sweets
Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake
I had about 1/2 of a batch of Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies leftover after Christmas so I decided to crumble them (in my brand new Cuisinart Food Processor that Santa brought me for Christmas) to use as a crust for a peppermint cheesecake. I looked through my cookbooks until I found this recipe. This Frozen Peppermint Cheesecake is a no bake recipe. When […]
Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies
My absolute favorite peppermint treat is Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies. I adapted Southern Living’s All-Time Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies to create this recipe. I like sweets. I really do, but I am not usually too tempted to eat what I bake. I get more enjoyment from baking than I usually get from eating. However, I cannot resist these chocolaty delights. They get me every time. […]
Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Chocolate Drizzle
I hope you all enjoyed a blessed Christmas season! It was a wonderful relaxing day here at the Hardin household, and believe it or not I didn’t even cook Christmas dinner. We went out to eat on Christmas day at the galley on base. I had heard that they served a good holiday meal, and […]
Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle
This is one of my favorite fall recipes! I love this desert sooooo much! photo from www.pauladeen.com I do not like fall because I know that means winter is coming and I HATE cold weather. But just being able to indulge in this sweet treat makes it a little easier to cope. This is an “eat for breakfast” kind […]
More Spooktacular Treats
I know that today is Halloween so there isn’t much time to plan and prepare these great treats, but I am sure there are other procrastinaters out there like me. Of course, it is not that we put things off, but our lives are so full of really important activities that we don’t have time […]
Ultimate S’mores Cake
I have said before that I am not a great cook, but I am a good recipe finder. This recipe is an example of that. This cake is so good and totally over the top! At our local Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society office where I volunteer, we often have themed potlucks. This month one of our creative volunteers suggested we do […]
Green Grape Salad
I don’t have an interesting story to go with this recipe, but just wanted to share this easy delicious salad. It makes a great dessert too! Use light cream cheese and sour cream for a low fat treat! Buon Appetito!
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 […]
Baklava
In America, churches are abundant. In the south, where I grew up, there seems to be a church on every corner. Before moving to Italy, I wondered what type of church we would find. I was very surprised and relieved to find a thriving protestant chapel community on base. I grew up Southern Baptist and have always attended SB […]