Archive: dessert

Christmas Teas

Posted on: Aug 9, 2012        In: Gatherings        With: No comments
Super Sister mentioned that people were already pinning Christmas on Pinterest, and this would be a good time to share the Christmas Teas.  On top of that, Hobby Lobby already has some Christmas displayed. (What happened to displaying Christmas after Thanksgiving or at least after Halloween?) Taking everything into consideration, I figured it was high […]

White Texas Sheet Cake with Butter Pecan Frosting

Posted on: Aug 4, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
The Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe is a staple in many kitchens in Texas and probably beyond.  In my mother’s cookbook A+ in Cooking no fewer than 17 people submitted the recipe for the Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake.  Talk about a favorite. A couple of years ago, good friend Nancy – who is an excellent […]

Apricot Mini-Pies

Posted on: Jul 18, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Where I come from a restaurant is judged by the pies they serve.  Many cafes have earned a reputation based upon their mile-high meringue and fruit pies.  Sane people will drive many miles out of their way for a taste of a certain  restaurant’s pies.  Here in Dallas there is Norma’s, Mamma’s Daughters, and I’m […]

Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake from Betty Crocker

Posted on: Jun 16, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
While preparing to come to the Big Jubilee Supper in honor of The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth, Jenny – Nathan’s new bride – searched the internet for a Texas recipe. She got the point!  This was to be a Texas celebration for the Queen.  I love it that she went to so much trouble […]

Making Cajeta with Good Friends

Posted on: Jun 6, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Sorry I missed visiting with you yesterday, but I had a very good reason.  Melanie Ann and Olive my two dear friends from collegiate days at Texas Technological College (as it was known then) came to visit.  We always have so much fun together.  (Yes, we went to the Arboretum today, but that will be […]

Chocolate Pie

Posted on: May 30, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Ben has been lobbying for me to make chocolate pie for our family get-to-gathers.  On Memorial Day, his wish was granted. This recipe is adapted from several chocolate pie recipes, and I am amazed how good it is (shocked myself).  Do you dream about a dark rich chocolate pie?  Well then, this is the pie […]

Yummy Butter Cake

Posted on: May 3, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Yummy Butter Cake This recipe for Yummy Butter Cake has been around a LONG time, and Paula Deen has certainly put it on the map with her bazillion versions of it. I have also seen it titled Neiman Marcus Cake or Cheesecake Bars. Forever in my memory is the first time I ate Yummy Butter […]

Cream Puff Swans

Posted on: Apr 15, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
Many years ago, I saw a recipe for Cream Puff Swans, and I thought they were beautiful.  So I decided to make them for a church luncheon for about 100 ladies.  Oh, my!  What was I thinking?  I had good help, and it really wasn’t that hard  And I’m here to tell you – we […]

Filling for Cream Puffs (Swans)

Posted on: Mar 27, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
This recipe is adapted from an easy filling we used 30 something years ago at a Baptist Women’s luncheon.  I added the cream cheese because: 1. I love cream cheese. 2. I thought the addition of cream cheese to the filling would make it more stable. The addition of the cream cheese worked.  Not only […]

Granny’s Sugar Cookies

Posted on: Mar 20, 2012        In: In the Kitchen, Recipes        With: No comments
I do not know who Granny is or was, but I do know she made a delicious cutout sugar cookie.  I got the recipe a LONG time ago at a Tupperware party when I bought their cookie cutters.  I made them all the time for school events and parties when the children were growing up.  […]