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!
It’s fall and that means football season! If you have a large group coming over to watch the game, this is a great dessert for feeding a crowd!! Start by making the delicious crumb topping. Add flour, granulated and brown sugars, cinnamon, and a dash …
As we head into fall, I am drawn to apples and spice. This cake meets both of those cravings with a splash of bourbon thrown in!! This is an easy recipe that generates a nice moist cake that isn’t too big in size but full …
Love S’mores, but it’s too hot to toast the marshmallows over the fire pit this weekend? These are the perfect, quick S’mores that are ready in a hot minute using your broiler! For this recipe, I started with a bag of marshmallows, some dark Hershey’s …
This is a recipe from my childhood that was “missing” for about 25 years! My mom, sister, and I searched high and low in our kitchens and we could not find it anywhere. We would try all sorts of variations that were good but didn’t …