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…

Winter Wine

I can tell it’s fall when I start craving spices and incredible smells. I use a red of some kind, and adjust the mix of spices depending on the tones of the wine. ok, that sounds like I might know something about wine- I don’t, officially, but some are spicier or softer or sweeter. 1…

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,…

Sweet Cinnamon Popcorn

If you are stuck in the old way of salt and butter on popcorn, here is a new twist. This is for the nights when you want salty sweet. Personally, cinnamon is my latest addiction. It’s hard for me to resist and I don’t want to stop eating it. There are variations, of course, but…

Christmas Cranberry Salad

My first big job out of high school was at a local steakhouse. We made a cranberry salad around the holidays that was so sweet/sour/addictive I had a hard time not eating myself sick on it. This recipe I found in an old cookbook that was a gift from my boss at that time-I don’t…

Blackberry Crisp

This is the first year I have had a nice batch of blackberries off my thornless bush. I’m extremely proud of this plant-I started it from a little bitty 2 leaf start. Now 3 years later I picked a gallon and probably will have another gallon over the next couple days. The only thing I…