I’m always looking for easy recipes that present themselves as a more laborious dish than they really are.  In the summer, the less time in the oven or at the stove the better.  This fantastic Peanut Butter Cup pie is tweaked from a recipe used at Sonlight Camp, where HandyMan and I have spent some [...]

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When I think of coconut cookies, the first thing that comes to mind is macaroons. They’re good, but always a bit more work than I want to put into a batch of cookies. I like to make cookie dough that I can freeze and pull out and bake when I need a dozen.
Monday [...]

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Happy Mardi Gras!  In celebration of decadence, I thought I’d share the yummy treats I made for Valentine’s Day.
HandyMan requested flan as his Valentine Dessert. I had never made flan but I figured I could give it a try.  I found this recipe for Spanish Flan.  I did add an extra egg, but otherwise followed [...]

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Last weekend we celebrated GBaby’s first birthday.  Her birthday is two days short of falling on the same day my Grandma Foy celebrated her birthday for many years.  In honor of my Grandma, I made Grandma Foy’s Chocolate Cake for GBaby’s birthday.  My Mom was here to help which was good since she’d made it [...]

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I bought myself a mini-bundt pan for the express purpose of making and freezing desserts in smaller portions.  The maiden voyage of the mini-bundt pan was on these absolutely delectable Chocolate Mint Cakes.  We were staying at my parents and off to visit friends for dinner.  I volunteered to “whip up” dessert.  I went searching [...]

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I have had a love for chocolate chip cookies for a long time and have been making them myself, for almost as long.  When I got this e-mail from my friend Karen in Germany, I decided it was time to make up a batch and actually pay attention to what I was doing so that [...]

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We all have our favorite websites, and I have to admit, that AllRecipes is one of mine.  I especially make frequent use of their ingredients search option.  This week, I needed to take cookies or bars to a meeting on Monday evening.  I went to my usually adequately stocked pantry, to find that I was [...]

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Tonight the pile of bananas on the counter beckoned to me and so I decided to try this recipe for Bananas Foster.  It was very yummy, although you really probably should divide it between four servings as the recipe calls for, not two.

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I’m not sure how the combination of chocolate and peppermint became known as “grasshopper” but I do know that this is a great easy brownie recipe that’s sure to win you lots of comments at your next party – if they make it to the table!  This is a great way to dress up a [...]

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Returning from a trip is always so much more work than leaving for the trip.  Last week was filled with a task list a mile long and lots to do for everyone else.  By Thursday afternoon, I decided it was time to do something for me.  I am a huge fan of coconut, chocolate and [...]

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