolate covered strawberries are sweet, juicy and simple to make. This recipe was updated from May 2015 to improve the reader experience. No changes were made to the recipe. We have a wonderful friend that just had …
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No-Bake Chocolate Pretzel Peanut Butter Squares is an easy dessert. Crunchy pretzel filling and sweet peanut butter chocolate make the perfect contrast. THIS POST HAS BEEN UPGRADED FROM 12/11/14 TO IMPROVE READER EXPERIENCE. Who doesn’t like No-Bake Chocolate Pretzel Peanut Butter Squares? They’re rich, gooey, and have a delightful crunch from the pretzel filling.
This Chocolate Malt Sweet Rolls recipe makes a soft and tender roll that tastes like you’re eating a chocolate malt. Who wouldn’t want that for breakfast? I will no longer expound on my love of baking bread. You know it already! I can see you rolling your eyes. The mom in me has a lecture …
Quick and Easy Apple Crisp Recipe is loaded with sweet juicy apples in brown sugar and cinnamon sauce and topped with a delicate crunch. It’s simple to put together and the perfect treat especially with a dollop of ice cream. This Quick and Easy Apple Crisp recipe has 8 servings, and 234 calories unless you dip …
Farm Fresh Eggs; Are they all they’re cracked up to be? Eggs are eggs right? I was brought up in a rural community, and I often went with my grandmother out to a local farm to pick up a dozen eggs. We never even considered buying eggs at a grocery store. Farm Fresh Eggs were …
If you liked playing with play doh as a child, you’re going to love this easy Modeling Chocolate Recipe! When I was 23 years old, I wanted to take a cake decorating class. The only thing that stopped me was that I was 9 months pregnant. I always intended to take the class after my …
Farro is a hearty grain with a delicious nutty flavor, that cooks up like al dente pasta. Farro with Mushrooms and Thyme is a healthy wholesome dish. I didn’t even know what Farro was until a couple of years ago. It has been a mainstay food in the Mediterranean since ancient Rome and continues to …
This Easy Grape Clementine Salad recipe is so quick and delicious. It’s packed with fresh ingredients that are available year around, and it’s perfect for potlucks and school lunches. Even though we’ve had a pretty mild winter, our fresh fruit and vegetables are just a memory. Instead of whining, (o.k., I am whining), I thought I would …
This Savory Lentil Sausage Soup recipe is a delicious high protein soup that takes less than an hour to make but tastes like it took all day. Did you know that there is an official “Soup” month? Yep, it’s January. I don’t know why this should surprise me because we have a month for everything …
Simple Rustic Loaf is a beautiful loaf of bread that is easy to make and will leave you amazed that it came from your kitchen and not the bakery. This Simple Rustic Loaf is a part of last year’s goals and a big part of this years goals. Had I known how delicious it is, …
Salted Caramel Whiskey is a smooth, warm, and buttery cocktail, that makes the perfect after-dinner drink. Sip it hot or cold, and better yet, with a friend! Salted Caramel Whiskey Cocktail recipe makes the perfect warm sipper on a cold winter evening or chilled on a summer day.
A delicious Easy and Healthy Chicken Wild Rice soup that is low fat and packed with good for you ingredients. It’s perfect for a chilly day and an easy way to put a healthy meal on the table. Who has a food hangover? I do I do! I think my grandmother was right. If you aren’t feeling …
A golden, creamy sweet caramelized onion bacon dip that is perfect as an appetizer or delicious on baked potatoes. I get tons of emails, like all of us, showing recipes and promotions, and things that you just have to try. Some I keep, but most I delete. One glorious day, I was received this recipe …
Soft and buttery Cranberry Orange Muffins are quick and easy. This delicious muffin is perfect for gran-and-go breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack. Baking bread for the Holidays is such a special thing for me. When I think about a holiday bread, I am not going fruitcake. It’s good for a nanosecond and then I …
This Healthy Cream of Roasted Vegetable Soup recipe can be made for one or a dozen people. This soup doesn’t use dairy products so is perfect for lactose sensitivity or people living a vegan lifestyle. I have a horrible habit of overbuying vegetables Thank goodness for this quick and delicious Heart Healthy Cream of Roasted …
A light tender easy to make pita bread recipe that is still strong enough to completely fill up. This pita is easy to make and delicious to eat Yes, I made this Easy to Make Pita Bread recipe! You may think that isn’t such a big deal, but it was to me. I’ve never done …
Yafawi Sfeeha is a quick and easy roll that can be made with meat, cheese or vegetable filling. Perfect as a main meal or striking finger food appetizers Ya what? That’s what I said! This months Daring Bakers’ challenge is hosted by Manal Obieda, known as Manal’s Bites. Manal explained that Yafawi Sfeeha is a great authentic …
A rich and creamy Mango Sorbet recipe that is refreshing, delicious and healthy. It makes a perfect popsicle too! I am mango crazy. I told my husband that I wanted to move so I could have a mango tree. Of course he thinks I’m nuts, even though he does benefit from my mango obsession. This …
Chocolate Charlotte Royal is a show-stopper dessert that is a soft cake and chocolate buttercream roll, filled with a smooth bavarian filling. For the June daring bakers challenge, Rebecca from BakeNQuilt.com, challenged us to make Charlotte Royale and Charlotte Russe from scratch. Savory or sweet Charlottes were definitely tasty showstoppers. I am really enjoying this group. So …
Triple Chocolate Lamingtons is a delicacy that is as tasty as it is elegant. Using chocolate three different ways satisfies even the toughest chocoholic. It is that time of month when I participate in a baking challenge on a website called The Daring Kitchen, that issues monthly challenges to it’s members. Members are from all over …
Braised Chicken Thighs with Potatoes, Porcini & Dried cherries is cradled in a creamy garlic sauce that makes a complete, delicious meal I don’t know of any ingredient that is any more versatile than chicken. My mother wasn’t much of a cook, but she could sure fry up a chicken and often did so on …