Salted Caramel Pecan Pie

Isn’t that a beautiful pie? I’m pretty proud of it and it tasted amazing as well! For those of you who follow my blog, you will already know that I am a pretty good baker but I struggle with yeast breads and pies so this was a major accomplishment. Highly recommend! 2 cups sugar 1/2 … Continue reading

Chocolate Rolo Thumbprint Cookies

Did I happen to mention the excess of Rolos we had after Christmas? This was another attempt to use up more Rolos and also give them out as porch treats (see what that is here) and they were quite tasty (even though I only got one!). 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 2/3 cup sugar … Continue reading

Rolo Cake Mix Bars

I bought too big of a bag of Rolos for the Melted Snowmen so I went looking for recipes using Rolos and found this one. It was delicious and easy too! I made them for Porch Treats, see what that is here. 1 box yellow, white, or vanilla cake mix 5 oz evaporated milk 1/4 … Continue reading

Caramel Frosted Zucchini Pecan Bars

Another great recipe in the arsenal to fight against the seemingly never ending onslaught of zucchini . . . BARS 2 eggs 12 tablespoons butter, melted 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 teaspoons vanilla 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups shredded … Continue reading

Turtle Bundt Cake

I just love a good bundt cake! And this one was no exception. CAKE 1 box chocolate fudge cake mix 1 small box (4 serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix 1 cup water 1/2 cup oil 1/4 cup caramel topping, the thicker the better 4 eggs 3/4 cup chopped pecans TOPPINGS 3/4 … Continue reading

Caramel Pecan Bars

These were seriously so good and pretty easy to make. I highly recommend them. 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups flour 1 (4.51 oz) bag Werther’s Original Soft Caramels, unwrapped 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk 3/4 cup chopped pecans 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 Preheat oven to 350. … Continue reading

Panera Copycat Kitchen Sink Cookies

I love the restaurant Panera, in fact my whole family loves Panera but there isn’t a single one in our state! Every time we travel, we look for Panera. When I saw this recipe I knew I had to try it because we love these cookies. They were close to a Panera Kitchen Sink cookie … Continue reading

No Bake Fudgy Toffee Bars

Yesterday was Halloween and I had the traditional Halloween chili bubbling away in the crock pot when I realized that I did not have a treat made for Halloween! No treat on Halloween? Something had to be done. So I did it. I made these beauties which are now my new favorite no bake treat. … Continue reading

Whatchamacallit Blondies

It’s been quiet on the blog lately because I’ve actually been able to go back to work on movie sets despite covid wreaking havoc on all of our lives. I’ve worked on a commercial, finished a movie that the virus shut down with only a week to go and then just finished another movie. It … Continue reading