Bites of JOY! Hello everyone, happy belated Mother’s Day to all the moms. I would have posted yesterday but I was busy, grilling and chilling and eating, all day…. By the way, a shout out to Big Goo for giving me a new charcoal grill for Mother’s Day. Last year, I received a…
Desserts
Peach Cobbler Galette Cajun Week Day 7
Cajun Week Day 7! It’s Day 7 people, Feed Your Soul Too and I, have really cooked some wonderful Cajun food this week. I couldn’t end Cajun Week without bringing you something real sweet and simple. I decided to make my peach cobbler and turn it into a rustic tart…that’s all there is to a…
Cajun Spoon Bread. Cajun Week Day 6
Cajun Week Day 6! Can you believe it, 5 days of Cajun goodness has already passed. Well, it’s day 6 and I’ve decided that I want to make one of my favorite side dishes, Cajun Spoon Bread! I love cornbread, but think of Cajun Spoon Bread as cornbread kicked up 100%. I start with vegetables…
Island Delight Almond Cakes
Sweet Delight! With Easter just around the corner, I needed to create a truly delicious desert. My Island Delight Almond Cakes is the perfect holiday dessert. I made a bunch of mini cakes for my mom and aunt, and I created a bundt version for myself. It is very important that your ingredients are room…
Chocolate Caramel Apples with Nuts
Just YUM! Who doesn’t love a nice caramel apple? And who doesn’t love Chocolate? Well, put those two together and you have, Just Yum! With the holidays fast approaching I decided to make some chocolate caramel apples to greet the season, and my belly. Notice the lack of pictures I took, because the recipe is…
Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Muffins
Muffin Love! Note to self: I am not sure if this is a muffin or a cupcake. I am calling it a muffin but it’s on the verge of tasting like a nice, moist cupcake. I’ll call it a muffin on the edge. You must start out with overripe bananas. These bananas could actually ripen…
Chocolate Chip Brownies Ooey Gooey
Fudgy Wudgy! I love these Ooey Gooey Chocolate Chip Brownies, they’re cakey, fudgy, wudgy, yes, I am making up words. You will too once you try these brownies. Rule number one of baking, you must, I mean must use the best ingredients available. Real butter, great eggs, the best chocolate and please, people please use…
Quick and Easy Peach Cobbler
Peachy Queen! I love peach cobbler, OK, I love pretty much all food, but I have a special place in my heart for peach cobbler. I make peach cobbler different ways. I have a quick method which is what I am using today, and I have a low and slow method, like momma’s, which I…
Sweet Potato Pie Cheesecake with Butter Pecan Crust
Taste like PIE! Yes, this is my second cheesecake in 7 days, count them, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,! I started out with my Mile High Cheese Cake. Then I was informed by Louisiana Cookin that they are having a Sweet Potato Recipe Challenge. I made my Sweet Potato Pie Pancakes yesterday, and today I decided to make a…
Mile High Cheesecake
Touch the Sky! I love cheesecake but like most of you, unless you’re going to the cheesecake factory to purchase a nice big slice of cheesecake, side-note: I love the cheesecake factory, I think I have pretty much tried every item on the menu, best turkey burger and grilled cheese I have ever tasted. OK…
English Toffee
Mindfully Delicious! Attention Toffee lovers everywhere, I have just been introduced to some of the best English Toffee I have ever eaten and made. In case you’re wondering why I call this toffee JJ’s English Toffee it’s because of the great people Jim and Jessica at Be Mindful. Be Human. Eat! This toffee is being…
Chocolate Cake with Nutella Buttercream Frosting
Nutella Love! First, who doesn’t love Chocolate? Secondly, who doesn’t love Chocolate Cake with Nutella Buttercream Frosting? I have yet to meet one person. I know I am a couple days late for world Nutella day. I was undecided about what I wanted to do with my lovely jar of nutella. I started to just…
Mango Spice Doughnuts
Island Spice! Everyone knows I have been on a mango kick lately. It all started with my Jamaican Jerk Fried Chicken with Mango Chutney and then I went on to create my Mangolicious Shrimp Tacos. I decided to take my spice cake recipe and turn it into mango doughnuts. The fresh mango puree is the…
Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
Three-Peat! Yes, I have added these to the list of Superbowl eats, I will make them mini size for my Superbowl party. Before we talk about how these beautiful chocolate cinnamon rolls came to be, let’s spend one minute, or five talking about sports and the three-peat. As you may already know, I love sports,…
Caramel Crunch Bar
Sweetness! I will admit this right known, I was not planning on making this a Caramel Crunch Bar. I wanted some caramel and it went haywire. I mixed the butter and sugar well. Look it’s real pretty. I did allow some butter to go unbeaten as you can see. I caramelized the sugar, golden amber,…
Red Velvet Doughnuts with Chocolate Chips
Food Art! When I was in college, in my art class we had to create food art. Food art is when you take a piece of art and emulate the art piece by creating a food dish out of it. I wanted to make Mexican food, I forgot what artist I chose, but I do…
Thicker Than A Snicker Sundae
Ice Cream Social! OK who does not like a Snicker candy bar? I have not ever heard someone tell me they don’t like Snickers. Well I love them and I decided to create a tasty ice cream sundae out of a homemade snicker candy bar. YUM! I decided to pay homage to Snickers by using…
Louisiana Crunch Cake with Butter Pecan Glaze
Crunch-ilicious! When I was a kid my favorite cake was Entenmann’s Louisiana Crunch Cake. I am not sure if they use pecans in their cake or not, but all cake taste better with pecans, so I am adding them. This is one great tasting cake. It brings back so many memories of childhood. Eating this…
German Chocolate Doughnut with Maple Bacon Glaze
Just Delicious! This is another one of my quick doughnut recipes when I want something sweet to eat in a hurry. I decided to take these German Chocolate Doughnut to another level by using bacon, pecans and maple syrup. After mixing the batter add it to a freezer bag and create a mock pastry bag….
Strawberry Banana Pudding Mini Trifles
Stacked Goodness! I decided to make trifles with my left over Brown Sugar Baby Pound Cake. Hey, I couldn’t allow such buttery goodness go to waste. My Strawberry Banana Pudding Trifles are perfect for leftover eats! Start with organic strawberries and jello banana cream instant pudding mix. These are quick simple deserts, once you…
