dessert

Caramel Pecan Brownies

11 comments August 30, 2011

Me: What do you guys want for dessert? Haley: What do we have? Me: Ice cream, Dibs, or Klondike Bars. Trevor: I want brownies. Me: We don’t have brownies. Trevor: [...]

Mini Donut Muffins

36 comments June 15, 2010

If I was into bumper stickers, I could have one that reads “My Dad is smarter than your Dad” or “My Dad is funnier than your Dad.” Or a double [...]

Mint Oreo Truffle Balls

25 comments March 1, 2010

We sold our house. Finally. It’s amazing what can happen when you lower the price drastically. In hindsight, we could have avoided the four-month agony had we priced it aggressively [...]

Halloween Brownies

25 comments October 26, 2009

Rewind a year ago. Trevor was only six months old; happy to be in his bouncer seat and stare at the ceiling fan. And Haley, at 2 1/2, was still [...]

Sour Cream Peach Pecan Pie

26 comments August 26, 2009

I’ve got peaches on my mind lately. Maybe because of this gorgeous bowl of peaches showcased from Heather at Gild the Voodoo(lily). Or maybe because of this mouth watering recipe [...]

Root Beer Floats

19 comments July 1, 2009

It’s summer. And it’s July. And it’s National Ice Cream Month, of course. To honor this most awesome celebration, I decided to make Root Beer Floats. No recipe required. All [...]

Rhubarb-Strawberry Pie

25 comments June 8, 2009

My neighbor asked me the other day if I wanted some rhubarb. He started to explain how it’s growing by the side of their house and that they have too [...]

Strawberry Pina Colada Cupcakes

18 comments April 26, 2009

To celebrate Trevor’s 1st birthday, I hemmed and hawed over what tasty treat I was going to serve. I also didn’t know how much I wanted to make, since we [...]

Let’s Dish: Pie trumps everything

23 comments March 10, 2009

I thought it was impossible to love my daughter any more than I already do. But then the other day, she told me she wanted pie for dessert. It not [...]

Apple Cake

0 comments January 6, 2009

One of my favorite Paula Dean desserts. Perfect for a Sunday brunch or potluck. Print this recipe. Share This Post…You know you wanna

A to Z Bread

9 comments January 6, 2009

This is an award-winning 1976 recipe by Hazel Gentry of Walnut Creek, California, for not one, but 33 breads. The Diablo Symphony Association members loved it so much that at [...]