Nov 15, 2015 | Desserts, Recipes
A soft chocolate chewy cookie really hits the spot. When you add peppermint chips, well they are just perfect. Step 1: Sift together dry ingredients: flour, cocoa baking soda and salt. Step 2: Cream butter and sugar until creamy. Step 3: Add dry ingredients slowing...
Nov 15, 2015 | Desserts, Recipes
This bright and light cake goes great with fresh strawberries and blueberries. It uses a loaf pan instead of the traditional bundt pan. Step 1: Mix together sugar and butter Step 2: Add eggs, lemon juice and zest – mix well. Step 3: Add salt, flour and baking powder...
Nov 15, 2015 | Cocktails, Recipes
A light and refreshing drink for a hot Summer Day! Step 1: Mix 4 oz water and 2 squirts of drops (or to taste) Step 2: Add 2 oz of vodka and pour over ice. Ingredients: Dasani DROPS, Pineapple Coconut, 1.9 Fl Oz (**Affiliate Link) Water Vodka **This post contains an...
Nov 15, 2015 | Desserts, Recipes
This is a new twist to a dessert recipe we have already posted, but this the true taste of summer and hit at our picnic over the weekend. Step 1: Make Lemon Pound Cake Step 2: Cut fresh peaches in half and place on grill – This will bring out the natural sugar in the...
Nov 15, 2015 | Cocktails, Recipes
My new favorite liquor is RumChata. Basically it is a creamed Rum which has a slight hint of cinnamon. It’s smooth, rich and refreshing. This is a nice cocktail to mix and enjoy on a hot afternoon or a cool evening while watching the stars … it really is that...
Nov 15, 2015 | Desserts, Recipes
A bright pop of lime in a bite size treat. Dipped in chocolate these cookies will be your go to anytime cookie. Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray Wilton Scalloped Cookie Pan(Affiliate Link) with oil. Step 2: Combine flour and salt in a small bowl. Step...
Nov 15, 2015 | Desserts, Recipes
I love the taste of brown sugar and when you add rum to the frosting, this is simply a perfect combination. Enjoy this cake anytime. If you don’t want to use rum (what? no rum?) you can substitute rum extract. Step 1: Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt...
Nov 15, 2015 | Desserts, Recipes
I know it’s not fall yet, but with opening college football weekend, I felt it necessary to drag out a fall menu to feed the folks. In comes the Pumpkin Cake. This is quick to assemble and very tasty. It become your new fall favorite! Step 1: Combine cake mix and...
Nov 15, 2015 | Cocktails, Recipes
This drink has become my new favorite. We had some left over Vanilla Vodka (I know, how does that happen) and needed to find a new way to use it… thus the Cuban Missile Crisis. It tastes a lot like fall with the RumChata, but it is still light and refreshing....
Nov 15, 2015 | Desserts, Recipes, Sides
If you are like me, then you end up with several overripe bananas periodically. So, what do you do with them? I freeze some – to use in smoothies – and I make banana nut bread out of the rest. This recipe is one of the easiest and fool-proof ones I have come...
