Family Recipes
This mousse is so incredibly delicious! I made it for a filling for Tyana’s wedding cake. It complements the chocolate cake like nothing else. I usually go for a contrast with chocolate cake, so I thought hazelnut would be too
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Have you ever scraped the frosting off of a celebration cake because the frosting is so sweet? You would be in the majority if you do not care for overly sweet frostings. If so, you will love this frosting! It
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Ganache is simply an emulsion of chocolate and cream. It can be made with varying ratios of cream to chocolate for different consistencies of glaze. Chocolate ganache makes a wonderful frosting, or glaze, for chocolate cake or cupcakes. It is
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Chocolate cake should have been my first post, instead of my 75th. The reason it should have been first is because I am sure the most people have had my chocolate cake over everything else I have baked. I have
Read moreThis delicious recipe is also from Alice Medrich’s fabulous book, Cookies and Brownies. I like to serve a variety of shortbread cookies at times. Chocolate shortbread makes a great contrast to the buttery shortbread. Unlike the basic recipe, the chocolate
Read moreAlice Medrich is an outstanding cookbook author and chocolatier. One of her cookbooks is called Cookies and Brownies. She has the very best shortbread cookie recipe and it is super easy. I get many compliments on this shortbread. It is
Read moreTyana made this pie some years ago when she was getting started baking. It is a very tasty and rich yet simple pie. We like old-fashioned and unusual pies. It seems a little like a custard filling but it has
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This is like a cornbread cake. It is very sweet and delicious. There are many variations of johnnycake, most are more like a pancake. Whatever it should be called, you won’t be sorry to make this. It is so quick
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I grew up on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books. My mother read the books to us children as we grew up. When I was able to read, then I read them myself numerous times. My children grew up with the same
Read moreChocolate and mint are a favorite combination in our home. Grant absolutely loves these brownies. He regularly shared at school and several schoolmates are as enthusiastic as he is now. One young man especially loves these, so Grant asked me
Read moreButtermilk pie may sound a little strange for a pie, but it really is fabulous. Almost everyone who has tried it has been amazed at how delicious it is! It is Austin’s favorite pie and he is more of a
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Homemade ice cream is too good and too easy, but it is possible to use an ice cream machine for healthier treats. This recipe is sweetened with date paste. Date milkshakes are a delightful treat at roadside stands in date
Read moreThis really is the very best pumpkin bread recipe I have ever come across. When I worked in a restaurant called Percy’s in Spokane, they served bread along with entrees. In autumn, pumpkin bread was one offering. That was the
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My recipe is written on an index card and must be about thirty years old. It may even be from my early baking years as a youth. I do not remember where the recipe came from. What I do remember
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This simple cake has a great texture and flavor. It can be dressed up with a dessert sauce, whipped cream, or ice cream. But, it is good straight out of the pan too. The recipe comes from one of my
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Our lemon tree produced a bumper crop of delicious lemons this year. Grant juiced dozens last week and it hardly made a dent in the tree. We had ten cups of juice, enough for lemon bars, lemonade, frozen lemon juice
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These may be the best oatmeal cookies ever! There is nothing boring about these cookies. Flavorful, crispy, and addictive describes them well. This makes a large batch of cookies, but that should not be a problem. You can spread joy
Read moreMudslide cookies are simply amazing and the ultimate in chocolate! No other chocolate cookie even comes close in the WOW factor. These are not difficult to make. I did have one “fail” making them, but my family were very happy
Read moreI have been making this caramel corn recipe for twenty years now. I rarely make it anymore, partly because it is so addictive. If you want to make anyone very happy, make this for them! I made caramel corn for
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I was surprised by how popular this pie was when I made it for the Pioneer School meal last summer. My assignment was to make desserts for dietary restrictions. So, I made two of these pies, along with my healthy
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