I love Valentine’s Day! I think I love baking for Valentine’s Day more than the actual Valentine’s Day. I wanted to bake cookies, but thought brownies would be a lot easier to cut out since you cut the hearts out after you bake the brownies. I have made heart shaped brownies with a chocolate icing. …
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These popular Magic Bars are an all-around favorite for everyone with layers upon layers of simple ingredients that magically turn into a tasty cookie bar! They are also known as 7-layer bars, miracle bars, Hello Dolly Bars, or the coconut dream bars. Whatever they are called, get ready for a cookie bar that magically bakes up …
I was reading through SARABETH’S Bakery Cookbook and came to a screeching halt! Well, I really just flipped the cookbook to this recipe, the cookie looked so yummy and I really wanted to start baking for Christmas. I like to deliver cookies early to friends, so it’s not stressful and I enjoy the baking time. …
Christmas is only 23 days away and I have been baking up a storm making cookies for gifts. If you don’t have a lot of time to bake cookies, try making these! My kids loved them and want to put them on Christmas packages.These are super easy to make and it looks like you have …
I am constantly reading recipes from Food Blogs, Facebook, Pinterest, cookbooks, and magazines. I am a very visual person, I like to see what the recipe looks like when it is done, I usually can remember what it looks like and the ingredients when I am at the market from just looking at it once. …
A dear friend broke her ankle, so Mom and I made her dinner for herself and her family, these bars were supposed to be included with the dinner, but time was running out, so they stayed behind, oh my goodness, these are the best no bake bars hands down. Don’t think that you can just …
Our grandson was born last night. Our sixth grandchild, Baby Ray. The sun is bursting from behind the clouds and I am thinking of you Baby Ray! Since we are miles away from our family and were not able to be at his birth, I baked him a BIRTH CAKE. Happy Birthday, Baby Ray. We …
We are having a magnificent fall, the weather has been cool at night and beautiful and sunny in the day. The colors of the leaves are at their peak, with vibrant oranges, yellows and reds. I just want to sit and admire the trees as I am hurried running errands. But today, I took a …
I have been baking sweet potato pies. We had a lovely Pie Festival here in our little town in Maine. I won the MOST BEAUTIFUL PIE CONTEST with my Raspberry Peach Pie Crumble last year and I was asked to donate a pie for the auction this year. My pie was sold at auction for …
KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF BROWNIES It’s been like mourning the death of a friend, ever since my oven started sparking and then caught on fire. I guess it was a sign that I have been baking too much….seriously, I didn’t realize how much I cooked and baked, um yeah, I forgot…I …
This Chocolate sheet cake is a one layer cake with a wonderful chocolate frosting. This really is The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake~ Ever! So chocolatey and rich! You will be hearing moans and groans from anyone who takes a bite! You can’t beat a slice of chocolate cake served with ice cream. If you love …
I really love pumpkin and since it has been rainy and colder, I have been feeling like baking something with pumpkin, what could be better than a pumpkin chocolate cake? This cake is moist and filled with chocolate, not overbearingly sweet. This cake received rave reviews from four different friends, all saying it was one …