Maple Bourbon Cinnamon Rolls

It’s the weekend and time to kick back and decompress from a week of work, cold weather, rain and stress. What better way to remove any anxiety than to enjoy a decadent breakfast or brunch? These easy to make cinnamon rolls start with canned biscuits, which significantly cuts down on the preparation time. But the…

Orchard Fresh Peach Cake

Fresh peaches are such a delight! I have been using them in cobblers, fried pies and ice cream, but now it’s time for cake. I love this recipe from Farm Fresh Southern Cooking (page 192) and used it with strawberries in the spring. It has little bits of chopped fruit in every bite and makes…

Apple Crisp

Recently after a photo shoot, I had leftover apple pie filling. Since I hate wasting any food, I decided to utilize it in a crustless apple crisp. It was so easy, smelled incredible baking and was the perfect dessert as the temperatures drop. I say “was” because it was gobbled up quickly. Yours will too…

Blueberry Crumble

Blueberry Crumble As the summer growing season winds down, I find myself grabbing those fruits that I know will be not only less plentiful but higher in price very soon. Blueberries, blackberries and raspberries are going to quickly transition to fall apples, pears and cranberries. So when a friend of mine supplied me with some…

Better Cherry Pie Filling

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and ruby red cherries are great for adding a splash of red to desserts. The problem is that fresh cherries aren’t readily available right now, so that leaves frozen (which become quite watery) and canned (which tend to be on the tart side even if labeled sweet). What to do?…

Rice Krispie Treats

Sometimes the simplest things are the most satisfying. My husband’s birthday is this week and as always, I offer to make him anything his heart desires. And as always, he asks for Rice Krispie Treats. He won’t even let me get creative with them and brown the butter, add a hint of nutmeg or throw…

Pear Crumble

Pear Crumble If you ever run across a pear variety named Royal Riviera, grab all you can! I used to think all pears were basically the same … somewhat sweet, juicy and a tiny bit of grit to the teeth. In other words, they were OK, but not exceptional. That is until I had my…

Peach Cake

Make it anything you want cake! As I continue to utilize all the items I had stocked up in my pantry, I needed to focus on something for dessert. To the rescue came a box of white cake mix. I found a box of peach jello and a can of peach nectar. All of it…

Blueberry Cobbler

I love the simplicity of cobblers. It fits nearly every summer fruit except for melons and doesn’t require loads of time. So when I picked a couple of pounds of blueberries from a local farm, I knew where they were headed. This batter is thinner than the drop biscuit-like dough used on other cobblers, yet…

Simple Chocolate Pie

Simple Chocolate Pie In my continuing quest to use items from my pantry and freezer, I found a frozen graham cracker pie crust that begged to be used. So I pulled out some dark baking chocolate and a can of sweetened condensed milk to honor that request. This is an old recipe that I discovered…