Tea Cakes

Can’t have a tea party without tea cakes so here are mine!  I wanted a cake recipe that was a little denser so I googled and found this one on the eHOw website which worked out well and tasted great.  I had a couple of pans that made small cakes and I wanted to make … Continue reading

Sugar Crusted Vanilla French Toast

Doesn’t that look gorgeous and delicious!  It was delicious and didn’t need any additional toppings like butter or syrup, it was good to go right out of the pan.  I found this recipe on Pinterest from a blog called “Phemomenon”.  I highly recommend that you try it right away! 1 smallish baguette or crusty loaf … Continue reading

Chocolate Walnut Strudel

Christmas dinner dessert!  Recipe from the Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry website.  Easy to make and delicious to eat! 1 egg 1 tablespoon water 4 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate, chopped (I used chocolate chips) 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 package Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed as per package directions … Continue reading

Chocolate Raspberry Dream Torte

It was our Christmas Bunco dinner last night and I actually got off work in time to go and then I actually won!  Woo Hoo!  I made this Pampered Chef torte for dessert.  It is supposed to be topped with raspberries but they didn’t have any fresh ones at the store so I went with … Continue reading

It’s a Rocky Road Cupcakes

Treats for the girls at church today from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 Minutes”.  Just ate one and they are delicious! 1 box chocolate cake mix 3 eggs 1 cup milk 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup chocolate chips 1 – 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1  Mix together cake mix, eggs and milk.  … Continue reading

Easy Homemade Rolls

This is my best contribution to Thanksgiving dinner this year – homemade rolls!  They were really easy to make and turned out looking great and tasting great!  The recipe comes from a blog called “Six Sisters’ Stuff”.  I will definitely be making these again. 1 tablespoon active dry yeast (1 packet) 1/2 cup sugar 3 … Continue reading

Baked Cheater Churros

Card games and treats again last night.  These were the treats from a blog called “Lovin’ From the Oven”.  Easy, quick and tasty – my 3 favorite things! 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1/2 cup melted butter 1  Preheat oven to 450. 2  Cut thawed pastry into 1″ … Continue reading

Crusty Bread

I think this bread should be called “Miracle Bread”!  I have a confession to make, I am a little afraid of using recipes that call for yeast because I have not had good luck in the past making things involving yeast but this bread truly could not be any easier or tastier!  I found the … Continue reading