How to Bake Coconut Brownies with Cream Cheese Icing
I don’t think I know anyone who does not like brownies, especially this recipe for Coconut Brownies with Cream Cheese Icing! It is just super delicious and everyone asks for more…and a few more. 😉 These goodies with their zebra striped deliciousness are a great treat anytime, but look especially wonderful on a Christmas dessert tray, or for a sweetheart for Valentine’s. How to Bake Coconut Brownies with Cream Cheese...
How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae
Ice Cream Sundaes are old classic treats that satisfy your inner child & inner foodie alike. Varying ice cream flavors & syrups, adding nuts & sprinkles…it’s all up to you. How to Make an Ice Cream Sundae: Making sundaes is so much fun, especially for kids. This is a great alternative for serving cake for birthday parties, allowing the kids to make their own special creations. Try using liqueurs for the syrup...
How to Make Bavarian Cream Pie: National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
November 27th is National Bavarian Cream Pie Day, and it’s gonna be sweet with this Bavarian Cream Pie recipe. Bavarian cream can be used as a pie filling, as a soufflé or a Charlotte Russe, which is lined with lady fingers. Chef Marie-Antoine Carême is often credited with inventing this dessert, named in the early 19th century. photo right: Chef Marie-Antoine Carême This recipe is for a plain Bavarian cream pie, using a...
How to Make Creamy Vanilla Bean Ice Cream: National Sundae Day
National Sundae Day is November 11th, and on this day, How to Make Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream is a great thing to have under your belt. Sundaes are such beautiful desserts, especially served in good crystal, fruit nappies, so you can see the ice cream from every angle. I’m a believer in making my own ice cream, and enhancing the finished product with real whipped cream, your favorite nuts or fruit, and a maraschino on top. How to...
How to Make Sour Cream Donuts: Buy a Doughnut Day
It’s Buy a Doughnut Day, and if you don’t want to buy one, then I have a fabulous Sour Cream Donuts recipe below for you. The Love Affair with Doughnuts: I don’t often make donuts a part of my regular diet, but sometimes, I get a strong craving for a honey dipped or sugar glazed donut. I feel like if I don’t have one soon, my body simply will not be happy. Donuts are definitely a treat to which can become...
How to Bake Sponge Cake: National Boston Cream Pie Day
National Boston Cream Pie Day is October 23rd, and this wonderful Sponge Cake recipe will provide you with the cake layers you need for BCP! Boston Cream Pie is such an impressive, decadent dessert, and it’s so lovely to look at, especially presented on a footed cake stand. Your guests will comment forever and-a-day as to the flavor of this rich, fluffy cake, and the chocolate topping makes it appealing to one & all. How to...
It’s National Pasta Day: Try Fettuccine with Cream Sauce
It’s National Pasta Day and we’re going to have a great time eating it too… Pasta in every style of cuisine offers a rich addition to our cooking history with Italian & Asian being most prominent contributors. Pasta invites any number of sauces to carry and add to untold flavors. From dried to homemade pasta, they are all delicious dishes. Generally, count on 4 – 5 ounces per person, when serving as a main...
Creamy Spinach Dip in Pumpernickel Loaf: National Spinach Month
National Spinach Month has finally arrived, and spinach is such a versatile vegetable for many different kinds of recipes. Below, you’ll find out how to make spinach dip in pumpernickel bread. Easy to make, and a real treat to eat. Spinach is delicious added to salad greens, even the attached pink roots add a crunch. Always be sure to wash thoroughly, as spinach tends to be quite sandy/dirty. They come from the ground, remember!...
National Caramel Month: How to Make Cream Caramels
National Caramel Month has finally arrived in the month of October. Caramel is simply created by combining sugar with a liquid and boiling it until it thickens suitably. Another way to create a richer caramel is to combine the water and sugar as above, but adding butter, heavy cream & vanilla extract. A lovely recipe for Cream Caramels that follows. How to Make Cream Caramels: Around Halloween is a perfect time of year to make...
National Strawberry Cream Pie Day: Thriller Recipe
National Strawberry Cream Pie Day will prove to be thrilling if you want to celebrate in proper style! Sounds fabulous, doesn’t it…? Strawberries & custard cream, I mean, all inside of a pie. What could be more decadently delicious than something that sounds like that?! How to Make Strawberry Cream Pie: Type: Pie Recipe Serve with: topped with homemade whipped cream Prep Time: 10 min Bake Time: 8 – 10 min Cool Time: 4...
How to Cook Creamy Whipped Mashed Potatoes from Scratch + Video
Creamy Whipped Mashed Potatoes are not difficult to make from scratch… They are certainly worth any effort to make as they are fully, creamy and melt-in-your mouth, just like they should. Serve alongside roasted beef, turkey or chicken. These are great for making potato cakes the next day, or make extra to top a Shepherd’s Pie. Potato bread is fun to make, as well as homemade gnocchi! Type: Side Dish Recipe Serve With:...
How to Make Ice Cream Sandwiches at Home
Ice Cream Sandwiches are a real treat for young & old. Of course, they can be purchased all ready and pre-packaged, but it’s easy to make them too, and have them handy in your freezer. Experiment with different flavors of ice cream, cookies as well as additions like sprinkles, fruit, caramel, syrup, jam…Oh boy! Shucks, if you really wanted to, you could bake your own cookies too… Type: Dessert Recipe Serve with:...
National Butterscotch Pudding Day a Hit with Creamy Recipe
One of my favorite flavors out there is that of butterscotch, and being that it’s National Butterscotch Pudding Day, I am feeling celebratory. What I’ve noticed is that I’m finding it harder and harder to find butterscotch pudding mixes in the stores, like it’s an old, outdated flavor or something. Butterscotch is still alive & kicking when you ask your taste buds. It’s rich, it’s sweet,...
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