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 →

Marshmallow Reindeer Pops

Here is one of the treats that I made for the Christmas party for the girls.  I saw the picture on Pinterest but the website that it led to, called “Wedding Day Pins”, had no instructions just the picture so I’ll just tell you how I did it. 1 bag Wilton light cocoa candy melts … 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 →

Maple Walnut Fudge

Started the Thanksgiving food prep yesterday with these little beauties!  The recipe is from the October 19, 2012 issue of “All You” magazine.  YUMMY! 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 (7.5 oz) jar Marshmallow Fluff 1 (5 oz) can evaporated milk 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 (11 oz) bag white … 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 →