Hello Summer and Peach season! This is another post in the series, Recipes from before I was born…. …
Desserts
Dachshunds, Roses, and Dirt…
Spring is in full bloom here in Charlotte. The mid 70 degree weather, longer days, and the spring showers are all here. In honor of Spring, I decided to eat dirt. …
Mini Funnel Cakes..
A few weeks ago, I shared with you one of my favorite treats from the State Fair of Texas, Deep Fried Cookie Dough, well here is another of my favorite fair foods… …
National Oatmeal Cookie Day
It is another Friday which for me means celebrating another National Food Holiday! Last week was a new food to me, Oatmeal Nut Waffle Day. Today is one of my favorite foods, Oatmeal Cookies! …
Deep Fried Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough…
Mmmmm Deep Fried Cookie Dough. In October, while at the State of Fair of Texas for the Red River Rivalry, I discovered this treat. For the last 5 months, I have been wanting to recreate it for myself. Well that time has arrived… …
My Favorite Cupcakes of 2010…
The “experts” say that cupcakes were so 2010, and that the fad is over. Well I still like cupcakes. If 2010 was the year of the cupcake, then I definitely ate my fair share of them. Here is a collection of my favorite cupcakes from across the country. …
double chocolate pie
A few weeks ago, I talked about how pie is the new cupcake. I enjoy both pie and cupcakes, so I will continue to eat both of them. On the other hand, my mom prefers pie. She was never really impressed by the cupcake craze and has been telling me for a while that pie is where its …
a step up from strawberries and cream
Strawberries are in the height of their season right now. My mom brought some home form the farmer’s market, and I told her I wanted to make some whipped cream and have strawberries and cream. She said why stop there… …
this one goes out to the college kids…
It is now May, which means that college students all over the country are beginning finals or in the last few weeks of their classes. Two short years ago I was in the same position, getting ready to finish my last semester of college and with that take my last set of finals. …
What do you do with a dulce de leche cognac cream sauce?
A while ago I made dulce de leche in a crockpot. I told you that I was goingto bring you some of the uses that my mom came up with for it. My mom decided to mix the dulce de leche with cognac and heavy cream. The result… …