This is it; my 100th recipe added to this blog! Tyana has been asking me to add it for at least 7 years. This is everything you want a carrot cake to be, just the right amount of spices, sweetness,
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Family Recipes
Classic Carrot Cake
Green Fluffy Stuff/Watergate Salad
On my last visit to see my adorable one-and-a-half-year-old grandson Declan, my daughter Tyana wanted to make Green Fluffy Stuff for me. She made it on the day I was leaving, so I took some with me for the two-hour
Read moreChewy or Crunchy Coconut Macaroons
Coconut macaroons have been my favorite cookie from childhood on. I am a huge fan of coconut and I love the crispy meringue with the chewy coconut combination. I have two recipes to share for coconut macaroons, one with the
Read moreNo-Sugar Apple Butter
This apple butter is so simple yet so delicious, sweet, and perfectly spiced. The recipe came from the back of a jar of Seneca applesauce, which I haven’t seen in many years. My daughter, Tyana, remembers this apple butter from
Read moreMarvelous Maple Pecan Cheesecake
I am so excited by this smooth, creamy, delicious cheesecake! There is nothing missing with it being gluten-free and sugar-free. The light and creamy texture is a result of combining homemade mascarpone and cream cheeses. The pure, very dark maple
Read morePumpkin Spice Granola
My most peaceful time is sitting on my balcony enjoying the mountains, sky, birds, and my kitties, while eating breakfast and sipping coffee. Fresh peaches and strawberries, homemade yogurt sweetened with maple syrup, and granola mixed together, along with chai
Read moreChewy Chocolate Ecstasy Cookies
These are mighty good chocolate cookies! I have been making and sharing these for many years and always receive rave reviews. There are many variations, such as using mint, white chocolate, or peanut butter chips or adding coconut and pecans
Read morePeanut Butter Cookies
My old handwritten journal that used to have strawberries on the cover has two peanut butter cookie recipes. The first I have made more frequently and the second is a slightly healthier version made with some honey and whole wheat
Read moreCrunchy and Creamy Coffee Macadamia Nut Pie
The flavor and texture of this pie is so delicious! The macadamia nuts and coconut combined with the coffee will make it a favorite pie. This recipe comes from a book I highly recommend, Maxwell House Coffee Drinks & Desserts
Read moreMaple Spiced Nuts
Sweet and spicy nuts with no sugar! I first made maple spiced pecans to go with a sugar-free honey cinnamon ice cream. They are delicious all by themselves or sprinkled over ice cream. I have used pecans, walnuts, macadamias, and
Read moreStupendous Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry shortcake is a beloved dessert, but these shortcakes take it over the top! Strawberries are already delicious eaten with a little sugar and cream. Try this shortcake and you will never be satisfied with any other. It is basically
Read morePerfect Peach-Orange Cobbler
This is such a wonderful peach cobbler recipe! The touch of orange enhances the peaches so well. The cobbled topping has a perfect texture along with a sweet crust. Homemade vanilla ice cream is a great accompaniment, or simply serve
Read moreLemon Luscious Pie
Lemon meringue pie holds a special place in many hearts. This is similar but without meringue. I happen to love a whipped cream topping more than meringue, besides it is easier. The recipe for this pie comes from Better Homes
Read moreSouthwest Flan
Flan is a baked custard with caramel. This is an easy and delicious dessert, especially good served after southwestern meals. It can be made 2 days in advance. To keep it easier, store-bought caramel sauce may be used in place
Read moreTyana’s Chocolate Sauce
Tyana has loved chocolate from a very early age. When she was a toddler, she got into this chocolate syrup and tried drinking it. I caught her in the act and stopped her. So, she devised a new method. When
Read moreGrain-Free and Sugar-Free Date Gingerbread
I really miss molasses ginger cookies and gingerbread now that I do not eat gluten or sugar. The gluten-free flour mixes taste funny to me. So, I had been dreaming up a new recipe. It needed to have butter and
Read moreHeavenly Hazelnut Mocha Mousse
This mousse is so incredibly delicious! I made it for a filling for Tyana’s wedding cake. It complements the chocolate cake like nothing else. I usually go for a contrast with chocolate cake, so I thought hazelnut would be too
Read moreWhite Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Have you ever scraped the frosting off of a celebration cake because the frosting is so sweet? You would be in the majority if you do not care for overly sweet frostings. If so, you will love this frosting! It
Read moreChocolate Ganache or Glaze
Ganache is simply an emulsion of chocolate and cream. It can be made with varying ratios of cream to chocolate for different consistencies of glaze. Chocolate ganache makes a wonderful frosting, or glaze, for chocolate cake or cupcakes. It is
Read morePhenomenal Chocolate Cake
Chocolate cake should have been my first post, instead of my 75th. The reason it should have been first is because I am sure the most people have had my chocolate cake over everything else I have baked. I have
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