This ice cream is heavenly. Though what I should I expect from David Lebovitz–ice cream aficionado? I was kind of curious when I saw sour cream on the list of ingredients, but you mustn’t change this! The tang of the sour cream perfectly accents the sweet and tartness of the berries. It’s an amazing (and almost lethal) […]
Strawberry Pretzel Bars
These bars have always been one of my favorite desserts– as in, if it’s at a dinner or potluck I cannot resist. I have found FAR too many people who have no idea what this dessert is all about. And when you describe it, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of attraction. But […]
Cowboy Cookies
aka: chunky oatmeal chocolate chip cookies This recipe is fanTASTIC! My husband absolutely loved them (which is saying something because he loves all my cookies and gets to eat them quite frequently. But he really raved over these!) They’re the perfect everything–hearty, crisp, chewy, sweet, unexpected. The old fashioned oats add a great texture […]
Fruit Pizza
also known as “gigantic sugar cookie with cream cheese frosting and fruit ornamentation.” We were having one of our teen’s families over to dinner after church. It was going to be casual–burgers, salad, potato wedges (though I had to do homemade burger patties, and homemade buns, and homemade potato wedges). I asked our guest of honor for […]
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
I have been putting off posting this beautiful recipe because it lacked a photo. But I can’t keep it from you any longer. July was National Ice Cream month, but there is NO limiting the gloriousness of ice cream to one month. Share the love! And enjoy a cup or two of this peanut butter […]
Vanilla Ice Cream
My one word of advice to myself: don’t skimp on quality ingredients. When you have so few components and the main flavor is vanilla then by all means use REAL vanilla extract. And maybe splurge for a whole vanilla bean. But that’s for another recipe. This perfectly simple vanilla ice cream recipe comes to me from the Cuisinart Ice […]
Chocolate Banana Bread
I thought it was our secretary’s birthday. So I wanted to make her something chocolate-y and delicious. I came up with this little recipe. It was perfect. Except today wasn’t her birthday. In fact, this isn’t even the right season for her birthday. It’s in October. Got it. But I’m pretty sure she still appreciated the […]
Deep Dark Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream
Remember these brownies? The brownies of thick, chewy glorious chocolate heaven? I made them for our Valentine’s celebration. But I froze half of them. For such a time as this. We have both been craving ice cream something crazy recently. And we’ve indulged ourselves a few times with our favorite local ice cream parlour. But. […]
Strawberry Shortcakes
I couldn’t believe I had never made shortcakes. It is possible that I had utilized the convenient “baking mix” (aka Bisquick) for this task, but even that is uncertain. The idea came for me in rapid succession. First, we were having two of our favorite friends over for dinner–Nick and Britt. After finally deciding on […]
Cappuccino Fudge Cheesecake
With Easter Sunday quickly approaching, I knew I wanted to make a fantastic dessert. We’re hosting much of our family for dinner, so this would be the perfect opportunity to indulge ourselves with something rich and delicious (which shouldn’t be around for too long for the two of us to get fat on!) Annie came […]