"Taste and see that the Lord is good." Psalm 34:8

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Chocolate Cherry Cake

 1 box Duncan Hines Devil Food cake mix

1 can Duncan Hines cherry pie filling

3 eggs

Mix all together and pour into a 9x13 pan that's bern sprayed with PAM.  Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.  

I used the easy chocolate icing recipe already found in my blog as the icing. 

Friday, July 25, 2025

Butter swim fruit biscuits

2 Martha White muffin mix, your choice.  I used blueberry cheesecake.

1 1/2 cups buttermilk 

Stick of butter

Heat oven to 450 degrees.  Melt butter in pan you plan to cook in, in the oven as it warms up.  I sprayed with PAM before I started.   Mix muffin mix and butter milk.  When butter is melted, add the muffin batter and spread with spatula.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Let cool 15 minutes. Mix confectioners sugar, a little milk and a little vanilla flavoring until it is the consistency to drizzle.   Drizzle over the baked biscuits.

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Short cut Cinnamon Rolls

 Pack of Hawaiian rolls sliced in half horizontally

2/3 cup brown sugar

1 stick butter

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Pinch of salt

Cream together and spread 3/4 on the bottom half of rolls.  Put the top half on and spread the rest on top.  Bake 20 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Meanwhile take 3 oz of softened cream cheese, 2 tablespoons softened butter, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and a pinch of salt.  Cream together.   When rolls come out of oven let them cool 5 minutes then spread icing on top.  Eat them while they are warm. 

Friday, April 11, 2025

Cinnamon Roll in a Mug

1/4 cup self rising flour

2 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon oil or melted butter

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Stir together.

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Stir together and pour around the edge of the mixture in the mug.  Take a knife tip and swirl the cinnamon mixture into the batter.  Microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.  

Meanwhile mix 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar and a drizzle of mix to make an icing.  When muffin has cooled a little, drizzle icing on top.

You could add raisins and/or pecans to the batter.  

Friday, January 24, 2025

Caramel Pudding

1 1/2 cups self rising flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup milk 

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 sticks butter

1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

1  1/2 cup boiling water

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Place 2 sticks of butter in a 9x13 and place into oven till melted.  Meanwhile combine flour, sugar, milk and vanilla.  Pour this mixture over the melted butter.  Do not stir.  Sprinkle the brown sugar on next.  Don't stir.  Slowly pour the boiling water on last.  Place in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until golden brown.  Serve alone or with ice cream.  I served it with butter pecan ice cream. 


Friday, December 20, 2024

Pound Cake Cookies

2 cups all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup butter, softened 

4 ounces cream cheese, softened 

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla 

Cream together cream cheese and butter, then add sugar.  Beat 3-4 minutes till fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla.   Mix flour and salt.  Add a little at a time and mix on slow speed.   Line baking sheet with parchment paper.  Drop cookie mix onto baking sheet with cookie scoop.  Leave at least an inch between cookies since they will spread some.  Bake at 350 degrees for 16-18 minutes.  Let cool 5 minutes before transferring onto cooling rack to cool completely. ly.transferreserving.

Monday, December 2, 2024

Chibatta bread

 5 cups flour (I used bread flour)

1 tablespoon active dry yeast

1 tablespoon course salt 

2 1/4 cups warm tap water

1 tablespoon olive oil

1. Combine flour, yeast, salt and then add warm water.  Stir with dough wisk until fully combined.  Drizzle with Olive oil and shape into a round ball. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 1-2 hours. (I sat in oven with light on for 1 hour)

2.  Preheat oven to 450 degrees.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper. 

3.  Turn dough onto floored surface.  Sprinkle with flour until manageable 

4.  Stretch dough into a rectangle. With a bench scraper I cut dough into rolls.

5. Transfer to sheet pan.  Cover with clean kitchen towel and let rest for 20 minutes. 

6.  Bake for 15 minutes.  Let cool and enjoy. 

Second try I used King Author regular plain flour and I let it rise for 2 hours.  Both work fine.