Crock Pot Applesauce

Our front yard is covered in leaves.  Trees in our neighborhood are boasting leaves in all shades of red, yellow and orange.  The grocery store is selling several different kinds of pumpkins and gourds, and my previously neglected scarf and gloves are being used daily.  It is fall.

A bushel of apples picked at an orchard in New [...]

Raspberry Buttermilk Cake, My Cute Nephew and My Crazy Husband

The flavor of this cake was absolutely delicious, and slightly sweet.  The tartness of the raspberries is lovely.  The texture was wonderfully moist with a nice tender crumb.  I got this recipe from Smitten Kitchen.  I was disappointed that mine did not end up looking as beautiful as hers, but I am sure I will [...]

Cheater Apple Dumplings

I haven’t had my camera for a few weeks now, but I’d been doing pretty good remembering to take pictures with my iphone.  Unfortunately, the last few yummy things I’ve made haven’t been photographed before being consumed.  This is one of those things, so here is the picture from The Pioneer Woman’s website, where I [...]

Blueberry Focaccia

I never would have tried this recipe had it not been for one of the partners at Bens firm.  During a recent flight (with an apparent lack of reading material) he saw the recipe in this months Woman’s Day and the recipe found its way to my email inbox.  Thanks, Sam!

I love blueberries.  I like [...]

Strawberry Bread

So many strawberries!  I used up the rest of them in this strawberry bread.  I liked this bread.  I made 4 mini loaves with this recipe and baked them for a little less time.  The tops of the loaves got nice and crunchy.  The bread is wonderfully moist.  The strawberry pieces are not too sweet [...]

Strawberries and Cream Cookies

A plethora of strawberries found its way into my fridge, and they needed to be used quickly.  I thought about making jam, but strawberry jam didn’t seem too exciting.  I could make more strawberry frosting and freeze it, but I wanted to try something new.  These cookies are from this month’s Martha Stewart Living.  I [...]

Whip It, Whip it Good

I like Cool Whip.  I really like the light Cool Whip, but not the fat free.  I like it on fresh fruit.  I like it on top of ice cream.  I like it on my finger.  My sister puts it in her cottage cheese for breakfast…she’s crazy.

A recent jaunt through the frozen food aisle ended [...]

Mint Shortcakes with Strawberries and Cream

A few friends came over for dinner last night.  The food was wonderful and I am excited to share ALL of the recipes, but I will share just one for now.  I was looking for a dessert to make and came across this recipe in one of my fine cooking magazines.  I already had a [...]

Fruit...Covered in Chocolate

I had an incredible, dare I say life changing, experience of tasting some treats from a specialty food store in Amarillo yesterday.  We’ve all tried chocolate covered strawberries, but they seem a little bit dated and ordinary to me.  Not to say that I don’t like them, I do.  This may not be news to [...]