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desserts

  • Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

    Learned this recipe at a cooking class in New Orleans – I’ve made it many times since! Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce This is my first AI image of bread pudding because for the life of me, I cannot find a picture of this when I have made it! I think we eat it up Read more

  • THE Sauce….Strawberry-Rhubarb – It’s what’s for dessert!

    Sunday, July 12, 2020 Maybe you have heard me talk about ‘the sauce’. Well…it’s the bomb. This is the Strawberry-Rhubarb sauce that I make when Terry and I just want something to put on ice cream or it’s so wonderful with pound cake, sauce and some cool whip. And ice cream. Don’t judge! It’s amazing! Read more

  • Pumpkin squares with Praline Centers

    Saturday, January 4, 2020 First confession: I have too many holiday goodies left over to just quit baking. I’m pretty well known for that in my family. So…I bake more! Second confession: I started with the canned pumpkin recipe on the side of the can but I’ve thrown away the can. However, I’m pretty sure Read more

  • Banana Bread with Chocolate chips

    Tuesday, March 21, 2017 This recipe is probably the most asked about, over the years.  When bananas are turning brown, this is what I do with them! The recipe originated from a kids’ play group that I initiated in Lawton, OK in the 90’s and comes from Judi McCormick. Judi, if you are out there Read more

  • Julie and Julia

    Friday, August 7, 2009 Today I saw the movie “Julie and Julia” with a fellow cooking friend. We loved it, and both laughed heartily and are now ready to cook and eat heartily. Really, the movie makes you hungry, and as a perpetual foodie who is also always weight conscious, this creates a true delimna. Read more