I recently was invited to a good neighbors house to join them for dinner. I brought dessert…one of which was a pecan pie. My neighbor mentioned that his favorite pie was pecan with chocolate chips and bourbon, so the quest to find a recipe with those ingredients was on. Low and behold I came across […]
Wow your guests with this “scrumpdillyicious” cheesecake. The crust is made with vanilla wafer crumbs and butter, which alone is delish. Now add a layer of caramel, a generous sprinkle of chopped pecans, amazing chocolate cheesecake batter and it’s ready to bake. If you want it to be extra fancy, decorate it with dollops of […]
Hummingbird cake is very popular in the South. It’s a moist cake, made with bananas, pineapple, pecans, coconut and cinnamon. Top it off with cream cheese frosting and you’ll feel like you’re on a tropical island. This recipe was given to me by a lady I worked with many years ago. Penny (RIP) was from […]
These tender cookies, with a pecan in every bite , bursting with flavor, and topped off with chocolate icing, look like little turtles.
Serving Pecan Pie has become a Thanksgiving Day tradition in our house. This ooey gooey , buttery pie is loaded with pecans and baked to perfection. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a special treat!
This is probably one of the first recipes I put in my recipe collection, probably around 56 years ago. I had found it while looking through my mother’s loose recipes and I copied it to put in my “hope chest”. I usually make these at Christmas time, when I do major cookie bakes. This is […]
I usually bake these cookies during the Christmas holidays, but I must admit, they are delicious anytime of the year.