So ... let's pretend that instead of being August 17th, it's MARCH 17th. Because if we do that, then I won't be five months late in posting this St. Patrick's Day recipe. Which I am. I made these for the first time this year, and it made my family swoon. Really. My son asked for them again the following week. They came up in conversation later that month, and heads nodded at the memory. What more can you ask of a humble cupcake? These are very, very decadent. Except for my niece's boyfriend, ... continue reading...
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Perhaps the Moistest Chocolate Cake Ever
Seeing as how I'm going to be throwing a lotta lotta healthy recipes at you in the coming weeks (and hopefully, forever after that ... fingers crossed!), I figured I'd better get this moist, decadent chocolate-ness out of the way right now. This is an old southern recipe that I got from who knows where. I've been making it since before my son was born, and he's 23 (if that helps). Do your best not to scoff at the two secret ingredients, because if you scoff, and then you go ahead and make it ... continue reading...
Chocolate Graham Cracker Eclair Cake
Happy almost new year! I'm spending today working on a book edit before heading down to church to ring in the new year with our church family. The organizers this year have established a Hawaiian theme for our party. Wonder if I still have time to make a grass skirt ... (as if!) Today's recipe has nothing to do with tonight (I'm using tonight as an excuse to rid my house of all the leftover cookies and candies we don't need), but it did make an appearance at my sister's house Christmas night. ... continue reading...
Crab Cakes and Wasabi Mayonnaise
It's official. I've ruined Dave. Apparently, all those hours of listening to Food Networks' "Chopped" in the background has seeped into his being. How else would you account for what he said when I served him dinner tonight? "That was great ... and the plating, too." I don't know if I should feel elated or ashamed. Tonight's dinner was Crab Cakes and Wasabi Mayonnaise. The crab was acquired on a trip to the Oregon coast last month. Driving back through South ... South Something, you know, that ... continue reading...
A Cake For Spring
I made this cake a few days ago, just for the sake of emptying my cupboard of one cake mix and three packages of instant pistachio pudding mix. But as these things have a habit of doing, my cake took on a life of its own. First, my daughter-in-law spied the makings on the counter. "Whatcha making?" "I'm not sure yet ... it's an experiment." "For what?" "I thought I'd make some sort of cake and take it to the church potluck tomorrow." Brittney's face fell, and I could see in her eyes that ... continue reading...
New York Cheesecake with Mixed Berry Topping
They say that only two things are certain in this life: death and taxes. In my world, there are two more certainties: Dave would like tacos for dinner, and Dave would like cheesecake for dessert. Any day, any occasion, any time. I almost don't bother adding anything else to the options. Why offer Beef Wellington when he'd rather eat tacos? And what good would it do for me to add eclairs to the dessert line-up, or chocolate cream pie, or creme brulee? As long as "cheesecake" is in the same ... continue reading...