Favorite Dessert This week: Cheesecake!

In an instant of sheer brilliance, we purchased a frozen cheesecake for our daughter's 9th birthday party.  It didn't occur to me before this, that the cake might actually be gluten free! Come to think of it, my favorite cheesecake is nothing more than eggs, sugar, and cream cheese!  So, yeah, in ... Continue reading...

Ice Cream Cake with Brownie Crust

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This is better than DQ ice cream cakes by a LOOOOONG ways.  Give this a go: [cref  #802 Brownie Recipe] 2 liters of ice cream bucket of cool whip, defrosted birthday candles :) Bake brownies in 9x13 pan.  (I had to use several pans, and then layered the cake in a truffle serving ... Continue reading...

Today’s favorite cookie: Peanut Butter

Yummmmmy.  My favorite cookie recipe is our Peanut Butter cookies, simply because they are so easy.  Even our 8 year old can make these, with a little help. 1 cup peanut butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg Stir together. Drop on ungreased cookie sheet by teaspoonful. Press with sugared ... Continue reading...

Chocolate Molding

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I went to a girlfriends last week for a chocolate demonstration.  We were going to learn to melt and mold chocolate.  And we were supposed to do it all - proper like.  This means I had to sneak into the kitchen to do my taste testing.  Because.  Um.  I just had to. Here's the how to: 1.  Buy ... Continue reading...

Banana Cream Pie (Giveaway)

Scroll down to win a free pre-packaged version. This has always been my go-to pie recipe.  Until we changed our diet to Gluten Free. (One reader uses GF to mean Good Food - cute, eh?)  So last week, I made an adaptation of this super easy desert but you aren't going to get pictures.  Because, as ... Continue reading...

Gluten Free Brownies

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These are VERY delish!  All the credit goes to the Complete Gluten Free Cookbook (except I substituted my regular gf flour blend instead of the flours in the recipe). Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup flour blend. 2 cups sugar 1/2 c cocoa pwd 1/2 tsp baking pwd 1/4 tsp salt 4 eggs 1 cup ... Continue reading...