Specializing in Brunch, Desserts and Cocktails
This 5 Ingredient White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is not only delicious, but so fun and EASY to make with your kids! Just throw the white chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, butter, and peppermint extract into a bowl and microwave it! It doesn’t get much easier than that and the results are pure bliss. This fudge will make the perfect, easy Christmas present for your neighbors and coworkers. …
This Cranberry Bread Pudding with Orange Bourbon Sauce is melt-in-your-mouth delicious! French bread is cubed and soaked in a cinnamon flavored egg mixture with fresh cranberries and white chocolate chips. Oh my… the sauce, the sauce, the sauce! You will want to pour the entire pot of Orange Bourbon Sauce on a single slice of warm bread pudding. Of course, it really can never hurt to throw a splash or two of bourbon in any sauce! Yumma, yumma, yumma…alcohol always tends to find it’s way into all my dishes.
Bread pudding is such a great dessert to make for company and can easily be made ahead of time and heated in the microwave. My bread pudding is probably one of the most requested desserts that I make for the holidays. There are so many different variations that you can make with this basic recipe. Feel free to throw in some of your other favorite fruits for a custom dessert! I can’t stress enough how important it is to have a great sauce on your bread pudding. LOL…my father-in-law admitted to sneaking a few bites of this before I served it to him with the sauce. He later, told on himself by telling me that it was even better with all the toppings! 🙂
I am pretty excited about hosting Thanksgiving again this year. Although, I still haven’t really decided on my menu. When I asked my husband what I should make for dessert, he said this bread pudding. I don’t know, maybe I will have to make this and my Salted Caramel Pumpkin Poke Cake. Hopefully, there won’t be any mini chefs sneaking their own ingredients into the living room again while all this dessert goodness is ensuing.
Goodbye boring old Pumpkin Pie…helloooo creamy, delicious and heavenly Pumpkin Amaretto Creme Brulee! Okay, I have discovered my new love for all things pumpkin and I don’t think it’s going away. This Creme Brulee is so much more exciting than that same old pumpkin pie recipe you break out every Thanksgiving. Your guests will be wowed with this one! I love Amaretto and discovered how wonderfully it blends with pumpkin and a hint of cinnamon.
You can make this creamy custard a day ahead of time and break out your kitchen torch come dessert time. There will be no disappointment with this option. I just can’t say enough about how much I love Creme Brulee. It is so versatile and it is really pretty easy to make. I did go through a couple of trials to get this recipe just right before posting it. I have found the perfect consistency and blend of flavors here.
There was only a minimal amount of collateral damage during this recipe development. By that, I mean that I neglected keeping an eye on my children for more than a few minutes while slaving in the kitchen. The result was pandemonium in my living room! Do you ever have the feeling that it is a little too quiet in your house? Well, that is what happened to me. I peeked into into the living room mid stir to find an entire container of cheddar cheese popcorn powder dumped on the ottoman and floor (a small amount made it into their snack bowl)! In hindsight, I wish I would’ve snapped a few pictures for you all. It was a colossal mess indeed. My husband arrived home from work and asked why the ottoman had been relocated to the garage. I kindly replied, that the mini chefs were busy at work today.
Fellow Creme Brulee lovers should also also check out my Lemon Creme Brulee. It is one of my first posts, so the pictures aren’t the greatest. However, the recipe is delicious!
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I just can’t get enough of this Cheesecake Swirl Carrot Cake with Maple Glaze! Someone please come take it away! Seriously, ditch the blah, blah, blah pumpkin pies that you make on Thanksgiving and make this perfectly moist and beautiful carrot cake with subtle hints of cheesecake. A Maple Glaze with a hint of cinnamon is the perfect topping to make this one of the best carrot cakes you have ever had! …
This Salted Caramel Pumpkin Poke Cake is super easy to make and soooo delicious! All it takes is a yellow cake mix, salted caramel sundae sauce, sweetened condensed milk, pumpkin and spice. The icing is a simple mixture of cool whip and vanilla pudding with ginger snaps. I am so obsessed with poking cakes right now…most of the best cakes that I have had are poke cakes. They bring a little bit more party to the party with added ingredients and moisture! …
These Strawberry Cream Chocolate Crepes were just what I needed after an insanely busy day. The moment the batter hit my 1970’s crepe maker I was ecstatic (well…probably also elated that the thing still worked after years of dormancy). My Mom actually gave me the crepe maker years ago and I haven’t had a chance to use it since having kids. I knew that it was time to break it out and make my husband a very happy man. I have never actually had a chocolate crepe before, but I thought that the combination of chocolate crepes, creamy goodness and strawberries would make this dessert a real showstopper. Oh Man was I right this time! …
Talk about ooey gooey goodness!!! You won’t believe how easy and delicious this Caramel Apple Poke Cake is. Bring on the layers…apple pie filling, white cake mix, caramel sundae topping, butterscotch pudding icing and pecan bits. I am really making myself hungry right now…must break from writing to go have a slice….
Finally…an addictive banana bread that I can eat without feeling guilty about it!!! I made this Healthier Banana Bread with whole wheat flour, nonfat greek yogurt and applesauce. The cinnamon crumb topping makes this bread even more delectable! I know what you are thinking, it can’t be as moist and delicious as oily bread with white flour. YES, it certainly can! The only downside to this bread is that I can’t stop eating it (I guess it really isn’t healthy to eat half a loaf in one day)….
I am in love with these raspberry and orange cheesecake parfaits! They have the desired rich and creamy texture of cheesecake without nearly as much fat due to the addition of yogurt. I enjoy experimenting with different flavors and really like how the orange flavor blends with the raspberries. I was thinking about whether this could be a breakfast item and have concluded…it sure can! Fruit+Yogurt=Partially Healthy breakfast combination (nevermind the matter of delicious cream cheese). …
Oh sweet lemony custard goodness! There is just something so delectable about a medley of sweet and tangy flavors. Don’t be intimidated if you have never made Creme Brulee. It is super easy! The hardest part is separating the eggs and you can always save the leftover egg whites for a nice omelet. I borrowed my Mom’s kitchen torch like 10 years ago while I was completely obsessed with Creme Brulee after taking my first cruise. As you may know, the best part of any cruise is the food. I must have ordered Creme Brulee every other night! So after staring at the box with the torch in it for many years, I decided it was time to break it out and see if it even worked. Well…it did work after my Dad saved the day and filled it with butane. Another great perk is that I finally found another reason to use the roasting pan that takes up a ton of space in my kitchen cabinet and normally only makes a grand appearance for the holidays. I spent quite some time brainstorming ideas for different flavors and for some reason, lemon kept popping in my head. I think lemon is the perfect accompaniment and looks beautiful with fresh red berries. So go ahead and impress your next dinner guests and try this simple recipe!
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