With Easter last weekend, and needing a dessert to serve 13 people, I decided on a cheesecake. Usually they are a pain in the neck, but since Easter dinner practically cooks itself (hello ham), I figured I’d make at least a little effort in the dessert section of the meal. Also, I’m not a baker…
Category: Dessert
Grandma’s Sugar Cookies
My grandmama, god rest her soul, was not a cook. She had five kiddos and just didn’t have time. However, every Christmas she made sugar cookies. Mom says they used to have garbage cans full of them because they made so much. Her recipe is one of the only things I have with Grandma’s handwriting…
No Bake Cheesecake Minis
We had some friends for dinner the other night, and knowing how much of a sweet tooth one has, I knew dessert was a must. Since it was last minute, and I was out of boxed brownie mix (my favorite and go-to!) I had to scramble. Enter – no bake cheesecake. I had all the…
French Apple Cake
A certain little sous chef is celebrating a birthday today, and in true like mother – like daughter fashion, she is not a fan of birthday cake. Too sweet, sticky, frostingy – not really sure why but we’re not super big cake people. So when she asked me last year for an apple fruit cake…
Faux Gourmand 