Category Archives: Desserts

Mom’s Amazing Rose Geranium Cake with Rose-Buttercream Frosting

When’s the last time you baked a cake with your Mom? Luckily for me, it was just a couple of weeks ago. And this wasn’t just any cake – it was a melt-in-your-mouth, delicious rose geranium cake, unlike anything I’ve … Continue reading

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Kel’s Café Nutty Chocolate Chip Banana Squares

Got overripe, brown bananas? Instead of making traditional banana bread (and there is nothing wrong with that!), consider these awesome Nutty Chocolate Chip Banana Squares, which are easy to whip up and taste fantastic – a bit addictive, in fact! … Continue reading

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How Are You Celebrating 3.14.15? With a Pi[e], I Hope!

  International Pi Day is celebrated annually on March 14. This year is particularly cool, especially if you’re a math geek, since Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol that represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its … Continue reading

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Five Days of Cookies — Day 5, Bold and Beautiful Bourbon Balls

  It just wouldn’t be a merry Christmas in the South without these potent little no-bake morsels of comfort and joy. The cool thing about these bourbon balls is that once you have made the basic recipe, you can really … Continue reading

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Five Days of Cookies — Day 4, Butterscotch and White Chocolate Blondies

If you’ve never tried a butterscotch blondie, you’re in for a treat – these decadent beauties are melt-in-your-mouth awesome. They are easy to make, and I love the addition of the white chocolate morsels as they make these brownies even richer … Continue reading

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Five Days of Cookies — Day 3, Toll House Sammies

Back when I was a broke high school/college student, I used to make Toll House® cookies to give as presents at Christmas. My recipients were always thrilled to say the least! I made sure not to skimp on the ingredients, … Continue reading

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Five Days of Cookies — Day 2, Lemon Icebox Cookies

Here on Day 2 of my five days of cookies, I present some crispy, citrusy, crazy-good cookies that are not too sweet and go great with a nice cup of steaming hot tea. This recipe is based on “John Thorne’s … Continue reading

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Five Days of Cookies — Day 1, Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Lace Cookies

  Yes, I’ve been a little bit slack about posting since right before Thanksgiving, so to make up for it I will be blogging cookie recipes for the next 5 days, to give you some ideas for your upcoming holiday … Continue reading

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Avocado Smoothie, How I Love You So!

The other day I brought a smoothie with me when I was getting my nails done, and my nail tech, Mandy, asked if I had ever tried an avocado smoothie. I had to admit that I had not, even though … Continue reading

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Grandma Chisholm’s Refreshing Frozen Raspberry Torte

Pink, it was love at first sight ~ Steven Tyler, Aerosmith Brad’s sister, Karen, sent me their grandmother’s recipe for this frozen raspberry torte and I thought this would be a great dessert to make right around Valentine’s Day, with … Continue reading

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