Mango-Blueberry Cobbler

This dish couldn’t be easier or more like comfort food Grandma used to make.  All you do is slice some fruit, sprinkle with spices, plop it into a baking dish and cover it with a simple biscuit topping, and bake! 

Brazillian Truffles – Pecan-Cinnamon

These are really easy to make, just combine the ingredients and form into balls.

Tater Bread

It just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without Tater Bread.  I first had this when I enjoyed Thanksgiving with my first husband’s family many years ago.  I had never had anything like it.  It is sweet and a cross between a custard and a brownie.  Its served along with the main meal – just like the cranberry…

Strawberry Tarts

These are so pretty they deserve a spot on my Thanksgiving feast, even if they are more for summer, than fall.

Pumpkin Pie with Salted Pecan Brittle

I suppose if you asked a hundred people what food best exemplifies Thanksgiving, you’d expect to get a hundred different answers.  But, for me, its pumpkin pie.  I usually make it with a can of pumpkin puree and whatever it says on the side of the can.  Don’t get me wrong, that recipe makes a…

Homemade Butterfingers

My friends at Taste Tested Recipes have issued a challenge, “Cooking with Halloween Candy.” I thought, hmmmm, not much into candy. Well sometimes. I figured I’d like to make something with the iconic candy corn.

Brazilian Truffles – Chocolate

These are super easy to make candies – and you do not even need any special equipment, like a candy thermometer, to do it.  Simply cook the ingredients, let cool, then form and decorate.  That’s all there is to it!