Category: desserts

  • Blonde Brownies

    Blonde Brownies

    I love, love, love chocolate. But every once in while I feel like I should try something different. Even thought these “Blonde Brownies” are not completely chocolate free, they are close.  It is  a great recipe to pull out when you want a change of pace.

  • Snickerdoodle Bars

    Snickerdoodle Bars

      When I was a young mother with 4 kids running around the house I almost always had cookies in the cookie jar. Not only for the children, I am the biggest cookie monster of them all.  Sometimes there wasn’t time to cook 4 dozen cookies a dozen at a time.  My mother had a…

  • Cool Whip Frosting

    Cool Whip Frosting

    Frosting always finishes a cupcake and they look fantastic. As much as I love to make cupcakes look beautiful with all that wonderful sugary goodness – I don’t always like to eat it.

  • Ninja Turtle Birthday Cake

    Ninja Turtle Birthday Cake

     I found myself wanting to ask you, “Do you remember Ninja Turtles?” Then I laughed because Turtles are back… they’re here…they never left – I’m not sure.  My kids just discovered them and think they are sooo cool. I remember watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoons with my brothers. I loved those crazy pizza loving…

  • Oatmeal Cake

    Oatmeal Cake

    “Oatmeal Cake” is a treat from my childhood. It is one of those old recipes of my mothers that came from who knows where. It really isn’t the most beautiful cake to look at but the taste makes up for it.  It is moist with a light crust that tops an almost caramel layer. It…