Oh goodness this is one of those things that are oh so easy yet oh so wonderful. Please try them and you will agree they are wonderful. I had a customer bring them in to us with the recipe and we all went NUTS over them....heeee heeee. I have made them every year since. They are additive so be … [Read more...]
Banana Bread
This is such an old recipe...oh dear me someone gave me this before I got married...now that was a long time ago. It is a great one easy not to much fuss and yet it is a good banana bread. Great way to use those ole bananas. But, we wanted to make the banana bread and the bananas kept disappearing … [Read more...]
Chewy Brownies…..Yay Success !
I have made so, so many different batches of brownies Okay....let's just say I stopped counting on 17. CRAZY!! See I have been on a mission to find a great brownie. I loved the Duncan Hines box ~ yep I did well they changed their formula. I even wrote them countless times about this THEY just did … [Read more...]
Raspberries and Chocolate Tarts with Pecan Crust
This is a great item to make for a Valentines Dessert. It is red and chocolate what could be better. It is fairly easy to make and it looks so pretty. I have been making this for many years. The pecans are such a large part of this dessert make sure they are nice and fresh. I am able to get really … [Read more...]
Crispy Praline Cookies
I grew up so close to New Orleans we would jump in the car and buzz right on over there. Just any ole reason was a good one to go and pay them a visit. I love pralines and love anything that reminds me of one. These cookies are crispy and have the buttery praline flavor. This time of the year I … [Read more...]
Great places to eat…..on St Simon’s Island
Today I started with Cafe Frederica and this is a place I was told only the locals go here. So, sure enough I went and everyone in this place knew each other. But, they are all friendly they knew I was not one of them. The guy at the counter introduced him self and his wife and started a … [Read more...]
Thumb Print Cookies
My boys love these cookies. They are a really good cookie. They keep for a week or more really well. They are pretty and look great on a cookie platter or in a gift box. Thumb Print Cookies 3 sticks of butter 1 cup packed light brown sugar 2 eggs separated 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon … [Read more...]
Date Nut Balls
My granny made these each and every Christmas. I do love them, they remind me of Christmas at their home. They are chewy crispy nutty goodness. I make them each and every year, I will made at least 2 or 3 batches. Try them if you have never had a date nut ball ~ I have used fresh dates and they are … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chewies Cookies
Don't these cookies look amazing well they are.....and they have No FLour ~ No Fat ! They do have nuts but, no added fat to the recipe. We all love these cookies. There was a bakery in the little town I grew up in Mississippi called M & M Bakery. They had a cookie just like these. Oh, how I … [Read more...]
Sweet MaMa’s Pound Cake
This is a recipe I have been after for YEARS!!! There is this little place in St Simon's called Sweet Mama's. Okay I have tried and tried to get this recipe with no avail....I have begged for the recipe begged! When wal la I find the recipe on the internet after looking for it many, many times … [Read more...]
Asparagus Salad
Asparagus salad ~ This is a great salad asparagus spears ~ a pound or so 1 cup chevre goat cheese 1/2 cup toasted chopped pecan pieces Peel and blanch asparagus in boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Plunge in to an ice bath to stop cooking and keep nice and green. When cooled remove … [Read more...]