This cake! It’s like a giant Coconut Macaroon covered in chocolate. I really love coconut and chocolate. This is my favorite childhood cake. My Great Grandma, Martha Cook loved to bake this cake. We, as kids, loved to eat this cake. Vanilla Wafer Cake with a Chocolate Drizzle! If you love coconut, you will love …
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Chocolate Mint Fudge Crumb Bars. A very indulgent dessert bar.
It’s one of my favorite seasons in Maine…apple picking season! I am always over-zealous when it comes to picking apples! My favorites are Honey Crisp, Gala, Macintosh, and Pink Lady apples. My mind starts racing trying to decide what to bake first…apple pie, apple pie bars, apple cake, apple sticky buns? Hiding the apples isn’t …
I love warm brownies out of the oven…..oh yeah, that ooey gooey chocolate dribbling down your chin… wait! You can make this in your slow cooker! Just set it and you can leave your house all day and come back to this amazing smell of warm brownie pudding wafting in your home! This is one …
Summer in Maine, yes we get our fill of lobsters and never tire of it! Our friends have lobster traps and caught 15 yesterday. I came home to two freshly caught and boiled lobsters in my refrigerator! What a treat! Hubs cracked the lobster shells and I prepared the lobster and buns for our feast! …
Fluffy Cilantro Lime Rice! This is my new favorite way to make rice. Why eat the same old bland rice for dinner when you can have this flavorful recipe! Serve with your favorite tacos, burritos, enchiladas or burrito bowls! Have a delicious fiesta!
This really is the best apple cake. The kind of cake that you want to sneak nibbles from and know your diet is doomed if you keep it in the house, especially since your kids are at college and not home to save you from yourself. It’s so moist and cinnamony and that cream cheese …
After working all day, choosing an easy dinner for my family is #1 on my list! That’s when I reach for PERDUE® SIMPLY SMART® Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Breast Tenders (18 oz.) I love that they are Organic and Gluten Free. Perdue raises their chickens without any antibiotics. Just pop them in the toaster oven and you have …
Our basil plants have turned into trees this year! Every time I brush by, the amazing scent lingers on my hand, screaming to make a delicious basil dish! I have a killer pesto recipe that my family yearns for me to make. There really is nothing better than a mouthwatering pesto with toasted pine nuts …
We were invited to a dinner party and I was asked to bring a Blueberry Cobbler. I chose this recipe because it is so amazingly delicious and MY FAVORITE kind of recipe~ EAAASY!! Easy!!
We had such a fun week with our big kids and grandkids, love being a tourist in Maine. We swam, we hiked, we motored around in the little boat around the harbor. We ate our selves silly and wished we had another week before starting back to school. We moved our youngest into college, and …
It is hot and humid in Maine and I know it is even hotter in the rest of the country! The heat is on…so let’s keep our kitchens cool and our oven usage down to a minimum. These top 10 slow cooker recipes will be your summer favorites – they are mine! Amazing Slow cooker …