Posts Tagged ‘Desserts’

Pumpkin-Walnut Cake

Posted by Nancy on October 31st, 2011

I love the fall time, the colors turning on the leaves, the crispness in the air and just the overall feel of the season.

Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays are right around the corner so it is time to start planning our Christmas treats. Pumpkins, cranberries, turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and for our family all the Polish and Irish goodies that come with our traditional holiday celebrations.

Do you remember as a child waking up on a holiday morning to the smell of pumpkin pie baking? The cinnamon smell throughout the house signaled a special day. Close your eyes and the smell will come back!

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A Homemade Christmas

Posted by Nancy on November 24th, 2010

Christmas celebrations consists of good friends, family, and food…lots and lots of food.  Which is why we gain weight during the holidays. Who can resist all those holiday goodies?

This recipe comes to us from our free download on the right.   I plan on trying out quite a few of these recipes this holiday season…so be sure and look for the blimp hovering over Michigan after January 1.

Happy Holidays from our family.

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS CAKE

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Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

Posted by Nancy on October 22nd, 2010

My husband has got the cooking bug again…happens every few weeks, which is why I have a hard time taking weight off.  At least that is the excuse I use regularly, I just blame it on him and not the fact that I can’t stop eating the stuff he bakes or that he is so good at baking.

This recipe is one of his better ones.  Again where he got it, I don’t know.  I only know the results are delicious!

Ingredients:

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Cranberry-Apple Coffee Cake

Posted by Nancy on October 15th, 2010

Halloween is around the corner and with it comes the start of the holiday season. Time for family, friends, shopping and lots of good food.

Thanksgiving is the first big holiday after Halloween. I like to take them one at a time, if I think about them all at once then I become overwhelmed and stressed. Being stressed during the holidays isn’t fun as we all know. My husband gets stressed about it. Already he is asking what we are having for Thanksgiving dinner.

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Let Them Eat Cake!

Posted by Nancy on September 28th, 2010

Did you know that Marie Antoinette never actually uttered those words, it is a piece of fiction.  But that’s another story.

A wide variety of methods are used when creating the perfect cake.  Generally cakes come in two different types:  foam cakes and butter cakes.  The difference is this:

  • Foam cakes-this type of cake has a higher ratio of eggs to flour.  Typically they don’t rely on baking powder or soda for leavening.  By beating the air into the eggs in a foam cake will provide the lightness and volume for the cake.  A good example is the Angel Food Cake.
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Cousin Johnnie’s Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Posted by Nancy on September 14th, 2010

Those of you who have followed the blog for a while know I am a huge fan of Paula Deen. She is my cooking hero. Anyone who can cook with butter and not feel any shame has my vote for cook of the century.

This cheesecake recipe I tried last year when apples were in season and it was wonderful. Going to make it again in a couple of days so dug the recipe out and sharing it with you. Even if you are not a seasoned cook, this recipe is easy.

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Crust:

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Posted by admin on July 19th, 2010

Zucchini, Zucchini…I think I planted too much of it…again!  Last year we ate Zucchini bread until we were sick of it, but I still planted more.

So this year in addition to the “normal” recipes of frying, grilling, baking (especially good if you use it like you would Eggplant Parmesan, but that is another recipe),  or just slicing and putting it into a salad, I decided I would try something new.  Since my love of food includes all things chocolate I decided to try this recipe.  I have only one thing to say..it is a hit!

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Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted by Nancy on July 1st, 2010

For those of who are regular readers, you must have realized by now that I have a love affair with sweets and most if not all of Paula Deens recipes. Well, she has done it again with this cupcake recipe for the Fourth of July picnics…Enjoy!

I will tell you though I cheated a little by adding more cocoa powder…1 teaspoon just didn’t seem enough!

Ingredients:

2   large eggs, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions

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Cherry Strudel

Posted by Nancy on May 26th, 2010

Cherries are in season here in Michigan in June.  So what to do with all those wonderful tasty fruit?  This is a question I have to answer every year.  Cherries have to be eaten fast, in my opinion, or they get too soft.   So I do a lot of baking around then, making pies, strudels, cobblers and then place them in the freezer for later in the year when we get a taste for fresh cherries.

Using fresh cherries in your recipes is so much better than using canned.  If you can pick them yourself, that is the best.  You will not have the additives such as sugar with fresh fruit.

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Chocolate Mood

Posted by Nancy on May 12th, 2010

I am in the mood for chocolate.  And as anyone knows when a woman is in the mood for chocolate, don’t stand in her way!

My husband is the baker in the family and he makes wonderful Chocolate Chip cookies.  He uses the recipes off the Nestle Tollhouse chips bag, but instead of using vanilla he uses real Almond extract, then adds pecans.  They are delicious.

But I am in the mood for something more chocolaty (is that even a word?).  Something that oozes chocoate and is so rich that eating one will satisfy my craving.  Of course, I will have to eat more as I don’t want them to go to waste.

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