Inside my recipe box
I make treats for my kids every Tuesday. The other four school days, I’m a stickler for healthy snacks. On Tuesdays, however a mid-day dessert is waiting when they come home from school. They always walk in the door asking, “What is Treat Tuesday?” and I always keep them guessing by challenging them to identify the treat by smell. The only downside of this tradition is I hear about it if I have a particularly busy Tuesday and don’t get around to making the treat. That rarely happens because I can’t stand the groaning! (OK, and I’m a sucker for their appreciation for TT’s, even into their teen years.) When you see a dessert recipe with a TT next to it, you know it was one of our Tuesday Treats!
Think Bananas Foster meets bread…without the flambé. It’s really that good! I had overripe bananas sitting on my counter for days and it was time to put them to good use. I did not want to make my traditional banana bread, so I found this …
Think Rice Krispie Treat meets a S’more. These fall in the “dangerous dessert” category, as in you can’t just eat one or two. This is one of those treats where you will keep walking by the pan and have to pick up the knife to …
I got a new toy. My decades old waffle iron finally died. I debated on whether or not I should replace it but when you want waffles, only homemade will do! Then I found a recipe for chocolate waffles. I may have gone a little …
We received a very nice bottle of bourbon for Christmas and I discovered that I do not care to drink bourbon, I am more of a whiskey girl. However, bourbon in baked goods is amazing! I was reading through the cookbook The Pretty Dish and …