Chocolate Raspberry Tart

This could not be any easier to make and it seriously could not taste any better either.  It was even better with a little (or big) dollop of Cool Whip on top.  It comes from the Martha Stewart magazine, “Everyday Food”. 32 chocolate wafer cookies (about 8 ounces) or graham crackers 2 tablespoons sugar coarse … Continue reading

Maple – Walnut Mini – Tarts

This is a Pampered Chef recipe from their “Simply Sweet” cookbook and the treats are for my friend Nicole’s baby shower tonight.  They are supposed to be Maple – Cashew but I didn’t have any cashews and besides, Maple – Walnut sounded better.  They are also supposed to be cupcake size but I did them … Continue reading

Marshmallow Popcorn

Here is a tasty treat that I don’t make very often because I eat way too much of it!  I got the recipe from my neighbor Lisa Hawkins and I made it tonight as a treat for my group of girls at church for our activity tonight.  Hopefully they will eat most of it and … Continue reading

Dulce de Leche Fillo Cups

These were for a thank you open house tonight for some members of our church who had been serving in our Bishopric and were recently released.  They couldn’t have been any easier to make but I can’t tell you how they tasted because I didn’t try one before I took them over there and when … Continue reading

Blueberry Tart

Another dessert for the family 4th of July dinner.  This one is from http://www.realsimple.com.  I doubled the filling ingredients so that there would be enough to cover the pastry and I used both strawberries and blueberries to top the tart. 1 (8 oz) sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 egg, beaten 1 tablespoon sugar 4 … Continue reading

Bunny Puffs

I wish you could have all been here when I took these out of the oven so that you could have heard my hysterical laughter!  My son Zach put it best as he walked by, took one look at the so called “Bunny Puffs” and said, very dryly, “they look like goat puffs” and sadly, … Continue reading

White Chocolate Mousse Pastry Horns

Second treat for Book Group tonight.  These were awesome!  A Pampered Chef recipe from their “Simply Sweet” cookbook which is one of my favorite cookbooks.  I doubled the recipe because 8 was just not going to be enough. filling: 2 squares (1 oz each) white chocolate for baking, chopped (I used a Dove Chocolate Discoveries … Continue reading

White Chocolate and Berry Crostini

Book Group tonight at my house so the perfect time to try out a couple of new recipes.  This is a Dove Chocolate Discoveries recipe from their Spring/Summer 2009 Entertaining Guide, very good but very crunchy.  (Maybe a little too crunchy?  Maybe I didn’t do it right although I did follow the instructions.  Any thoughts … Continue reading