Sunday Morning Citrus Scones

I love Sunday mornings. Sleeping in, good morning hugs from happy sleepy eyed kids, fresh coffee brewing, and time to make something a little more creative for breakfast. Scones are something that have eluded me. My dad can make the best biscuits-just seems to throw them together and they always come out amazing. Scones are…

Black Bean Brownies !!

I randomly read recipes when I’m on searching for something specific, I’m not sure how I happened to see this one. I am not a gluten free, fat free, all natural, no sugar kind of cook. I am, however, fascinated by food beyond reason. When I see something like this, I want to make it…

Peanut Butter Bars

I wanted to make peanut butter cookies for work but didn’t have time to make batch after batch on sheets. So I found this in an old cookbook and decided I may never make the cookies again. I love the texture and it satisfied every peanut butter craving I had. I made it again for…

Homemade Donuts

This is a basic buttermilk version turned out pretty good. I have not tried other recipes as this was my first attempt in years. I found that without a real donut cutter it was tricky to find a way to make real shaped ones, so I opted to make mostly ‘donut holes’ using a small…

Aunt Gladys Coffee Cake

This is the best coffee cake I’ve ever made or eaten. I have never found a cake that compares. It’s easy to whip up and the leftovers are good enough to nibble on throughout the day. I know this came out of one of my mom’s cookbooks, but I don’t know which one. All I…

Super Easy Cream Puffs

I hadn’t made these for almost ten years-I forgot how incredible these are. Amazingly, they are very easy to bake, fun to fill, and best to eat. They can be baked in advance and stored in a container. You can fill with a variety of fillings, sweet or savory. The easiest sweet I’ve done  is…

Vic’s Cinnamon Twists

Vic brought these treats into work one day when she was in town and I couldn’t stop thinking about them for months. I finally got the guts to ask if she had a recipe, which she happily shared and now I make them every month or two and they are a huge hit. They are fairly simple,…

Adventures with Cake Mix

This recipe is for when you want cake from a box only make it taste really good! I spent about a week exploring cake mix variations I could make, and this one is quite good. Pumkin Cake Preheat oven to 350′ Mix together: 1 box yellow cake mix 1 can pumkin 2 tsp pumkin spice…

Sweet Dinner Rolls

I love bread. Yeah, I know, I love food. But nothing beats the smell of freshly baked homemade bread. I don’t make bread in the summer because of the heat, but come fall and winter, I love to start up my baking again. This recipe is very simple. I don’t do anything fancy, just mix,…