Tag : Desserts

BBQ Chicken Polenta with Fried Egg

In college, BBQ chicken with polenta warmed me up before class. Now I cook it for brunch with friends and family.

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Pumpkin Pancakes with Sweet Apple Cider Syrup

The flavors of autumn star in these delightful pumpkin pancakes that are topped with a sweet apple cider syrup. Light and fluffy,...

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Slow-Cooker Sticky Chicken Wings

My neighbor once shared these slow-cooker sticky chicken wings with me at a potluck, and they have been a family favorite ever since.

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Casablanca Chicken Couscous

To give risotto, that favorite Italian comfort food, an update, I used couscous and lively North African-inspired flavors to deliver...

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Triple Pear Pie

One year, I won a giveaway and received three kinds of pears. After sharing a few with family, I used the rest to prepare a pie for...

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Fresh Vegetable Frittata

This breakfast dish is perfect if you want to incorporate more fresh veggies into your meals.

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Creamy Coconut Snowballs

My grandmother made these cheesecake-like bites for years. They store nicely in the refrigerator so you can keep them on hand for...

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Bananas Foster Oatmeal

This oatmeal tastes like bananas Foster, my favorite dessert. If you can’t find rum extract, double the vanilla.

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Frosted Oatmeal Cookies

A woman in my small Iowa hometown sold these cookies. When my grandmother asked her for the recipe, the woman agreed to give it to...

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Chewy Macaroons

These coconut cookies are lightly crisp on the outside and chewy on the inside. "Sometimes I make them a bit larger so I can...

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Old-Fashioned Whoopie Pies

Mom has made this whoopie pie recipe for years. They're a treat that never lasted very long with me and my two brothers around. I...

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Butter Pecan Icebox Cookies

As a little girl, I was fascinated by the way Grandmother prepared these cookies. They came from logs that she took out of the "icebox"!...

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