Amish Caramel Corn

I made this as Christmas gifts for the staff at work. I needed to make something that would give me a high yield and be terrific. This was the perfect recipe!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Chewy Chocolate Cookies

I made these cookies to take to work today. I past them out to the staff and my favorite customers. These are a WOW cookie.  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Cinnamon Chocolate Round Cookies and Citrus Ribbon Cookies

I decided to save myself some aggravation this Thanksgiving and make some Slice and Bake Cookies.  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Banana Cinnamon Toffee Chip Muffins

Banana Cinnamon Toffee Chip Muffins
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Extreme Brownie Cookies

This recipe came from the Food Network. Oh my word these are delicious!!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Bacon Chicken

I don't make a whole lot of chicken for dinner...the reason?  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies

I have this slight obsession with finding a sugar cookie recipe that will come as close as possible to my beloved Pepperidge Farm Sugar Cookies that I by at the grocery store. I love these cookies, I mean seriously they're everything that I want, soft, chewy and positively delicious! I wanted a recipe that would give me those cookies. I found a recipe that absolutely surpasses all my expectations!
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You Made That Dessert? ....Oh yeah I made that dessert!

 A couple weeks ago Beth Lipton, aka CookiePie asked for volunteers to do an online book tour of her new dessert cookbook called " You made That dessert? I jumped at the chance along with some other bloggers!
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Sara Lee Copy Cat Coffee Cake Recipe with a Twist!

I made this coffee cake once before and followed the recipe exactly and it was delicious. When I work on Sunday nights I try and bake a little something to take with me for the staff. I decided on this cake.
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A Very Blueberry Post

Blueberry Cheesecake Cupcakes



These cupcakes were brought to my attention by Kathy, a woman on a private forum I belong to. The original recipe used strawberries but since I had a huge stash of blueberries that's what I used. These are WONDERFUL!!!
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Chocolate Bottom Banana Bars

Oh my word these were absolutely crazy good! You should have seen the look on the kid's faces when they were eating these, it was priceless!
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Buttermilk Glaze and Cream Cheese Frosting

A long name for a little cupcake huh ?  A couple of weeks ago my sister Robin called me on the phone and asked me if I'd make a Carrot cake for her son Andrew, he was coming home and they were having a get together. When did she need? RIGHT AWAY! Sure I'll make one.  To Read More, Click On Recipe Title.

Fresh Cherry Crostata

A while ago I made an Apple Crostata that I absolutely loved. The crostata crust was amazing. I had fresh sweet cherries that needed used up and I thought of that crostata.  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Cherry Muffins

I saw a recipe for The Best Blueberry Muffins on Art and Aioli. They looked scrumptious! My only problem...no blueberries, but I do have lots of cherries.  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Lemon Sponge Pie

Tart and sweet that pretty much sums up a Lemon Sponge Pie.  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Flourless Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies and Adopt a Blogger!

Kristen at Dine and Dish has a wonderful project called Adopt a Blogger. New bloggers are paired up with bloggers who have been blogging at least a year to provide help, encouragement and blogger love to new bloggers. I wish I would have know about this project when I started blogging!!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Iced Chocolate Latte

What would a Spring Brunch be without a nice cool drink to sip on? I've got an easy one, after all we don't want to spend tons of time in the kitchen , we wanna sit and talk to friends!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Brown Butter Chocolate Banana Cake

This little cake isn't adorned in frosting, doesn't have a glaze and isn't sprinkled with powdered sugar. Nothing to make it look stunning, but you'll forget about fancying it all up after you taste it! To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

My first guest post!!

Megan from Megan's Munchies asked me to do a guest post on her blog. I was so excited to be asked!! What do I make??? What do I say??? What I made was.... oh no, you have to go see for yourself. All I can tell you is...it was so good, I ate way to much of it!!! LOL!!! But I'd do it again in a heart beat! I'm such a piglet!! LOL!!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Strawberry Muffins and Hurley White Castle Burgers!

I love visiting all your blogs. Your recipes are amazing, I find things that make me weak in the knees and wish I were at your house so I could share in they're deliciousness! Today I'm sharing two of those recipes.  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Nutella Brownies and Peanut Butter Pinwheel Cookies

Our 12 year old daughter Amanda has been asking for brownies, she's the brownie princess of the house. She doesn't like fancy , I've tried putting cherries in them, nuts etc... but no deal. She just wants brownies.  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title

Gooey Pineapple-Licious Jumbo Cuppies

My sweet tooth had a hankering for something gooey yesterday. Now normally when that happens I make my Chopped Apple Cake which satisfies every gooey need that ole sweet tooth can conger up but I didn't have any apples. NO apples!! I stood there looking in the cupboard thinking ..what now?? I want that cake, I want that gooey topping. So I starting thinking, what goes good with brown sugar??? Pineapples, yes pineapples !!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Brioche Sticky Buns

I remember the first time I ever heard the word brioche, I was watching Food Network and someone was making sticky buns. She referred to the dough as brioche, the word caught my ear and I remember thinking....brioche???   To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Chocolate Covered Cherry Pie

Normally my hubby Sam an I watch TV together, well he watches TV, I'm usually sitting next to him with the laptop. This night I was looking at cookbooks, he happened to look at the page I was reading with this recipe and the cookbook picture on it and let out a gasp! Can you make that!!! I want that, when can you make it!!! I have to admit, it was a pie that just jumped out at you.   To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Frozen Strawberry Cream Pie

Have you seen the strawberries in the store?? They actually don't look to bad for this time of year! I couldn't resist them so I bought them and decided to make this pie.   To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

White Buttermilk Cupcakes with Pineapple Filling and Cream Cheese Frosting

I was thinking Easter today, after all it's only 6 days away!   To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Strawberry Upside Down Cake

Strawberry Upside Down Cake



This is a wonderful little cake that takes practically no time at all to make and the results are outstanding.  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Bananas and Cream Bundt Cake w/ Brown Butter Glaze

My most favorite food aroma coming from my oven is apples and cinnamon, my next favorite is banana cake. Oh the wafting that was going on in my kitchen today!   To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Double Chocolate Cheese Cake and a Give Away Winner!

The winner of the giveaway according to the Random Number Generator is....#4 Ingrid!!!!!! Email me and let me know what your address is Ingrid so we can get that Macy's $20.00 gift card to you!!! Thanks to everybody that participated!! I wanted to give everybody something today so I decided to add a recipe to this post .


Double Chocolate Cheesecake!!



This is the first cheesecake I've ever made that didn't crack! It was gorgeous after it was baked. This is for serious chocoholics. It's so creamy it almost looks like ice cream doesn't it?!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Cherry Swirl Coffee Cake

My husband wouldn't give me any peace until I made this for him. He saw the picture when I was on a hunt one night for recipes. When are you gonna make it?? When are you gonna make it?? When are you.... that's what I've heard for 3 days now! OK I MADE IT!!! And he loves it!!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Orange Muffins with a Cream Cheese Glaze

Last week work was exhausting, I was so glad to see the week come to an end. I was happy to be able to get back into the kitchen today and bake. Baking is therapeutic for me, it's what I love to do. I also love looking for recipes, it must be the thrill of the hunt ( hee hee)! I found this recipe on the Crisco site, since I love the flavor of orange I wanted to try it.   To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title

German Apple Cake and Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

 I"ve never made a German Apple cake before, but if the recipe has apples and cinnamon in it I'm game!   To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Butterscotch Finger cakes

Have you ever had a Tasty Kake Butterscotch Krimpet?? Oh are they yummy!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Jumbo Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

Jumbo Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies

I've made a lot of chocolate chip recipes trying to find "the one". You know the one that has everything you want, the texture and taste your craving, the perfect bakery style cookie you can make at home. This is that cookie recipe for me!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Cherry Crumb Cream Cheese Bars and Candy Bar Blondies

This Valentines Day weekend was a killer at work! Valentines Day wasn't just one day at the restaurant, it ended up being the whole weekend. Saturday morning we had 300 people in for breakfast from 7am till 11:oo am, then we dealt with lunch! On Sunday it seems sweethearts were bringing they're entire families in after church for lunch, what a madhouse we had!! LOL!! I was in bed every night at 8:30 trying to nurse my burning aching feet. Yesterday I took it easy trying to recover, you know the old saying ...the mind is willing but the body, well mine was revolting against me. I tried to visit as many of you as I could over the weekend but I need to get caught up. It's amazing how much blogs and the people behind them can become a part of your life and when you can't get to the blogs you enjoy reading on a daily basis you miss them! Today I feel rested and decided to make bars, the first bar is a



Cherry Crumb Cream Cheese Bar



This is based on an Apple Crumble Bar that I made quite awhile ago that I found on pete bakes. I LOVE that bar! I adore crumb topping and that bar had loads of it. The top as well as the bottom of the bar is made of crumb topping.  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Baked Apple Donuts and Mocha Caramel Brownies

The Super Bowl was FANTASTIC!! What a game, we spent the last 2 minutes of the game pacing back and forth. The STEELERS rule!!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe, Lemon Upside Down Pie and Snicker Doodle Blondies

This was the first pizza crust I've ever made from scratch. My husband loved it! I'll never make anything else.
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Raspberry Roulade

 I love sponge cakes, they are so soft , fluffy and light. The French call this a Roulade, the English a Swiss Roll and we Americans, a Jelly Roll. This roulade has a raspberry cream filling and would be a perfect Valentines Day dessert.  To Read More, Click On Recipe Title .

Bacon, Broccoli and Onion Quiche

 I was on vacation last week and decided to get a little adventurous with one of my dinners.  To Read More, Click On the Recipe Title.

Chocolate Cream Pie

One of my husbands favorite pies, smooth, creamy and delightfully chocolaty! To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Apple and Calvados Tart

Galette de Pommes au Calvados - Apple and Calvados Tart. I've never made a rustic tart like this before. This tart is so good that I think I'd have to look far and wide to find one to equal it. To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.

Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Cookie Bars

How do explain how good these are...all I can say is if you don't try anything else I've posted on this blog PLEASE try these!  To Read More, Click On The Recipe Title.