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Surprise Mom with a Strawberries and Cream Cake

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Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Whether I like it or not, I’m getting a macaroni necklace and a paper ring to complete my ensemble. I am also guaranteed a mani-pedi performed by my trio of beautician experts: the 5 year old, and the two three year olds. I’m sure it will include the brightest nail polish that we own. (And yes, I’ll go to church this way.) But best of all, my son has offered to give me 15 minutes of playing time on his game boy–isn’t that sweet? Suffice it to say, I’m grateful my spouse is … Continue reading →

The Serious Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate Cake

Have you ever seen the gigantic chocolate cake that Costco sells? It is a 5 layer chocolate cake, with chocolatey whipped frosting and then it is smothered in chocolate shavings. Even one small piece is enough to send you on a sugary induced high and it’s one of the few cakes that’s too rich for even me to have a big piece. (But, I never said anything about bites here and there.) In any case, I’ve been searching for a recipe that is similar. I’ve been looking for a recipe for the kind of chocolate cake that stands up and … Continue reading →

Brown Sugar Angel Food Cake

There’s something about food that is almost philosophical to those of us who truly enjoy cooking. It’s not just something to slap on the table for dinner, but something to think about and ponder. There are feelings and memories attached to certain recipes. Good, well thought out meals, bring people together. In fact, I often joke that it was the food that convinced my husband to marry me. Yesterday I shared my 5 life lessons learned from making an angle food cake from scratch. Today, I’ll share the recipe so you to can bask in the glow of well made … Continue reading →

5 Life Lessons I Learned From Angel Food Cake

I love angel food cake. It is my favorite type of cake. When I was younger and just beginning to explore the realms of possibilities in developing my culinary expertise, I decided to conquer the Angel Food Cake first. When you are an experienced cook you learn that there are some things that are very forgiving. This means that if the recipe calls for 1 clove of garlic but you want two–it really won’t affect the overall outcome of the dish–except to make it more garlicky. Then there are other recipes that are so delicate you treat them as fine … Continue reading →

Low Fat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

A few years ago I found a recipe for low-fat oatmeal raisin cookies. I prefer chocolate chips over raisins so if you want to save a few more grams of fat and calories you may not want to use chocolate chips. This recipe is so good that even my kids gobbled them up! Normally my kids will complain that low fat options for baked goods are not as good as the full fat. However, this recipe will not make you miss full fat cookies one bit. Keep in mind this recipe is low in fat for an oatmeal cookie but … Continue reading →

Low Fat Desserts

The New Year typically brings with it the resolution to drop a few pounds by eating healthier and working out more. Fortunately, there’s still a way to enjoy a sweet post-meal treat even if you have pledged to reduce your fat and calorie intake. The following low-fat desserts are simple to make and don’t skimp on flavor: LOW-FAT BANANA TRIFLE Ingredients: Angel food cake 1 box sugar-free vanilla instant pudding 2 containers Fat Free Cool Whip 4 ripe bananas 1/2 cup crushed Reduced Fat Nilla Wafers 2 1/2 cups Skim milk Directions: Cut cake in 1-inch squares. Prepare pudding with … Continue reading →

King Arthur Flour and The Baker’s Catalogue

A whole new world of amazing delights I never knew existed has just opened up to me. Some people have sweet tooths, but not me. I am a Sweet Tooth and I found perhaps what can only be deemed my Mecca: The Baker’s Catalogue. Recently I wrote about how I’m definitely not opposed to having food delivered by mail. That’s how I stumbled across this amazing find. Wayne and I got to talking about a favorite cookie from our youth: cherry chip. King Soopers, a grocery store back in Denver, our hometown, used to offer kids a choice and Wayne … Continue reading →

Peanut Butter Lovers’ Dream Cookie

My college sweetheart loves peanut butter. Actually, I don’t think the word love does justice to the adoration my ex-boyfriend has for the creamy peanut concoction. Not long after we started dating he revealed that for nearly 20 years his mother made him the same birthday cake… from scratch. He called it the Peanut Butter Butterfinger Cake. Whenever we would stroll by a bakery or eat at a restaurant he’d talk about his favorite cake. By our first anniversary I could have probably made the recipe from memory (it was a triple layer angel food cake with peanut butter, chocolate, … Continue reading →

Ideas For Leftover Halloween Candy

Ding. Ding. Time for round three of trick-or-treating. We happen to live in a state where trick-or-treat times vary from county to county. Our community borders three counties so we had trick-or-treaters visit Saturday, Sunday, and more will come today. Which means I had to stock up on massive amounts of candy. Inevitably we will have leftovers and once I add that to my own daughter’s haul and “extras” from my husband’s office we’re talking serious candy overload. If you find yourself in a similar situation (oh woe is us), you may be looking for something productive to do with … Continue reading →