When you say "Comfort Food!" I say: Bread Pudding. Make mine New Orleans-style, because the Big Easy is the home of this simple Creole Bread Pudding recipe. How about we let the good times roll, right into your kitchen? Bread Pudding = Simple, Smart, Satisfying, and Sweet Bread pudding is a home-cooking classic, beloved across the USA and ...
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Pumpkin Pie Minis with Brown Sugar Whipped Cream
My Thanksgiving prep plan includes pumpkin pie minis and here's why. They are easy-as-pie to make, cute and inviting, easy to serve, and full of deliciously seasonal pumpkin spice! I wrote this post for #HalloweenTreatsWeek, but it's on-time for the entire holiday season! I received samples from some of the sponsoring companies, but as ...
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Pumpkin Frosting and Spooky Sprinkles #HalloweenTreatsWeek
Halloween calls for treats and goodies, so here's a double-delight from me in cupcake form: My pumpkin spice cupcakes, topped with creamy pumpkin frosting and a confetti of varying spooky-season sprinkles! These are fun to eat, fun to make, and fun to share! This is my second post for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I received samples from some of the ...
Peach and Nectarine Torte #SummerDessertWeek
One layer, one pan, one simple batter-mixing session, and you're ready to share a marvelously elegant and simply delicious Peach and Nectarine Torte. Peaches and nectarines, butter and brown sugar, plain or glazed: it's a keeper you'll love and make again. This post and recipe were created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some of ...
Blackberry Roly Poly for #summerdessertweek
Sweet, ripe, and juicy blackberries say Summertime, and this old-time favorite recipe shows them off beautifully. Blackberry Roly Poly is fun to say, fun to make, and fun to share at any summertime celebration! This post and recipe were created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are ...
Coconut Custard Pie
Coconut custard pie brings old-time baking pleasure home and makes a simple, delicious dessert for friends and family, for guests, or for taking along to a potluck, a party, or an event at work or school. Easy-to-find ingredients, simple methods, everyday equipment: It's a fine everyday homemade treat. Start with a single round of pastry ...
Pumpkin Poke Cake with Whipped Cream, Pecans, and Caramel Sauce
Wintertime is baking season and this easy Pumpkin Caramel Poke Cake combines a luscious caramel, pillowy whipped cream, and crunchy pecans with a simple pumpkin sheet cake. Simple to make and a breeze to take along to potlucks or delight guests at home. I love the rich, sunny color of pumpkin, and keep canned pumpkin puree in my pantry all ...
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan-Gingersnap Crust
If you're looking for a fabulous, can-do, beautiful and luscious holiday dessert, Pumpkin Cheesecake is the answer. This recipe makes the best one I've ever had, right down to its Gingersnap-Pecan Crust! Sweet and yet tangy, simple and yet complex, familiar and yet endlessly variable, cheesecake is a glorious dessert which is easy for cooks to ...
Fresh Plum Sonker with Vanilla Milk Dip
I love home baking and traditional recipes with a story to tell. This week I got to share one in a big, wonderful way, cooking up a fresh plum sonker on the Hallmark Channel in the bright, sunny Home & Family kitchen. A sonker is a North Carolina regional dessert treasure, a great big, juicy, pastry-lined version of cobbler, with a lovely ...
Easy Persimmon Cookies
What's orange, delicious, and available in the produce section from fall to winter? Persimmons! They look like very firm, plump tomatoes, but taste like a peach-pumpkin combo you will love. My easy persimmon cookies give you another reason to enjoy these produce stars! Persimmons Make Wonderful Cookies! I didn't grow up with persimmon ...