Easy Banana Cobbler

When it is dessert night at your house, why not serve this easy to make banana cobbler. Another dessert that is whole wheat and good to eat! plus so easy on the baker. Easy Banana Cobbler, you will love it!

Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding, from your Pressure Cooker!

Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding is the most delicious, frugal, and easy-to-make dessert you will ever eat! And it is made in your Instant Pot! So easy yet, delicious enough for guests? Yes, really!

Easy to Make Toffee, no candy thermometer needed!

Do you want to make candy? But think that making candy is really hard? Well, so did I until I found this recipe for Easy to Make Toffee! You will love it, and so will everyone you share it with! So, let's make Toffee, shall we?

Grandma Jean's Baked Fudge Pudding

We have many recipes here on the blog from other family members. They were (and continue to be) a part of our food journey as a family. Cooking for those you love is a gift, and how nice to look back on those gifts from time to time. Plus we still enjoy the recipes these cooks offered, just like this crazy good chocolate dessert from our very own Grandma Jean!

Fresh Fruit Platter with Lemon Creme Syrup, fruit so delicious we call it dessert!

Warmer weather calls for lighter meals with fresh flavors. This Fresh Fruit Platter with Lemon Creme Syrup is a perfect example! It is beautiful to look at, with tons of flavor, and is essentially fresh fruit in a dessert disguise...the best part is this fruit platter can be made with what you already have on hand! 

Shoo Fly Cake, a cake built of crumbs and molasses.

Shoo fly Cake, is a riff off of the more traditional Shoo Fly Pie. But don't for a moment think this is not a top notch choice. This cake is built on crumbly butter streusel and molasses. And you will love it!

Creamy Banana and Kiwi Parfaits

At our house, fruit is also dessert, especially when it is this pretty. But this is not just another pretty face, with no food value. No this is made from healthy, and delicious ingredients. Plus so easy to make, be sure to let the littles in your family help...come and take a look at Creamy Banana and Kiwi Parfaits.

Sweet and Salty Cashew Blondies, only 3 ingredients for delicious bar cookies!

These easy to make Sweet and Salty Cashew Blondies are exactly what you need, when looking for a cookie that is not too sweet. Plus they couldn't be any easier to make.  Also so convenient because made with Whole Wheat Self-Rising Flour, meaning you can have these in the oven in about five minutes... 

Date and Walnut Bars, a 5 ingredient classic!

Date and Walnut Bars, are chewy and delicious! Plus they only call for 5 ingredients! These light and chewy cookie bars are a true classic. If you are a fan of dates and walnuts baked together, you will want to get a pan of these in the oven right away...

Gingerbread with Chocolate Icing, from Laurie Colwin

Our meals have been a little boring these past few weeks. Partly because after a long day working outside in the garden, I honestly have not applied myself to cooking anything more than a simple plate of food for the two of us...so it is not surprising that it was time for something delicious! Something filled with flavor, something from Laurie Colwin... 

How to make Custard Bread Pudding in your pressure cooker!

I continue to see comments addressing the fears of using a new Instant Pot, on various social media groups. And honestly, not only do I understand, but I could have made that comment myself! It took a while, but the investment in learning to use my pressure cooker was priceless...want to know the two best secrets? Come on then and take a look...we are making Custard Bread Pudding!

Classic Pear and Chocolate Chia Pudding

Pears and chocolate come together deliciously in this easy to make Classic Pear and Chocolate Chia Pudding. Perfect to stir up in the morning and enjoy for dessert after dinner that same evening! While chia puddings are usually made individually we like a dessert where everyone can dish up their own portion. Plus this stores easily in the fridge....

Fruit and Nut Brownie Bread, whole wheat and fruit sweetened

My hubby loves chocolate whether it is, candy, cookies, or ice cream! When it is time to bake but time is short, this Fruit and Nut Brownie Bread is the one to bake. A loaf of rich fruity, chocolate-y quick bread, to slice and serve as needed. With a texture that will remind you of cake brownies. The chocolate lover in your family, will thank you! 

 

Cinnamon Flats, a cinnamon infused sugar cookie

Cinnamon Flats, a tender cinnamon flavored cookie you will want to bake and enjoy the year round! While they are delicious, you really must start with the Cinnamon Extract...

Toffee and Walnut Oatmeal Cookies, another convenient freezer dough to enjoy.

Toffee and Walnut Oatmeal Cookies, fresh from the oven! Is this even possible on those busy days we all seem to have? Yes with homemade cookie dough in the freezer. Just mix, portion out, wrap and freeze. The easy way, homemade way to have cookies on demand! 

Chunky Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars!

Chunky Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars are easy to make, and so delicious. Who doesn't love peanut butter and chocolate together? I especially enjoy making these when I have lots to do, but I still get a request for something sweet (meaning chocolate) from my husband! Because, like I said easy....

Peaches and Cream Chia Pudding

Peaches and Cream Chia Pudding, simple, delicious and made from basic ingredients already stocked in your pantry. Need a quick and healthy dessert? Take a look right here...why not feed the family healthy?

Crust Lovers Fruit Cobbler, light buttery and delicious!

If you are looking for a fruit dessert as delicious as pie, you have found it! Crust Lovers Fruit Cobbler is all about the crust! Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the fruit, but if that crusty topping wasn't there, this would only be a pan of baked fruit...which would change the whole direction of the recipe! 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie!

In about five minutes you can have this Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie in the oven, it is that easy. Serve when still a tiny bit warm, adding a touch of whipped cream or a tiny scoop of ice cream and you have just made every chocolate chip cookie lover very, very happy!

Individual Blueberry Cakes

These little Individual Blueberry Cakes are so good! They are also very easy to whip up at a moment's notice, but I will tell you right now. My husband has requested that from now on, I double the recipe...