logo
Apple Carrot Maple Cakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Jan06

Apple Carrot Maple Cakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on Jan 6, 2010

Nothing makes me happier than when I can combine two things I love into one thing I really love! I love apple cake and I love carrot cake.  While looking at some apples in the market I noticed carrots on sale also, and inspiration struck!  Why not combine the two?  Tart apples, sweet carrots, warm spices, moist cake … how can that be anything but good?   To increase the yum factor I added a bit of some fabulous dark maple syrup...

Read More
Cinnamon Roll Bread
Jun19

Cinnamon Roll Bread

Posted on Jun 19, 2009

Is there anything more comforting than the smell of warm cinnamon rolls?  If there is, I can’t think of it right now.       While I love the traditional cinnamon roll, and believe me I do, I thought it would be fun to take my cinnamon roll dough and make it into a swirled loaf.  I tried that very thing with my regular recipe and it was a disaster.  The buttery filling left the bread wet and the eggs and fat in the dough left the...

Read More
Who Wants Pancakes??
Feb11

Who Wants Pancakes??

Posted on Feb 11, 2009

We recently had an ice day I got to stay home with my husband and our three dogs.  On such occasions, which are few and far between in my part of Texas, I like to make a big breakfast to celebrate a day of unexpected freedom.  So, I made a big stack of fluffy homemade pancakes. Pancakes are a wonderful way to start the day, take ingredients you almost always have on hand, and they are dead simple to make.  My recipe is adapted from...

Read More

Pin It on Pinterest