I do take shortcuts whenever I can, and this cake is one of them. It’s a tweaked cake box mix recipe that’s fast and great tasting. If you don’t care for white chocolate drizzled over top, you can substitute confectioners’ sugar sprinkled on through a sifter. Whatever works for you is what you should do. [...]

Cheesecake is so easy to make and this is a basic, plain cheesecake that doesn’t have a crust because they become moist the next day. Also, it needs at least a 12 hour fridge set so plan on making this a day in advance; it’s well worth the wait. Sprinkling the graham cracker crumbs on [...]

Why buy when you can make your own? This is very rich and tastes like a brownie, candy bar, ice cream cake. Use any flavor ice cream you wish – for the picture I used vanilla. 2 measuring cups of semi-sweet morsels 12 Tbsp. butter 2 Tbsp. prepared, black coffee (optional – this will give [...]

Simple and luscious. Quite an ending to a BBQ get together. 2 cups whole milk ricotta cheese (I use Polly-O) 4 oz. regular (NOT lite or low fat) cream cheese – room temperature 2 + 2 Tbsp. white sugar 3 Tbsp. honey 3/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract 2 tsp. lemon juice (fresh is best) 4 [...]

Very rich, very good and you don’t need a stove – it doesn’t get much easier than this! 16 oz. sour cream 16 oz. (2 8 oz. blocks) cream cheese 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 cup milk 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1/2 cup cooled, black coffee 2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup 2 pkgs. (3 oz. each) [...]

If Heaven were made of chocolate, then you could eat this whenever you wanted. It’s so versatile that it will become your own Taste of Heaven. It’s easy and pleasing for company or outdoor eating. 1 box fudge brownie mix – baked & cooled (or make my brownies) 1 box any flavor prepared and cooled [...]

This is so refreshing in the warmer months or after almost any hot meal. I served it after a meal of lasagna, bean salad, and fresh bread. You’ll need a food processor or blender, plus the patience for at least a twelve-hour freeze time. This is my bow to cookbook author Ellen Wright – which [...]

This is for everybody that doesn’t like to or hasn’t mastered the art of pie crusts, and for feeding larger crowds. Here’s how it works:  starting with an easy dough crust that is pressed onto the bottom and up the sides of a large pan, you then add a filling and topping. It’s easy and [...]

Spring is here! This is something new I baked hoping to impress some guests. We’ll  never know -  I forgot to put it out for them, and we all ate it instead!  Use any fruits you like. 6-8 ripe pears – peeled, halved, cored, and sliced 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 3 Tbsp. sugar 1-2 pints [...]

Jenny was my husband’s grandmother who passed away when he was a child. She made this as a special treat for him, and try as I might I couldn’t get a rice pudding recipe that he liked. Recently, a small box of her recipes was discovered and alas, there it was! This is my memory [...]