Tag: chopped pecans

dessert, family favorite, super simple, sweets

Bayou Brownies

Would you like a super easy knock-your-socks off dessert?  Well, look no further than these blonde Bayou Brownies.  The first time I baked these my 16 year old son loved them so much he had to practice some severe self control to keep from eating 1/2 the pan. When I originally made these I didn’t […]

breakfast, gluten free, sweets

Pumpkin Granola Bars

It’s Pumpkin Palooza week here at The Joy of Everyday Cooking!  No need to restrain your excitement 🙂 I have a confession.  Fall is not my favorite time of year.  I would rather be at the pool soaking up the hot summer sun than bundled up trying to stay warm.  However, fall foods such as pumpkin, […]

dessert, fruit, sweets

Banana Foster Ice Cream Pastry

I have always thought that banana foster looked delicious. Many of the recipes I have seen for this dessert call for dark rum and sometimes banana liqueur to be added and then lit on fire. I am sure it makes for an impressive display, but I don’t keep rum or banana liqueur on hand and am too […]

bread, breakfast, fruit, sweets

Apricot-Pecan Cinnamon Rolls

Some of you may have read my post several months ago about the $100,000 Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls. They are the bomb diggity of cinnamon rolls. They are worth every bit of time and energy it takes to make them, but I realize that not everyone has the time or desire to tackle that recipe. It is not a […]