Do you ever have a lot of egg yolks leftover and don't know what to do with them? For the longest time, I would freeze them until I could find a solution. Then, an idea was formed one day when separating eggs. What if tried making desserts without egg whites and just the yolks? What is the worst...
My friend Nancy just came back from vacation and told me how they were served pumpkin pecan pancakes. She thought it was a strange thing until she ate them. She now loves all things with pecans and pumpkin. While we were talking, one of us (probably her) decided that it could potentially make a...
A Little Background on the French Macaron There are some foods that can be improved upon. This is not one of them. For the best results, don't mess with the french macaron. This is the original fabulous french macaron recipe. It's all about ratios and when you mess with ratios, you no longer have...
Hard candy can be made without corn syrup or dyes and artificial flavors with a little patience and time. If you or a loved one has sensitivities or allergies, read on. These candies are free of artificial flavors, high fructose corn syrup and dyes! This particular recipe uses all natural...
This is for my friend, Kara that likes flat or rather, classic chocolate chip cookies. The higher the sugar content and less time mixing the cookie dough allows them to spread out and become crispy along the edges. A bonus, you don't need to chill the dough and can bake right away. The brown sugar...
Learning how to make zesty lemon buttercream frosting is really quite easy. It entails creaming butter and sugar with the fresh juices and zest of a lemon. It takes your buttercream frosting from ordinary into extraordinary. I started making a lot of buttercream with fresh fruit this summer. I...
You can learn how to make key lime buttercream frosting within a few moments. The taste is out of this world. A "green lemon" is what some say the taste of a lime is like. I was in my late teens in college the first time I had anything lime other than terrible jello. If you are judging the taste...
Who else finds oranges the most pleasurable fruit to eat. From peeling the rind off to getting your fingers coated in fresh orange juice to the fragrance that hits your nose, it's very satisfying. With that in mind, let's make some refreshing orange buttercream frosting. If you have never zested a...
Sunny strawberry buttercream frosting is absolutely decadent and my favorite flavor of American buttercream. There is something about strawberries in particular that make me think of summer time and fresh breezes filled with the fruit's pungent aroma. I could eat strawberries all day long....
These are going to be some incredible chocolate chip peanut butter cookies. If you want to make an out of this world cookie, you need to gather ingredients for this recipe right now. Love peanut butter cookies and chocolate chip cookies but have trouble deciding between the two? Now you don't have...
Learning how to make new flavors on cakes, cookies and breads is quite easy once you understand the basics of baking. That is how these lovely orange cardamom tea cake cookies were developed. Look toward others for inspiration as you get more confident in your baking. You will be happy to find...
We will discuss how to make dairy-free chocolate chip cookies. If you love chocolate chip cookies, but you do not eat dairy, you can still make a lot of your favorites with shortening or oil! I'll be sharing a lot of dairy-free recipes on this blog. If you see a recipe of mine with butter, I can...
The search for a savory chocolate chip cookie started back in the 90s. I know, I'm dating myself. When I was much younger, my friend and I accidentally learned how to make a cookie cake. She and I decided to call it that after placing Nestlé toll house cookie dough too close and it smushed...
This is how to make Cranberry Banana Nut Bread and a little background if you are interested. If not, feel free to skip ahead to the recipe or photos. My mom comes over and asks for a recipe to make for her church group, but forgets that I am without an oven. She mentions banana bread and I say I...
French vanilla sugar cookies are scrumptious. And easy to make! Since I made french buttercream yesterday and had no use for it, I decided to make some cookies with it. After all, the ingredients for french buttercream was egg yolks, sugar, butter, salt and vanilla. Since there is a lot of fat...