Desserts & Sweets without mozzarella caramel

Whether you call them donuts or doughnuts or the extra inch on your waistline...donuts can't help but make you smile. Or, make ME smile, and I think we're[...]

Every year about this time, I start dreaming of strawberries. Sure, I love Honeycrisp apples and Clementines, but for me, strawberries are perfection.[...]

We had a cool front yesterday. The temperatures were in the 60's when we woke up, so I pulled on a long-sleeve shirt and my jeans (and thought about lighting a[...]

Brunch is a beautiful thing. You don't have to wake up early, and really, anything goes at brunch...spicy sausage & egg casseroles, bubbly mimosas, and[...]

Do you have an idea book? You know, a binder where you store all of the great ideas you see in magazines? Kinda like retro Pinterest. { Remember life before[...]

What's the first thing you think of when you think of going to a spa? Food, right? I know, it's strange, but when I think of spas, my mind wanders to thoughts[...]

1/2 cup non-dairy milk 1/4 cup Earth Balance, melted 3 tbsp applesauce 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar) 1 cup whole wheat[...]

1 slc poundcake 1 scoop sherbet or possibly sorbet 1 x dollop Cold Whip thawed     fresh raspberries 1 x sponge cake dessert shell 1 x dollop Cold Whip thawed[...]

Oreos...my child learned to stop asking for the real ones at the grocery store years ago. I like to blame it on preservatives and all the words I can't[...]

1 c. all-purpose flour 1/3 c. regular oats 1/3 c. granulated sugar 1/3 c. packed dark brown sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1/8 tsp grnd nutmeg 1/4 c. chilled stick[...]

1 1/2 c. Golden brown raisins 1 c. Pitted dates , cut into 1/4-inch pcs 1 c. Dry apricots , cut into 1/4-inch pcs 1 c. Candied pineapple , cut into 1/4-inch[...]

    Galette Dough, (pg 696) 1/3 c. crushed amaretti , biscotti, or possibly     dry bread crumbs 12 lrg ripe apricots , sliced in half 3 Tbsp. butter , melted[...]

1 box vanilla wafers 4 Tbsp. Flour 1/2 c. Sugar 1/4 tsp Salt 1 lb Bananas (3-4) large 2 c. Scalded lowfat milk 2 x Large eggs (separated) 1/2 tsp Vanilla 1/4[...]

1 quart. buttermilk 1/4 c. oil 1 c. cream or possibly canned skim lowfat milk 1 pkg. yeast 2 c. white flour 2 c. wheat flour 2 tbsp. baking pwdr 2 tbsp.[...]

2 lb brioche loaf bread crust removed,     and cubed 1/4 c. unsalted butter melted 3 x Large eggs 1/2 c. sugar 1/4 tsp grated fresh nutmeg 3 c. lowfat milk[...]