Sweet Southern Buttermilk Pie Recipe
Cooking is an expression of my love. Seriously. People say that homemade gifts are better, and that always sounds like an excuse, but really. For me, if I love you, I want to cook for you. And I...
View ArticleButterscotch Pudding Recipe
Awhile back, my sisters and I dined at the Lark Creek Steak Restaurant. It happened to be Allison’s birthday, so our over enthusiastic waiter brought us each a butterscotch pudding for dessert. We...
View ArticleChocolate Cake With Espresso Buttercream and Dark Chocolate Ganache Recipe
This post should be labeled the very best chocolate cake in the entire world. Or cake that will change your life. Or cake that will single-handedly cure seasonal depression and a very crummy day....
View ArticleKey Lime Pie Recipe
Key Lime Pie is my father’s favorite dessert, so I made it for his birthday last week. I’ve been through a variety of bottled key lime juices over the years. Between being hard to come by and...
View ArticleIndividual Key Lime Tartlet Recipe
A recent client inquired about mini key lime tarts. Last Christmas my brother-in-law requested individual tarts with assorted fruit fillings for dessert. At the time, we laughed at him, but now he’ll...
View ArticleStrawberry Souffle Disaster Recipe
You strawberry souffle, are my nemesis. Damn it. I’ve been attempting to make strawberry souffles as a custom dessert order for Kari. I can count on one hand the things I’ve cooked in the last five...
View ArticleEasy and Elegant LE’s Fifth Birthday Dinner Party Menu
The title may be a tad bit misleading, as I’d guess most people wouldn’t call this party an “easy” menu for a child’s 5th birthday party, but I’d say it was certainly elegant. Since I’m just rolling...
View ArticleDark Chocolate Toffee Crunch Fudge Recipe
When sitting at my computer last night, I had a burst of inspiration. I need fudge. With a heath bar mixed in like a Blizzard. And it has to be super deliciously chocolate. Then I realized, wait....
View ArticleCheesecake Tartlet Recipe
I’ve decide to eat cheesecake for lunch today. I made mini cheesecakes last week for my china and jeans dinner party, but didn’t manage to photograph them that night. So I’ve made more and...
View ArticleAre you prepared for the holidays? No worries! We have a cooking class for you
Brrrr… It’s cold out there! Well Texas cold anyway. As I break out the long sleeves and track down the jackets, I remind myself. The only good part about winter is the holidays!...
View ArticleTart Cherry Pie Recipe
Cherry Pie reminds me of Lums Diner in Peoria, hot tea, good friends, and deep conversation. Back in my high school days, my crowd and I would congregate at the the Lums Diner, as years of soul...
View ArticleExtra Soft Snickerdoodle Recipe
This Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe is the most requested cookie recipe from my husband and children. It’s taken some adjusting over the years, but the end result is perfect. My personal three cardinal...
View ArticleJulia’s Chocolate Bottom Crusted Chocolate Pie Recipe
This is the Chocolate Bottom Crusted Chocolate Pie I made for Julia, a friend of my daughter, when her grandfather passed away. Hers had meringue on top, but I’m a big fan of real whipped cream over...
View ArticleSugar Cookie Recipe
Sugar cookies are a universal childhood favorite. I’ve yet to meet a little who can turn one down. But these sugar cookies are a treat for the grownups, too. My husband swears they go well with...
View ArticleCherries Jubilee Recipe
Today just felt like the right day to light something on fire. I love tart cherries. I’m a huge fan of cherry pie, but I didn’t feel like making pie crust. Cherries Jubilee came to mind and this...
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