Category: desserts

  • Lemon Curd Cream Puffs

    Lemon Curd Cream Puffs

    I have a co-worker who is moving to another state and we had a going away party for her. I wanted to make a special treat that I knew she would like, so I made these wonderful creamy lemon cream puffs. Cream puffs 1 cup water 1/2 cup butter 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup flour…

  • Cake Brownies

    Cake Brownies

    I has always been the norm to have some kind of dessert after Sunday dinner.  Even thought the children are all grown and out of the house, we still have the bachelor sons over every week to make sure they get at least one good meal a week.  Chocolate never looses it’s appeal.  So here…

  • Caterpillar Cupcake

    Caterpillar Cupcake

    Yes, we are playing with cakes again. This time however it isn’t Margaret.  My husband and I were shopping in Kohl’s the other day and while I was paying for my purchase he was browsing through a cook book just beyond the check out stand.   As we walked out the door he said, ” when…

  • Soft Snickerdoodles

    Soft Snickerdoodles

    We have a lot of big cookie monsters in our family, (and it’s not just the grand kids) but we are also picky, we like soft cookies.  These Snickerdoodles are one of many family favorites . 1 1/3 cups butter 1 1/3 cups brown sugar 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 5 cups…

  • Taco Cake

    Taco Cake

    Did you see this fun Taco Cake in your Sunday (7/14/13) newspaper? It was in the Parade Magazine. I always look through it for recipes or cute decorating ideas. At first I thought they had a cornbread taco shell. I wasn’t really interested then I notice it was a cake. I had to show my…