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I was visiting our daughter, son in law and new grandson and they had two big bags of freshly picked apples. I had to make something with them, so I found a tasty Apple Crisp recipe from FoodNetwork.com and tweaked it just a bit for the vegan family I was feeding. The hardest part is... Continue Reading →
Today is my Mom’s birthday, and she is visiting us this week. Caramel has always been her favorite flavor, and if you can incorporate some pecans and ice cream as well, you’ve hit a home run with her. I think I knocked it out of the park this year. I got the ice cream recipe... Continue Reading →
Wait....what?? A couple of weeks ago I made a chocolate chip pecan pie and took it to a dinner with friends. We brought it home with a couple of slices leftover and I had an idea. What if I made classic vanilla ice cream and dropped the rest of the pie into it? Would it... Continue Reading →
I stumbled upon a Chocolate Ganache ice cream recipe at ashleemarie.com but made a few changes, the biggest being that I added a handful of chopped raw almonds towards the end of the churning time. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, it's obviously very rich and a special treat. Dark Chocolate... Continue Reading →
I'm not a big Nutella fan, but there are a couple of them in my house, so I decided to give this a try after seeing it at yourhomebasedmom.com. Keep in mind that this should be eaten in small amounts because it is rich, and it tastes better than Nutella ever did. Nutella Crunch Ice Cream 1... Continue Reading →
We had friends coming into town who have a son with an egg allergy, so I researched breakfast and dessert options that could support the sensitivity and found this gem on http://www.bakedbyrachel.com. She also had several delicious breakfast recipes; egg-free pancakes and blueberry muffins were both hits at our house. This one takes several... Continue Reading →
It was summer of 1990 and my parents and I went out to TGIFriday's for dessert. This was kind of a big deal in my world, as a family we didn't go out much, and we certainly didn't have dessert! I chose the Mocha Mud Pie and was in love, so much so that I... Continue Reading →
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