It’s not a family gathering unless Auntie Jean brings her famous Orange Stuff. I had to beg and plea with her in order to get her to share the secret recipe. Usually, we ge this twice a year, more if we’re lucky. Thanksgiving and Christmas – this year, it made an appearance at my Dad’s 50th Birthday. Once the orange stuff is presented at the table, it’s only custom, among…
Happy National Chocolate Day Recipes
October 28, 2012Hey chocoholics! Here are some great chocolate recipes to celebrate NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY! Have any great chocolate recipes to share? Let us know! Mega Chocolate Overload…
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Truffles
September 27, 2012Tuesday night, I may have screwed up a really good recipe for these Pumpkin Cream Cheese Truffles, and may might have become very angry with the dessert gods – I needed to cool off and try it again. I redeemed myself last night by hashing out the recipe once more by switching some things up, and yes, reading the directions a bit more carefully. NOTE: my cross outs below are…
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
September 24, 2012One of our favorite things to add to a dessert, besides peanut butter, is pumpkin. It does not even have to be fall for me to eat a good pumpkin pie. A classic American treat, the Whoopie Pie, otherwise known as a “black-and-white,” got its start as being a delicious treat in lunch pails. Wives of farmers would bake these treats once in a while for their husbands and pack…