SKINNY CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES
These little babies here (the cupcakes, not the zucchinis. Dad picked one which was seventy times the size of my head yesterday, so there’s no way I can call them…
Desserts
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pancakes
Who here likes cookie dough for breakfast? (Time to picture me putting my hands up and all that jazz. I can never say no to cookies first thing in the…
Peanut Butter Caramel Chocolate Cake
This cake. It’s probably a good thing that I don’t have a proper oven in my dorm because I’d totally give up on life and spend the rest of my days laying…
Skinny Brown Sugar Vanilla Cheesecake
Though truth to be true, the portion of cheesecake I had was the tiniest thing ever, which kinda makes me want to cry, since this one is one of the…
Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Pancakes
What’s better than Saturday mornings with a warm mug of tea and a stack of cloudy pancakes smothered in syrup and topped with a dab of melty butter? Nothing. NO-THING.…
Frozen Strawberry Crunch
This is definitely one of my all-time favorite desserts! Frozen Strawberry Crunch reminds me of a more ‘mature and formal’ version of those strawberry crunch bars I ate as a…
Creamy Coconut Lemon Squares
These are ubiquitous. Everyone loves a good lemon bar - even the chocoholics who say it's not worth it if it ain't got chocolate in it will snatch up a lemon square…
Giant Molten Dark Chocolate Brownie Cake
This dessert has the texture of a brownie, but uses the technique of a cake.....it kind of has two personalities. It starts with creaming butter and sugar. You've done that…
Chocolate Chip Coconut Milk Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
One of my favourite candy bars when I was a child was Bounty. Top it off with an almond and it becomes Mounds. My Nonna used to give us change…
Salted Brown Butter Pecan Cookies
Butter is Better. Always.Shortenings, especially highly emulsified ones, can create very uniform cake crumb structure. This is true.Lard makes the flakiest pie crust.I completely agree.BUT, butter makes everything taste better.Heck…
The Best homemade Strawberry Cake
Warning: this post contains quite a few pictures. I couldn’t help but overload you with pictures of moist and fluffy strawberry-filled cake, dripping with a simple strawberry syrup and finished…
BERRIES WITH CHOCOLATE COCONUT WHIPPED CREAM
There are a lot of reasons to celebrate in this life. I’m very fortunate to be surrounded by lots of good food and good people in my life right now and…
OLD FASHIONED BANANA PUDDING
A classic Southern banana pudding made with alternating layers of vanilla wafers, bananas, and made-from-scratch custard flavored with vanilla and bourbon.
Maple Pecan Pumpkin Biscotti
Happy November! (And Happy Halloween yesterday!) In honor of all the kids who trick-or-treated last night, and even the dedicated parents I saw who dressed up, too, I decided to post…
Spiced Banana Gingerbread
So…I was getting a little creative with some over-ripe bananas I had on hand. Naturally, I thought of banana bread, but it just didn’t seem right to go with a classic banana…
No-Churn Ice Cream with Toffee and Chocolate Bits
We went to bed with the windows open last night. It’s been in the mid-70’s all week. Oh, California. You slay me. I swear if the pool was done, we…
CHOCOLATE HAZELNUT BERRY SHORTCAKES
Two classic warm-weather desserts are weaknesses for me – one is peach cobbler and the other is strawberry shortcake. I could literally eat half of a 9 by 13 of…
NO COOK BLUEBERRY LIME CURD TARTS
Lemons and blueberries are a famous culinary pair – but I decided to switch it up and use blueberries and limes together. No, the fact that I had no lemons…
LOW SUGAR BAKED APPLES WITH COCONUT PECAN STUFFING
I make baked apples every fall for two reasons: (1) they are soft and velvety and comforting and (2) they make my whole house smell delicious! This version of Baked…
Homemade Caramel Sauce
Caramel Sauce that can be used on just about anything. It’s easy but decadent, perfect for any dessert that you want to make special. Rich with butter and cream, pure…
Blueberry Lemon Buttermilk Waffles
Bright, citrusy, lemon gluten-free waffles stuffed with fresh blueberries. Slightly crisp on the outside; soft and pillowy on the inside. So good you'll want to eat them for breakfast, lunch,…
Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
Last year I was driving alone to visit a friend at school a few hours away. It was a gorgeous spring day; my windows were down and the music was…
The Perfect Pie Crust in Eight Steps
I was going to call this “Pastry Dough for Dummies.” And then it occurred to me — you guys are all outrageously intelligent! I know there are a bajillion pie…
Sopapilla Cheesecake Dessert
Christmas is approaching and the vast majority of us are already thinking about gifts, menus and all the paraphernalia that surrounds it, each one of course adapting it to your…
OLD FASHIONED RICE PUDDING
Tell me, have you ever had rice pudding? I swear, I grew up on this stuff. We have a family friend who always made rice pudding for get-togethers, and I…
Blackberry Cobbler
My mother has a cupboard full of cookbooks but the one we most frequently pulled from her shelf when we were cooking or baking was her worn red Betty Crocker…
Mangonada Margaritas
If you love frozen margaritas, you'll love this tropical frozen mango margarita, called Mangonada Margarita. Mangonadas (also called mangoneada, chamangos or chamoyadas) are similar to mango sorbet and a popular…
FLUFFY COCONUT LIME PORRIDGE
Okay. Maybe there are only nine, but who cares. It's porridge we're talking about—sweet, creamy, fluffy porridge which feels like a hug in a bowl. Oatmeal might be too simple…
Southern Buttermilk Pie
Hi friends! It's so good to be back here today sharing a delicious dessert with you. My name is Deanna, and I write over at Gloriously Made for those of…
Clean Eating Strawberry Cheesecake Bars
You can have cheesecake first thing in the morning and not feel guilty about it. Creamy, luscious goodness that is also protein and calcium packed, low in sugar and unhealthy…
Donut custard Recipe
When it comes to taking advantage of food, the most creative ideas come out. It's rare that in my house some sweets get hard, there's no time! However, I don't…
How to make the best easy bread pudding
Today I show you how to prepare a delicious and easy bread pudding. It is a delicious and very creamy dessert that also looks beautiful on the table, you can…
Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
No reason why a crazy chocolate muffin shouldn’t be the main event for brunch. After all, it’s got all the elements of a fine breakfast. There’s banana, yogurt, orange juice,…
Fruit Salad with Honey Yogurt Recipe
The Chew is having a contest to “find the next Weight Watchers chef”. Last week on the show, two contestants for the Weight Watchers contest made breakfast recipes and my…
LUSCIOUS FRUIT SALAD
Once you’re known as a food blogger (among friends and family at least) you can never again show up at a potluck or barbeque with a non-dish. A non-dish includes…
Pie Party Gluten Free Lemon Meringue Pie
The very first lemon meringue pie that our oldest daughter ate was prepared by her lemon-loving grandmother. In their house, if something wasn’t made with mayonnaise, it was at least…
Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Muffins
Even if you forget to put sugar in these muffins, people will eat them (I may have done that once). Though that may tempt you, don’t skip the sugar –…
CREAMY TART LEMON BARS
These simple lemon bars are slightly sweet and tart. Full of lemon flavor and sure to win your heart. We all probably have a recipe for lemon bars, or two…
Paleo Carrot Cake
Let me tell you, last week were able to go to Lake Powell with my Aunt and Uncle. We were celebrating their anniversary. Usually Charlotte does these delicious Paleo desserts…
Maple Twisty Donuts
Need a crazy good holiday breakfast recipe? If you miss Krispy Kreme, you might find these kind of the same only different. The dough is not as light, and they…
Double Chocolate Brownies
My rich and fudgy grain free brownies are 100% flour free – meaning you won’t find anything like almond flour or coconut flour in this recipe! So what other ingredients can you…
PALEO LEMON LOAF
Lemon is so refreshing! When I start thinking about desserts for spring and summer, my mind naturally goes to lemon. It just seems right. I was a little late to…
Ovenbaked Salted Caramel S’mores Casserole
It may be nearing August but we still have another month of delicious summer BBQs and campfires to look forward to this year. If you didn’t quite make it out camping,…
Orange Creamsicle Cake Doughnuts
Hello friends! So I know I mentioned to you that I had big news to share with you today. It turns out I now have TWO big things to share…
Individual Peach Cobblers
There’s an old Southern saying that if peach cobbler is good, a single-serving peach cobbler of your very own topped with vanilla ice cream and served just as the sun…
Non-Lame Fruit Salad
At some point this summer, I’m sure you’ve seen it. Almost positive you’ve seen it. The lame, hasn’t-changed-since-the-1980s fruit salad. You know exactly what I’m talking about. It has melons…
Amaretto Cookies
Where has the time gone? Seriously? I know I keep saying that, but I’m going to say it one more time: this year is flying by! I feel like someone pressed fast…
