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Jump to the Giveaway (giveaway expired) My wife is from New York City and whenever we go up and visit we always get a pound of butter cookies. They are delicious and unlike most cookies that you get everywhere else. They are light, flaky and have a slight almond flavor. They are ridiculously awesome. …
Every holiday season, my neighbor bakes us a delicious rum cake.  While I am not usually a fan of rum cake, I really love this one.  I had to ask my neighbor the secret to her awesome rum cake.  She said the key was to use “the cheapest rum you can find”.  This is totally my kind…
A couple of weeks ago, I visited New Orleans. While visiting New Orleans, I enjoyed all of the fabulous food and drinks that I could. I had everything from beignets to po-boys. However, my favorite treat was the Praline. It was sweet, nutty with a hint of caramel. They are freaking delicious! So as soon as…
There is no dessert out there, that screams bbq, better than banana pudding. If you go to any hardcore bbq joint in the south they will have a banana pudding. It is a great dessert that is cool, refreshing and balances out the smoke of the main dish. So I decided that I had to…
The other day I was watching TV and they were going over the history of the S’more. It totally got me wanting one and I didn’t have a campfire handy. So I wandered through the store and came up with a handheld way to make them for me or for a party. The S’more Mix,…
I have had a craving for a light and fluffy cake, but I didn’t know what to make. Then I asked my son and he said make it taste like Oreos. Sounds like a plan. So I decided to create a super simple, super delicious cake. The basis for this cake is a simple box…
My family loves to eat cookies. Â Some of our favorite cookies are pressed cookies. Â They are easy to make, equal in size and consistent in quality. Â They are basically the easiest cookies in the world to cook the same repeatedly. Â In order to make these we had to pick up a cookie press. Â After looking…
I love Christmas Cookies. Â They are delicious and fun to eat. Â My favorite cookie is the humble sugar cookie. Â However, you can turn that humble cookie into an extraordinary cookie by using royal icing. Â This simple icing uses meringue powder as a base to form a strong and delicate icing that can hold together a…
My wife used to enjoy glazed apple pie when she lived in New York. The other week when her family was down here visiting, I decided to try my hand at making it. The apple pie is a mixture of a classic American Pie, a Dutch Apple Pie and a French Apple Pie. The first…
Last week I wanted to bake a few pies for Thanksgiving. However, I did not have any pie crusts and I really dreaded making my own. Pie crusts are a pain in the butt. Then I discovered an old food processor that Dana and I had. Who knew that we owned one. Anyways, 3o seconds…
With the weather getting a bit cooler outside, I wanted to create a drink that would warm me up and celebrate the season. Nothing says this more than Pumpkin Pie Hot Chocolate! A mixture of pumpkin pie spices, pureed pumpkin and a rich and creamy hot chocolate. It does not get any better than this!
The other day Dana and I were having a little back and forth regarding chocolate and pumpkin. Do they go together or not? I thought they did and Dana was not sure. It seemed a tad bit icky to her. So I decided to combine my two favorite desserts and see. I combined my favorite…
I recently saw a commercial with what looked like Smore Brownies in it. Not sure if it was but it gave me the idea to tackle this recipe. I used a graham cracker crust, a chocolate brownie filling and topped it all off with some marshmallow fluff. It was delicious. Smore Brownies Preheat your oven…