I spotted a recipe for pecan pie bars on 30seconds.com which I have now made 2 ways. The idea of the recipe is to use a box of yellow cake mix to create a cookie base for the bars, with some of the mix also being used to thicken the pecan pie layer. The first Read More …
Carol and I recently returned from a cruise of The Netherlands and Belgium, which inspired me to look Ruth Van Waerebeek’s Everyone Eats Well in Belgium Cookbook, which I have owned for many years. This posting is adapted from a recipe in that book. It makes about 30 crisp cookies which I plan to eat Read More …
I spotted this recipe at Delish.com. It is an easy, kid-friendly dessert with an Easter theme. The marshmallow in the middle of the roll turns into caramel goo when baked, leaving a hollow center in the middle, which can represent the empty tomb on Easter morning. I baked them in a loaf pan, but they Read More …
This was another kid-pleasing baking project adapted from America’ Test kitchen’s The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs. It made 12 large cookies and took about 1-1/2 hours, including time for chilling the dough. Note that the original recipe called for 3/4 cup of chocolate chips, but I misread it and used 1/4 cup instead of Read More …
This is my first attempt at making something from Morgan Morano’s The Art of Making Gelato. Morano worked in a gelato shop in Florence and then opened Morano Gelato in Hanover, NH which Forbes magazine in the July 5, 2011 issue called the best gelato in America. She had 2 shops in New Hampshire when Read More …
While the family was together after Christmas, Nick asked for a moist and gooey cake. Cape Malva Pudding would have fit the bill, but we had made it for Christmas Eve, so I decided to make Sticky Toffee Pudding, which is similar. This version is adapted from The Quick Recipe by Cook’s Illustrated. It will Read More …
This recipe has been in Carol’s family for so long that our copy of it is written in Carol’s mother’s handwriting. Per Southern Living magazine, it was first publicized in 1953 shortly after Mamie Eisenhower became first lady. If German’s sweet chocolate cannot be found, you can substitute milk chocolate chips. 4-1/2 cups sugar 2 Read More …
We had some leftover cranberries from Thanksgiving, and I spotted a recipe in the Richmond Times-Dispatch which would use them. This pie (which is more like a cobbler) was originally developed by Barbara Harper Bach. It was easy to make, and I liked the general idea of the recipe, but it was too sweet. I Read More …
This recipe turns brownies into a crisp cookie by baking brownie batter in a thin layer on a large pan. It is adapted from a recipe in Spruce Eats. This can be prepared in less than an hour and makes a 13 x 17 inch pan of brownie brittle. These were popular at a recent Read More …
I was looking around for a simple dessert to make in a time-share apartment kitchen and I spotted a recipe for apples baked in puff pastry. I simplified it a bit and it turned out very well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Makes 8 servings and takes about an hour. 2 sheets puff Read More …