Recipes for Real People
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These Lemon Cream Cheese Crescents are a lemon lovers dream ! I could not stop eating these..really I couldn’t . These buttery flaky crescents just melt in you mouth. The filling is full of lemon flavor but slightly sweet. I originally made these for a weekend brunch but it turned into a snack and even a dessert . Really this little crescents are very versatile an super easy to make.
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I am all about making life easy and this is how these Easy Beignets came to light. Let’s talk about beignets for a minute. Is it a dessert or breakfast? Who cares , they are delicious. If you aren’t from Louisiana or visited one of the major cities you may not have ever had them. Beignets are pronounced Ben-yay… I know I know nothing in Louisiana is pronounced the way it looks. I mean we spell go with an X..Geaux . Don’t even get me started on Tchoupitoulas, I was an adult before I got that one. Beignets are basically a fried pastry or a french doughnut served hot and smothered with powdered sugar. They are fluffy in texture , fried until golden brown and very air like. You aren’t doing it right unless you inhale a little powdered sugar when you take your first bite ,lol. …
These Chocolate Dipped Brownie Hearts are the ultimate Valentine’s Day treat. As if brownies aren’t enough we need to chocolate dip them sending them to a whole new level of goodness for your sweetheart. These moist and tender brownies remind me the the prepackaged brownies you get out of the box , but so much better. I used my go to chocolate to dip them Bada Bing Bada Boom Dark Chocolate from Chocoley , a great second choice is Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate wafers . If you are looking for another treat to make you need to check out these Red Velvet Heart Cookies.
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I am obsessed with experimenting with different flavors in whipped cream. This Vanilla Crown Royal Whipped Cream has become a new favorite. I actually created this for a boozy pecan pie that I miserably failed at but decided to still share the whipped cream. Why? Because it is AWESOME! I have been putting a little dollop of this on anything that will sit still. It is fabulous on my Brioche French Toast . It is also great on pie ,this one has a touch of whiskey in it and the flavor combination is a dream, Maple Walnut Pie from Vintage Kitty.
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Hello, my name is Debbie and I am addicted to peppermint chocolate treats. I last had this heavenly combination ..well ummmm … I am eating a cookie as I type. These Peppermint Mocha cookies are wonderful, and I need something to keep my strength up, LOL!! Seriously , I can not get enough of this Christmas wonderful. Maybe I need an intervention but It is festive and it makes me so happy. My kids are rolling their eyes at another chocolate peppermint cookie. If you love peppermint and chocolate like me check out a few other recipes I have Chocolate Peppermint Cake Balls or Peppermint Mocha Mix.
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What is the holidays without pumpkin pie? At my house no ordinary pumpkin pie will do , it has the be Pumpkin Pie Supreme. One bite of this pie and you will never look at a plain sad pumpkin pie again without thinking of this lovely pie. You will be ruined and only want this as your holiday pie. This pie has so many layers of yumminess! Next the flakey crust there is a gingersnap and pecan layer , the perfect base for the pie. Then is your typical creamy pumpkin filling topped with a yummy pecan streusel. The perfect Pumpkin Pie supreme!! If you love pumpkin but don’t want a pie give a few of my pumpkin cookies a try. They Pumpkin Eggnog Cookies and Chocolate Dipped Pumpkin Cookies .
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In my mind I knew I needed to be working on something other things but I had some overripe bananas staring at me. At my house I buy bananas and two things happen. Either the are gone in a day and I’m wondering if we got a monkey I didn’t know about , or they sit on the counter and over ripened. This week it was the later of the two. This is how these Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies were born, nobody ate the bananas. I have several other recipes if you have bananas you need to use Maple Banana Cake or a little easier Apple Butter Banana Bread.
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Do you ever have over ripe bananas and don’t want those babies to go to waste? This is how this Maple Banana Cake was born , I had some bananas I did not want to toss out. Plus ,this has a little bit of a fall feel with the maple flavor. I’ll be honest here, it is August in southern Louisiana and I am TIRED of the heat index being over a 100 degrees. I didn’t go full fall but just a little touch and hoping for cooler weather . If you have bananas that need to used a simpler recipe is my Apple Butter Banana Bread.
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I don’t know about the rest of you but there is nothing better than cold fresh cherries on a hot summer day. Where I live we only have fresh cherries available for a short time so I have to take advantage of them while they are in season. I love the taste of sweet cherries mixed with the almond flavor of amaretto . Having an abundance of fresh cherries and loving the flavor combination this Cherry Amaretto Bundt Cake was born. This cake is full of fresh cherries and have hints of the amaretto flavoring. So tender and delicious it is hard to stop eating.
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I got the inspiration for this cake from Rouses famous Gentilly cake. For those of you not from Louisiana, Rouses is a Louisiana based grocery store chain that has a fabulous in house bakery. They are famous for a few specialty cakes including their Gentilly Cake and a New Orleans style Doberge Cake .
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