Poppy Seed Bundt Cake with Lemon Cream-Cheese Glazeadapted from a Lion House recipe Ingredients: For cake: 1 (18 ounce) box yellow or white cake mix1 (3 3/4 ounces) box instant vanilla pudding mix1 stick butter, melted1 cup sour cream4 large eggs1/4 cup poppy seeds1 tsp. pure lemon extract1 tsp. pure almond extract For Glaze:2 Tbsp. […]

Coconut Cake (Doctored Cake Mix Version)original recipe Ingredients: For cake: 1 white or yellow cake mix (not prepared)1 stick butter, cut into 8 piecesCoconut milk to replace the water, reserve excess for icing (1 can should be enough)3 eggs2 cups sweetened or unsweetened, shredded coconut, divided For filling: 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milkshredded coconut […]

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Per Erin’s request, I give you a very rough recipe for my meatloaf. I grew up watching my mom and grandmothers making a similar recipe. I’ve adapted it to our tastes over the years. Lindsey’s Meatloaf Ingredients:1/2-3/4 lb. each: ground pork, veal, beef1 onion, minced1/2 cup milk (more or less)*1 cup freshly toasted bread crumbs […]

Key Limes are those tiny, itty bitty limes you’ve seen in bags in the produce section. They are becoming more popular than ever. It used to be that you could only find bottled key lime juice, but the fresh key limes are available almost everyone now. I love their flavor. Key limes are a bit […]

I hesitate to share this recipe because I don’t use really use a set recipe. I was playing around trying to copy a chocolate mousse one of my friends had made as a filling for cream puffs–not the traditional pastry cream. So, be aware that these measurements are a rough estimate. However, I don’t think […]

This is one of my favorite tarts.  What could be better than a homemade graham cracker crust with a layer of milk chocolate ganache, creamy peanut butter filling and topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings?  Nothing. :)Peanut Butter TartFrom Martha Stewart Ingredients:For Crust:1 package (10 squares) graham crackers6 Tbsp. melted butter(For gluten free, use […]

I like to start with a really good cake recipe. For this particular cake, I used a favorite Devil’s Food Cake from Cooks’ Illustrated. A cake mix would be fine, too, and easy. Take care to make sure you don’t over-bake your cakes. Use parchment to line the bottoms of the cake pans so the […]

Let’s talk about homemade ice cream.  Some of us have better memories of homemade ice cream than others.  Remember how sometimes Grandma’s ice cream was a bit too sweet and icy?  Or it would leave that greasy film on the roof of your mouth?  Remember that?  Yeah…that’s why some people claim not to like homemade […]