Dessert

Cordial Cherry Brownies

6 February 2010

I had to create something special for a Valentines “pamper me” class for a ladies group at church and the ingredients provided to me were: two mini-muffin tins, two boxes of brownie mix and one can of cherry pie filling. Normally, I like to make my brownies and fillings from scratch, but I was short [...]

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Homemade Moonpies

3 February 2010

One of my favorite desserts as a child were moist, chewy moonpies that I would get on special occasion from my great-grandma Dolly. She didn’t make hers by hand, but rather bought them from Mrs Bairds (still my favorite breadstore). The moonpies Grandma Dolly bought were filled with marshmallow and came in five flavors: vanilla, [...]

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Texas Pecanlava

29 December 2009

Recipe by TJ Gilmore (new contributor to Screwed Up Texan Recipes) So my office mate invited us to come pick up pecans this Christmas break. What’s more Texan than pickin’ pecans over the holidays? I realized quickly that I’d be the only one eating these pecans if they became pecan pie. So I did what [...]

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Cake Balls

25 December 2009

I first heard of cake balls on Pioneer Woman’s recipe site when she had Bakerella over to do a demonstration in her kitchen. I fell in love at first sight of these beauties and immediately my mind begin creating all sorts of variations of these little wonders. I had forgotten about cake balls until last [...]

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Homemade Marshmallows

1 December 2009

You thought I was kidding, right? Homemade Marshmallows: You will need an electric mixer–trust me. You will also need a candy thermometer. Better than store bought marshmallows. Don’t believe me? Try it yourself. 1.) In a medium sized saucepan, attach a candy thermometer and mix together 2 cups white sugar, 1 Tablespoon corn syrup, and [...]

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