This came from Elena Zelayeta's Elena's Secrets of Mexican Cooking. She claims, though, that she is not the Elena of the title, but that this is a popular...
I always aim to have one no-bake dessert for the holidays to free up my oven schedule. This easy cheesecake combines the familiar spice of pumpkin pie...
Like fudge on a stick. Swirl these blocks into a mug of hot milk and enjoy luscious hot chocolate, or nibble the chocolate blocks directly from the stick....
I experimented with Chocolate Crackles recipes so I could make them for my Australian friends (minus the copha and icing sugar). This recipe worked well...
We go camping a lot and this is one dessert that the kids (and adults) LOVE for me to make over the camp fire. This is not low fat or sugar free! It's...
This recipe is from an extremely old handwritten cookbook. It calls for a "piece of butter like a hickory nut" which I am calling 1 Tablespoon. And 'sweet...
This was passed on to me by a friend. At the top she had witten: This buttermint sugar cookie recipe is not your common sugar cookie. You like something...
Quick, tasty, and only four ingredients, this vanilla buttercream frosting is my favorite. Almost every baker can make it, and it can be used on everything:...
This is a delicious and easy recipe. My Aunt makes it every year for Christmas. It is easy and very very addicting. Make sure you have a large container...
Jello and yogurt are a classic combination, and I prefer this to the typical cool whip layer. I prefer to boil the water in the microwave - 2 cups take...
Victoria Sponge, but as butterfly cupcakes! A lovely sponge, with jam and buttercream in the middle. Very popular. Original Victoria cupcake recipe from...
I've had this for so long that I can no longer remember where I picked it up. The one thing I do know is that it's delicious! The ganache filling is superb...
Satisfying and highly nutritious, these lightly sweetened muffins have chunks of date (a good source of potassium, calcium and iron) and pecan (high in...
Chocoholic friends and family will know you fussed when they taste these mini chocolate cream puffs filled with creamy, chocolate-hazelnut flavor. These...
Wonderful dessert packed with fresh sweet cherries. Just the right amount of sweetness with a yummy crunchy topping. I took this out of the oven and went...
Not all the holiday fun happens at the North Pole. These South Pole denizens are the season's cutest critters. Have fun shaping and rolling colorful sugar...
Marshmallow rice krispie treat colored orange and shaped into small pumpkin shapes, and using green "Mike & Ike" candies as the stem. Easy, and very kid...