Miscellaneous

A simple recipe for homemade salted caramel sauce that is the perfect topping for just about anything.

Peach Crisp – Fresh, juicy peaches are topped with oats, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice to create a delicious summer dessert.

Celebrate cherry season with this sweet and delicious fresh cherry cobbler – it’s perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.

A simple berry crisp made with fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries creates the perfect summer dessert.

Sweet and spiced apples paired with tart and tangy cranberries finished with a crispy brown sugar and oat topping.

Mini Lemon Meringue Pies are made simple by using homemade microwave lemon curd and store bought tart shells.

Roasted Bosc pears blend perfectly with vanilla sugar and tart, fresh cranberries to create a deliciously festive dessert.

Flaky puff pastry and fresh cherries create the perfect hand pies – plates and forks are not required.

A simple pesto recipe with fresh basil, garlic, toasted pine nuts, Parmesan cheese and olive oil.

Hey MBA readers, I hope you all had an amazing Monday! Today is one of the best Mondays ever because I am officially done with work until the end of August.

Normally at this time of year, spring is well underway. Temperatures are getting warmer, the tulips are starting to bloom and I come down with a serious case of spring dessert fever. But it snowed here this week and right now it’s a balmy 40 degrees. So you can understand my seasonal confusion and totally …

I am counting down the days left before I return to the real world of 5:30 annoying alarm wake up calls and 8 hour work days. I know I’m lucky and shouldn’t complain about getting 3 months off a year, but it’s such a difficult transition, plus, I feel like whining today. As summer unwinds …

Peach Cobbler Ingredients 2 cups peeled, sliced peaches (this was 5 medium peaches for me) 1 cup sugar, divided use 1/4 cup water 4 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup self-rising flour* 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3/4 cup milk Ground cinnamon, optional Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. Combine …

I don’t know what the weather is like where you live, but here in Ohio our grass is still blanketed with almost a foot of snow and it is freezing.  This type of weather has me craving the cool, refreshing flavors of summer. After watching Ina’s Keep it Sweet episode on Barefoot Contessa last weekend, I …

As many of you know, I am self-professed fruit overbuyer/waster. Early last week I had a couple of ripe nectarines and a small amount of raspberries so I decided to turn them into mini pies. Conveniently I also had (1) nine inch Pillsbury pie crust, which allowed me to save some time and cheat a …

With summer right around the corner I find myself compelled to make citrus-y desserts and cannot seem to walk out of the grocery store without a bag of key limes. Wednesday night I had some free time, so I figured I would try making a few mini key lime pies…one for the boyfriend, one for …

I stumbled across a Pampered Chef Deep Dish Pie Plate in my garage. I got this plate as a gift; however, I never used it then forgot about because it was buried amongst random stuff in my garage. Well, once I pulled it out of the box, I knew I had to make something amazing …

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe is hosted by Amy of Sing for Your Supper. Amy chose Dorie’s Banana Cream Pie which can be found on pages 342-343 of Baking from My Home to Yours.

I love apples, especially Granny Smith apples! I had a bunch of them in the fridge, so I decided to make apple crisp. However, I did not stop there, I also made a homemade vanilla bean ice cream in my beloved Kitchen Aid ice cream maker attachment. I have made ice cream several times since …