Betty Crocker French Apple Pie

If you follow my blog then you know how I feel about pie, I don’t really like pie and I haven’t made enough of them to feel comfortable making them but I’m getting there.  This pie was super easy and was a big hit for Thanksgiving, even my son Zach who is not the most … Continue reading

Classic Baked Corn Pudding

Here’s the other new recipe I tried for Thanksgiving dinner.  Zach loves corn so I thought I’d mix it up a bit.  This tasted good but I didn’t care for the texture, other people liked it though so if you don’t have texture issues then you might like it too.  It was really “eggy” so … Continue reading

Fudgy Brownies

Sometimes you just need a really good brownie, am I right?  Courtney and Jaren came over for dinner on Sunday and if there aren’t treats then Cort complains so I put these together for her and they are delicious! brownies: 8 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 … Continue reading

One Hour Dinner Rolls

These are amazing!  And they really do take just one hour!  Courtney and Jaren came over for dinner last night so I decided to give these a try.  I think they will become a regular menu item now. 4 – 4 1/4 cups flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon rapid rise yeast 1 1/2 teaspoons … Continue reading

Earthquake Cake

My hubby had surgery on his heart on Wednesday and had to spend the night in the hospital so when he came home yesterday I knew we all needed a chocolate treat to celebrate the success of his surgery and I’ve been wanting to try this recipe for a long time.  It is awesome! 2/3 … Continue reading

Toffee and Almond Fudge Cookie Cups

Made these little beauties for my friend Terra’s baby shower this weekend; they were scrumptious and so cute too!  The recipe comes from Pillsbury; they weren’t that hard to make either. 1 package sugar cookie mix of your choice (I used Krusteaz), plus ingredients to make cookies 1/4 cup milk chocolate toffee bits 1 (14 … Continue reading

Peach Pie with Almond Crumble

I am a pretty good cook and a pretty good baker but I would not consider myself a very good pie maker but I did volunteer to make a pie for a luncheon and this was the result.  It looks pretty good and it smelled even better but, once again, I don’t know how it … Continue reading

Candy Corn Poke Cake

Here’s a cute and easy Halloween dessert that you can throw together quickly if you’re needing a treat for tomorrow.  I took this to a neighbor so can’t show you the inside but there is a yellow cake layer and then an orange cake layer and then Cool Whip on top so ta da!  Candy … Continue reading

Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Muffins

I’m behind in my blogging and that is due to the fact that I have been working on a tv show for ABC called “Blood and Oil”.  I’ve been doing some baking and cooking on the weekends but haven’t had a chance to post until now.  It’ll take me a little while to catch up.  … Continue reading

Lemon Cake

Lemon cake for my friend Justin at work.  Can’t tell you how it tasted cause I gave him the whole cake but he did tell me that he was eating it for breakfast, lunch and dinner so it must have tasted somewhat good!  The recipe comes from “Grandma’s Desserts”. cake: 1 box lemon cake mix … Continue reading