Last year I made homemade Fruit and Nut Mincemeat with dried fruit and nuts (minus the traditional meat), and it turned out so good that it has earned a place in my Old World Christmas Recipes. This is the base recipe for many holiday desserts …
Grandma’s Cracked Sugar Cookies is one of my favorite holiday recipes. I love making them during the Christmas season using holiday sprinkles–but they are delightful any time of year!
Our youngest daughter first made this Italian Cream Layer Cake as a county fair project years ago. It boasts a tender and moist crumb, and is flavored with chopped pecans and coconut. Covered in a cream cheese frosting, it’s sure to please at your next …
This Cream Cheese Pumpkin Roll is perfect for an autumn gathering, whether it’s a potluck harvest dinner, family gathering, or even Thanksgiving. Tender and moist sponge cake rolled up in a whipped cream cheese frosting, it’s so delicious, you’ll be trying to come up with …
I absolutely love these Apricot Oat Linzer Cookies made with an oat-pecan-flour dough and apricot jam filling. A wonderful cookie for an autumn tea party or for holiday baking.
Here’s a Bundt pan recipe for Honey Bun Cake that we enjoy. Made with a yellow cake mix with a cinnamon and spice swirl that is perfect for Autumn.
Named after a favorite candy confection, these little Lemon Drop Tea Cookies make a wonderful teatime treat. Melt-in-your-mouth buttery goodness, with the perfect amount of lemony sweetness.
Summer is the perfect time to enjoy Praline Pecan Ice Cream. Sweet and crunchy pieces of candied pecans stirred into a delicious and simple vanilla ice cream. I like making the praline pecans ahead of time and then they’re waiting in my pantry when I’m …
Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie is one of my favorite pies. Up until this recipe, I always made it from a boxed pudding mix thinking I would never be able to make one that would set up or taste as good. Not anymore. This recipe is …
Strawberry Cream Puffs are fun to make, a pleasure to the eye, and quite scrumptious to eat! Made with a simple Choux Pastry and an even easier filling of fresh strawberries, sugar, and whipped cream, I just know you’ll be tempted to eat more than one!