Category: recipes
RAINBOW CUPCAKES
I found these new cute pink cupcake wrappers at my local dollar store and couldn’t wait to get home to make cupcakes. I decided to make rainbow cupcakes since it has been on my “to try” list for awhile. To be honest, it was much more time consuming than I thought it would be […]
CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES W/ PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
I had been wanting to try a peanut butter frosting for awhile so when I went to make cupcakes for our church potluck, I decided to make a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting. Let me just say up front that I only had super chunky peanut butter which caused problems with the tip on […]
Old Fashioned Buttermilk Pie
Visiting family and friends during the holidays means good times, great food, and pecan or buttermilk pie (or both if your lucky). It’s an old southern recipe and is a staple at many Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners. I usually make two pies each time I bake, serving one and popping the other one […]
Pumpkin Ooey Gooey Butter Cake
Ooey Gooey Butter Cake has always been my favorite cake. I have tried a couple of different recipes including a chocolate ooey gooey cake. They were good but have never topped the original ooey gooey cake …… that was until now! I have to say that this Pumpkin Ooey Gooey Butter Cake takes that […]
Southern Pecan Pie
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe I have been using this recipe to make pecan pies for over 30 years. I think it was in an old Better Homes and Gardens cookbook that I had when I was a teenager. Pecan pie always shows up on the Thanksgiving menu because I have a massive pecan tree […]
Donut Bread Pudding
My Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding was such a hit that I decided to try Donut Bread Pudding when I came across a box of day-old donuts. I made it basically the same way as my Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding making minor changes and using a different icing recipe. As with most of my dessert recipes, […]
Blackberry Jam
When I was growing up, you couldn’t walk but a few feet down a country road and you could fill your bucket with wild blackberries. Now, I have to hunt for them down country roads, wearing high rubber boots (you know, in case I step on a snake or need to fend off chiggers) while […]
Peach-Leaf Yeast Starter
This is one of those “need to know in case of zombie apocalypse” recipes. Seriously though, we see natural disasters (tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes) happening frequently and every night you turn on the news only to hear about our down-spiraling economy. I firmly believe we need to be able to take care of ourselves and our families. […]
Sourdough Bread Recipe
There are so many talented people at the historic state park where I work. Two of these talented people are Sheila Ballard and Mike Terral. I was excited to have the opportunity to photograph a loaf of sourdough bread as they were getting ready to bake it. You may be wondering why I would be […]
White Chocolate Cupcakes recipe
My daughter wanted white chocolate cupcakes at her wedding so I came up with this simple and easy recipe. White Chocolate Cake 1 box white cake mix 1/2 box of instant white chocolate pudding 1 teaspoon vanilla * Liquid White Chocolate Coffee Creamer (use vanilla if you can’t find white chocolate) * Substitute the water called for […]
Turk’s Cap Jelly
In case you are new to my site, I work at a historic state park in Arkansas where I have many talented co workers. One of them is Sheila Ballard, the lady that made this awesome Turk’s Cap Jelly. I have grown Turk’s cap in the past but never knew you could make jelly form […]
Banana Cream Pie
I have so many fond memories of spending time in my grandmothers kitchen so it’s no surprise that any time I make a cream based pie, I think of my grandmother. I used to stand on a chair by the stove with a spoon in my hand stirring up whatever creamy delight she was making. After she […]
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Chocolate covered strawberry cake (made with little Debbie cakes)
Do you need a sweet and easy treat for your valentine? I was trying to think of something quick and easy to make for a girls night party last weekend and decided to give this idea a try. I love to take a purchased item and add touches to it to give it more of […]
mississippi mud brownie cupcakes
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe If you have ever had this cake, you know how yummy, wonderful, and delicious it is. It is one of my all time favorite cakes. I just turned fifty years old and I remember my mother making this when I was a child (so a long time ago!). It’s […]
CREAMY HOT CHOCOLATE; Freeze and heat later for a quick treat!
I have never been a fan of the powdered hot chocolate mix you can purchase in your local supermarket. I still make it the way I did when I was a child, with milk, cocoa, and sugar. Each cup of cocoa is different. Sometimes I add caramel topping, cinnamon, hot fudge, marshmallows, or whipped cream. […]
Ham & Smoked Sausage Lasagna
Twelve years ago, I ate this Ham and Smoked Sausage Lasagna at a friends house and absolutely loved it. She was kind enough to give me the recipe and I have been making it from this little sheet of paper every since. This lasagna is very different from other lasagna recipes. Part of the appeal […]
Spinach & Artichoke Dip
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Who doesn’t love spinach and artichoke dip ? Ok, well I know a few people who don’t , but there is just something wrong with them. I order this dip almost every time I eat out. I have been making it for several years and have tried a variety of […]
Black Eyed Pea Salad
At the state park where I work, we have a restaurant that serves good home-cooked meals. On the menu, is this Black Eyed Pea Salad. I have changed the recipe to suit my taste like using one can of green beans and one can of blacked eyed peas instead of two cans of black eyed […]
Apple Butter Recipe
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe I stared with a bowl full of apples I had picked from my apple tree and my friends tree (Thanks Terry) and debated on what I wanted to do with them. Make apple pie filling? Freeze the apples for later use? Make apple jelly? In the end I decided […]
