Berry Pancakes With Cream Cheese Filling. I cannot help myself. I have declared this summer the summer of drunken berry everything. It will be a very good summer. Enter stage left… or stage right… or does it even really matter which side of the stage they enter from? The drunken-berry-topped cream-cheese-filled pancakes. Berry Pancakes With […]
Let’s make some Small-Batch Strawberry Jelly with those strawberries you didn’t use this week! This is an easy, Laura Ingalls Wilder-style recipe. It’s simple and delicious. No apples or pectin are needed. Small-Batch Strawberry Jelly 1 pound strawberries, rinsed, hulled, & stemmed 1 2/3 cups sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice Place a small plate in […]
Lemon Curd is a delightfully refreshing treat that is so versatile. Lemon Curd About 8 lemon rinds. 1 cup fresh lemon juice (this will take about 2-3 juicy lemons to create) 1 cup sugar 8 large egg yolks 2 tablespoons arrowroot (or 3 if you’d like it to be firmer) 3/4 cup salted butter Using […]
This Apple Filling is great for using in cakes, over pancakes, and in pastries. If you’d like it more syrupy for pancakes, you can use the smaller amount of cornstarch and if you’d like it thicker for cake filling, just use the higher amount of cornstarch. Easy peezy. Apple Filling 4 honeycrisp apples, peeled and […]
This Four-Berry Sauce doubles as pastry or doughnut filling, pie filling, and the leftovers can be placed in a jar and refrigerated as preserves. Aren’t they just beautiful? Four-Berry Sauce 4 cups fresh or frozen berries, one kind or mixed 1-2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup bourbon (optional for drunken berry […]
Don’t buy that container of sauce cuz I’m happy to show you how to make strawberry glaze homemade. You can make your own from scratch – no jams or jello mixes are needed! How to Make Strawberry Glaze 1 pound strawberries, rinsed, stemmed & cored, and cut into slices 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice 3/4 […]
Some things are completely unnecessary, you know, like French Toast Cubes With Cream Cheese Filling & Triple Berry Sauce. Yet, they are glorious and scrumptious so we simply must splurge. French Toast Cubes With Cream Cheese Filling & Triple Berry Sauce Triple Berry Sauce 4 cups mixed fresh berries 2 cups sugar Juice from 1/2 fresh […]
This Teenie Weenie Caramel Apple Martinis recipe will be a big hit! They’re so much fun with a decorative touch at a Halloween party. Caramel Apple Martinis Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce 1 cup unsalted butter 2 cups brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Melt butter over […]
Hot Fudge Sauce. One of the most popular searches that brings readers to this yard is “butterscotch milkshake“. It doesn’t matter that it’s November and the leaves are falling, people want their milkshakes. Here’s to you, butterscotch milkshake googler. I present thee with hot fudge sauce the day before Thanksgiving. Hot Fudge Sauce This makes […]
Salted Caramel Sauce. You need this sauce in your life just like you need a pumpkin spice candle, and a maple leaf wreath, and decorative gourds. Yes, you do. And you can have it in just five minutes. Lookie here for Salted Caramel Sauce featuring Pumpkin Pecan Cream Cheese Bread Pudding or, you know, Pumpkin […]
It’s time for Pumpkin Pecan Pancakes With Maple Cream Cheese Sauce. Light the pumpkin candles. Cue the Christmas song list (Yes, Christmas. Because, well, one cannot get enough Christmas music.) Download the free “Turkey For Twelve” eBook. But, most importantly, print this recipe for tomorrow is officially fall. Pumpkin Pecan Pancakes With Maple Cream Cheese […]
Praline Swirl Ice Cream. Everything caramel is better. Just ask Ben and Jerry and Haagen and Daz and, basically, any nut. Never mind the small talk. Imma just gonna let this recipe speak for itself with a moment of silence… Praline Swirl Ice Cream Make caramel sauce first so it has time to cool to […]
Because you can never get enough pancake ideas. Because the weekend is almost here. Because I am on an orange and chocolate kick. I present thee with Orange Chocolate Chip Pancakes With Chocolate Sauce. Fresh and decadent. Healthy and unhealthy – my specialty. You’re welcome. I’m sorry. You’re welcome. Orange Chocolate Chip Pancakes With Chocolate […]
Blueberry Pancakes. I’ve never been one to get into food “holidays”. I mean, who celebrates Bread Machine Month? Please rise. National Pretzel Day? That’s just twisted. National Melba Toast Day? Anyone? Anyone? National Caffeine Awareness Month? Zzzzz. National Kahlua Day? Well, okay. Maybe that one is worth celebrating. But what kind of innkeeper would I […]
Whoever declared autumn to be a slow season for travel must not have realized that warm, fallish flavors are an innkeeper’s dream – especially Praline Pumpkin Crepes With Cream Cheese Filling. Everything cinnamon. Everything pumpkin, and yet, still, whipped cream. Oh, so much whipped cream. The foundation of every dessert known to man. Only, you […]
Apple Pecan Bread Pudding. I confess. I cannot stop making bread pudding for it is one of the most fascinating of all the breakfast dessert kingdom. It is economical; yet, when made correctly, glamorously even, it is far more wild than it looks. Apple Pecan Bread Pudding 1 loaf of French bread (about 1 pound) […]
Chocolate Crepes With Almond Whipped Cream & Red Wine Chocolate Sauce. Since my birthday is close to Valentine’s Day, I always start celebrating the month of February quite early. Come to think of it, I don’t think there is any holiday I don’t start celebrating early. I suppose there is more chocolate involved with the […]
When one is feeling fall-ish, one often thinks of pumpkin – Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes to be exact. These little pumpkin cakes are comforting little creations that are perfect for breakfast or dessert. Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes Pumpkin Cakes Preheat oven to 350°F. 1 stick unsalted butter, melted 1 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown […]
Overnight Caramel Apple French Toast for fall. Every year, our family decorates for fall the night before school starts. Fall leaves, rustic orange candles, and mini wool pumpkins adorn my mantel. Candy dishes are filled to the rim for guests. Yes, honest, it’s for my guests. That is unless I happen upon my favorites first. Fall is good for […]
If there was ever a dessert meant for strawberry season, it would be the Strawberry Pudding Tart With Fresh Strawberry Glaze. Strawberry Pudding Tart With Fresh Strawberry Glaze This recipe will make one 9-inch tart or about four 4-inch personal-size tarts. Preheat oven to 350°F. Shortbread Crust 11 tablespoons high-quality unsalted butter, softened 1 teaspoon […]
Mini Pecan Pies. One of the most beloved pies of all time… the Pecan Pie. Pecan Pie Makes 12 mini pecan pies or 1 large pie. Preheat oven to 400°F. 1 recipe Basic Pie Crust 3 eggs 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla […]
