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Tag: dessert

  • Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

    This recipe came about in two ways. First it was Sunday– dessert night. The one night of the week I make dessert. And we were completely out of eggs. The reason I went ahead and made a dessert rather than postponing until Monday night was partly due to my friend’s son and my little niece…

  • Pumpkin Crunch Cake

    My sister-n-law Jennifer suggested this recipe for Pumpkin Crunch Cake. If you liked the Texas Dump Cake recipe then you will enjoy this one. It is the same concept using pumpkin rather than fruit. 1 (29oz) can pumpkin 3 eggs 1 can Evaporated Milk 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 4 tsp pumpkin pie spice…

  • Blueberry Scones Over Melted Peaches

    I have longed for summer fruit since December. The stock of homemade jams and frozen fruit vanished before the new year. I was fortunate to discover a U-Pick strawberry and blueberry field close by.  The kids went hog wild filling up buckets of fresh picked berries. We ate as many as our tummies could stand,…

  • Basic Bread Pudding

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    Ever wonder what to do with left over bread? Make bread pudding of course! Bread pudding is a lovely addition to a holiday dessert table. Or begin a tradition by serving bread pudding on Christmas Eve with a mug of steamy hot cocoa. Even still bread pudding is mighty tasty for breakfast on a wintry…

  • School Day Apple Pie

    One day this past spring, on the way back to the car after picking Mason up from school, he stopped to admire a great redwood tree standing in a neighboring yard. “Hey, that looks like the tree in the book my teacher read today!” I could tell Mason had a great day at school because…

  • Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bars

    A friend of mine and I were discussing how our mother’s helped wipe away our heartache with chocolate and a movie. My friend has carried on that tradition with her teenage daughter as I will one day with mine. I certainly am not suggesting downing a carton of ice cream every time life turns a…

  • Orange Marmalade Cake

    I made this cake for my mother-n-law a few years ago on her birthday. I am not a huge fan of potent orange flavor but this cake won me over. I decorated it with edible flowers but you could also use orange slices or flowers made out of pineapple. Cake flour is an essential ingredient…