Lemon-Lime Freezer Pie

Lemon-Lime Freezer Pie Recipe

I can’t help but get really excited when I find just the right combination of flavors that make up a wonderful recipe and this lemon-lime freezer pie is no exception. It is a scrumptious combination of sweet and tart sitting proudly on top of a graham cracker crust just waiting for the perfect fork. My […]

Strawberry Pound Cake Recipe

Strawberry Pound Cake Recipe

On occasion, I find a recipe that I don’t think needs any tweaking.  This Strawberry Pound Cake Recipe from Grandbaby Cakes is one of those recipes.  I have pinned it to my Pinterest board @simplymauriekay under desserts for you to go check out!   The cake is definitely a pound cake.  It has an amazing texture […]

Banana Nut Breakfast Cookies

Banana Nut Breakfast Cookies

Why do I like these Banana Nut Breakfast Cookies?  Well, first of all, I love them because they are similar to banana nut bread but only takes 10 minutes to bake.  Secondly, they are just the right size to grace my plate without gracing my middle.  And lastly, they just taste so GOOD! The other […]

Patriotic Fruit Sugar Cookie

Patriotic Fruit Cookie Recipe

This Patriotic Fruit Sugar Cookie is a FLASH from the past!  More than 30 years ago I made this dessert for the 4th of July.  I was probably 18 or 19 years old and my fiancee (yes, I married young) and I were having some friends over for the 4th of July.  I found a […]

Strawberry Nectar Cake Recipe

Strawberry Nectar Cake Recipe

This Strawberry Nectar Cake Recipe solved one of my biggest problems!  I have a family that loves the tastes of strawberries but will not touch a fresh one.  They eat strawberry jelly, strawberry yogurt, and even the occasional strawberry smoothie but my kids and my husband don’t like the “texture” of fresh fruit.  Well, Jumex […]

Hot Milk Cake Recipe

Hot Milk Cake Recipe

I revised a Hot Milk Cake recipe for a friend today.  I just love having friends on Instagram!  I never knew how much fun it could be to interact with people from all over the world that have the same interest that I have. This recipe is for one of those friends.  We met because […]

Buckeye Chocolate Crunch Bites

Buckeye Crunch Bites Recipe

As a food blogger (and a crazy lady) I am always looking for fun things to make.  These Buckeye Chocolate Crunch Bites fit that bill!  They are inspired by a fellow food blogger Half Baked Harvest and came together really easy.  I did change a few things (as always) to make them not as peanut […]

No-Bake Oreo Chocolate Mousse Pie

Oreo Cookie Chocolate Mousse Pie Recipe

Sometimes you can come up with something that you know you are going to make over and over again.  Tonight, I created this basic dessert which I am calling a no-bake Oreo Chocolate Mousse, and I absolutely loved it.  As a matter of fact, this No-Bake Oreo Chocolate Mousse Pie is now in my top […]

Scratch German Chocolate Cake

German Chocolate Cake Recipe

When you see the words scratch and German Chocolate Cake in a title, do I really need to say anything else?  🙂  Well, the story behind this recipe showing up on my blog at this time is simple.  Ya see, the other day my son asked me to bake a cake for his best friend’s […]

Busy Mom Milk Bar Pie

Busy Mom Milk Bar Pie Recipe

I just had to come up with a busy mom version of the famous Milk Bar Pie I made the other day!  It was so rich and delicious, I really understand why it gets so much praise.  The problem was that it took quite a bit of time to make the recipe and then it […]