We had a pamper yourself day at MOPS last week. There were stations set up around the room with massage chairs and nail polish and assorted paraphernalia. One of the areas was a craft station where we made hand scrubs. I’m not a hand scrub kind of person. I think I still have two salt…
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Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake #IDBaking
Last year, I created {cough, cough} a peppermint hot chocolate recipe using Peppermint Mocha creamer from International Delight. Grace and I have been looking forward to this year’s Peppermint Mocha season with glee. A few weeks ago, I realized that creamer can be used in place of cream in recipes. This was a revelation of…
Pumpkin Flan
I like flan a lot. A lot lot. I know I have many favorite desserts, but flan really is one of my favorites. I love the creamy sweet custard and the slightly bitter sugary syrup and the dark brown top. Flan is just amazing, way better than cake or pie. I have cut and roasted…
Apple Ring Pancakes
Breakfast for dinner is comfort food, don’t you think? I do. This particular recipe includes fruit, making it a wee bit healthier than plain old pancakes. That might be wishful thinking. I like to serve these pancakes with an omelet or sausage patties and a dish of fried apples. They are delicious, and pairing them…
Triple Chocolate Cake with Homemade Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting
Is your mouth watering? It should be. I turned a plain old cake mix and a few humble add-ins into a moist and decadent chocolate masterpiece for my dad’s birthday. I felt like Jesus, feeding the masses with a couple of loaves. Well, except that this cake didn’t feed the masses. It was so good that…
Bananas Foster Pancakes
As I mentioned two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of watching Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr, host of Big Daddy’s House on The Food Network, cook in person at Blogalicious. It was really fun. One of the recipes he prepared follows, Bananas Foster Pancakes. I adore bananas foster. I don’t care if it’s plain bananas…
