Treat Tuesday-Ice Cream Cake
“You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream!” It was 106 degrees here yesterday. Ice cream is the only way to cope. It is even better if it is made into a cake, or at least cake shaped. Can you imagine if your …
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Treat Tuesday
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!
Treat Tuesday-Chocolate Chess Squares
I have no clue why this dessert has the name “Chess Squares.” It’s one of those treats I have been making for years and every time I serve it my family goes on and on about how great it is and wonders why I have …
Treat Tuesday-Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
So I know what you are thinking…it is too blooming hot in most parts of the country to turn on the oven to bake a cake. But stay with me. What if you turned on the oven and spices and apples starting wafting towards …
Treat Tuesday-Buttermilk Pie
We are right smack in the middle of summer. I made ribs and corn on the cob for dinner. To round out the meal I needed a pie, a Buttermilk Pie in fact. I have to admit that Buttermilk Pie is relatively new for our …