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!
This pumpkin bread tastes like fall! It is filled with the wonderful spices of cinnamon and nutmeg, of course a nice amount of pumpkin that does not overpower the flavor of the bread, but it is the two layers of cream cheese filling that take …
“Let’s go!” as my nephew would say. It’s time to start thinking about all the wonderful Halloween treats this time of year screams for. One of my favorites is caramel popcorn and it is easy to make and the fresh flavor is so much better …
This is the perfect crumb cake with big, juicy blueberries, bold ginger flavor, and a wonderful crumb topping! My eye was drawn to this cake as we slowly inch towards summer, thinking of all the great berries that are available in the store this time …
I love biscotti with my coffee, but too many recipes have way to many nuts or dried fruit pieces in them for my liking. Double-Chocolate Biscotti is a great treat to dip in a mug of coffee or hot tea, or let soak for a …