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Individual Cakes in Jars

March 26, 2018 by Susan 4 Comments

These adorable individual cakes in jars are the perfect dessert because they are quick to mix up and bake while you eat. Top with a rich, chocolate ganache and your family will swoon.

Do you usually make dessert for dinner? Unless we have guests, I don’t. But every once in a while it’s nice to surprise my guys with a sweet treat, and these cuties are one of my favorites.

Each person getting their own little cake in a jar…adorable! The cuteness is lost on the boys, but being the only girl in the house, I am used to that.

They love them because they’re totally delish.

Easy Dulce de Leche Cookie Scoops

February 5, 2018 by Susan Leave a Comment

Have you ever had an ‘a-ha’ moment in the kitchen? I was talking to my dulce de leche loving niece recently about recipes using the sweet elixir of the gods when lightening struck.

One of the easiest cookie recipes I’ve made uses a can of sweetened condensed milk. Dulce de leche is sweetened condensed milk that has been caramelized. TA-DA!

Guess what I made the next day?

Alfajores: Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies

December 14, 2017 by Susan 5 Comments

Alfajores are sweet sandwich cookies filled with Dulce de Leche. They are surprisingly easy to make and decadently amazing!!

Have you boarded the dulce de leche train yet? Thick, rich caramel. Amazingly decadent.

I found this recipe when looking for recipes to make for a girls movie night a couple of years ago. We were watching Evita, and I was searching for recipes from Argentina. These little gems appeared, and I was smitten.

Shortcut Coconut Cream Pie

November 20, 2017 by Susan Leave a Comment

This shortcut coconut cream pie proves that you can present a rich, amazing dessert using easy to find ingredients and almost no cooking.

Isn’t it terrible when you like something, but no one else in your family does? Frequently, when we got to potlucks, or other events, I’ll make one of these recipes.

Coconut is one of those things around my house.

I looooovve coconut, but my family won’t eat it. Weirdos.

So can you guess what I made for our church’s annual Harvest Supper dessert on Saturday? Coconut cream pies of course.

The Only Pecan Pie That Matters

November 15, 2017 by Susan 5 Comments

This is the perfect recipe for pecan pie. I found this recipe in a cookbook from Betty’s Pies near Duluth, MN. Haven’t made a different recipe since.

Has someone ever gotten you a gift that was more for them than it was for you?

Years ago, my husband and I spent a romantic weekend just north of Duluth, MN. We rode bikes along Lake Superior, walked in the woods, and ate at Betty’s Pies. That year, for our anniversary, my husband got me a copy of Betty’s Pies Favorite Recipes cookbook.

Yeah, I thought the same thing.

Don’t get me wrong…I love to bake, and I love the cookbook. But I had a sneaking suspicion that this gift was as much for him as for me!

I’ve tried a number of Betty’s recipes, but it’s her pecan pie that grabbed a hold and won’t let go. I haven’t made a different recipe since.

Grandma Lena’s Ginger Snaps

September 14, 2017 by Susan 2 Comments

Ginger snaps. Sometimes called molasses cookies or molasses crinkles…it’s a classic recipe, just like my grandma used to make!

Of all the smells that came out of my grandma’s kitchen…from sugar cookies, to dumpling soup, to raised doughnuts…these ginger snaps might just be my favorite.

There is some debate among the family as to whether in their ideal form they are chewy or crispy. I find them delicious either way, but my preference is chewy. Having said that, I am also forgetful, and so invariably, I end up with some crispy cookies as well!