Dessert

PUMPKIN MUFFINS WITH PUMPKIN CREAM FILLING Pumpkin muffins are a staple in our house during October. We like to eat them both for breakfast and as a pumpkin dessert. If I don’t make them the last week of October, there is a disappointment in the …

Sturdy & Moist White Cake The Birthday Rush I perfected this sturdy and moist white cake, the other day for my daughter’s fifth birthday. She had requested a birthday princess castle cake for a couple of years now, and once my mother sent me Wilton’s …

Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownies Looking for dark chocolate fudge brownies? If you’re looking for a fudge brownie recipe, this one is worth a shot. They are made with special dark cocoa powder and semi-sweet chocolate chips. For dark chocolate overdose: try adding a dark chocolate …

Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies Chocolate chip pecan cookies are soft batch cookies with a rich cinnamon and brown sugar flavor. They fill your house with the scent of homemade cookies drawing everyone out of their rooms. Try switching out the pecans for walnuts for a …

Chile Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies Spicy chocolate cookies aren’t for everyone…like small children. If you don’t want to share with them or would like to teach your kids to keep their hands out of the cookie jar, these Chile mocha chocolate chip cookies are the …

Caramel Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treats With the holiday season rolling around the corner, what better way to show your holiday spirit than to create these easy and budget-friendly Caramel Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treats. They’re great to pass out at parties as a parting gift or …

Pumpkin Cream Filling This pumpkin cream filling recipe originated in 2010. Being the frugal wench I am, I decided I was going to make our pumpkin wedding cake with pumpkin cream filling rather than pay a half grand or so to have it made by …

Ginger Pear Sorbet We buy a lot of fruit. Most of the time it gets consumed. Other times I pick it up and begin leering at it, wondering if it’s aged so much that it is going to sprout a limb or two …or possibly …

Easy Fudge Brownies If there is one thing that gets requested more than any other dessert in my house, it’s fudge brownies. Whether it’s this version with normal cocoa powder or the dark chocolate version they are always gone quickly. I indulge too…that’s why they are cut …

Baked Apple Pie Smoothie The Baked Apple Pie Smoothie started on the night of Mother’s Day Eve (that’s a holiday too right?). My husband and eldest son requested that I make brownies for our get-together. Typically, I oblige, but this one time I said no.  …