I love apple pie, honestly I love pie, but I hate making pie crust and I think it’s a waste of time. Its futzy and never turns out great for me – so…confession time…I buy pie crust. Pillsbury does a completely acceptable job, and it makes throwing a pie together pretty fast. Generally pie crusts […]
Holidays
Thumbprint Cookies – Coconut Style
Mmmmm – I love thumbprint cookies. Since I’m supposed to be losing weight – I don’t bake much….but it’s cool out these last few days, and I need to send a care package to my daughter who is a Freshman at Northern Arizona University – so I’m baking cookies to send in her box. Some […]
Cinnamon Ribbon Coffee Cake – Kinda Like Starbucks
My husband fancies himself a coffee cake connoisseur – he pretty much loves anything that involves cake, cinnamon, and no frosting. Today I had plans to make cookies – but that process was vetoed in favor of my cinnamon ribbon coffee cake. I had to dig around to find the recipe I’d altered and adjusted […]
Carrot Cake Roll with Walnut & Cream Cheese Frosting
We love carrot cake – but this Easter it was just the 4 of us and I didn’t need a HUGE cake, because we really don’t need that much. I had such luck with a pumpkin roll at Thanksgiving, I thought I’d try a carrot cake roll. This cake doesn’t have the walnuts baked in, […]
Chocolate Chip Walnut Pudding Cookies
I modified a recipe from IHeartNapTime.net to come up with these yummy cookies. The vanilla pudding keeps the cookies soft – and the oat flour adds some texture to the cookie. I LOVE the original recipe – but the nut lovers in my house wanted a bit of a variation – and I wanted to […]
Spinach and Strawberry Salad
I got this recipe from my church’s 100th anniversary cookbook and it has been a favorite everywhere I have taken it. As an added bonus the dressing is good for just about any kind of salad. Also, it makes a great Christmas salad because of the red and green colors. Carrie’s Note: I use Apple […]