Hummingbird Cake

Hummingbird Cake Recipe

I made a cake every single day in my restaurant, and I think this Hummingbird Cake was the most requested. It has sweet pineapple, bananas, and cinnamon in a deliciously moist cake.  I top it with a fluffy cream cheese icing and some lightly toasted pecans. The combination of flavors is amazing and the best […]

Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Pot Pie From Scratch

How about some Chicken Pot Pie?  At the restaurant, Sunday lunch was huge, and one of the most popular menu items was the Chicken Pot Pie.  Made from scratch and served on top of my scratch buttermilk biscuits, it sure does hit the spot.  We call this “southern comfort food” because it fills you up and […]

Coconut Cookie Bars

Coconut Cookie Bar Recipe

This is such a simple Coconut Cookie Bar! I love how you just put everything in a 9×13 baking pan and don’t even have to stir! I will say one thing about these. They are much easier to cut and eat if you wait until they are completely cooled off…but if you are like me, […]

Chicken Tetrazzini

Chicken Tetrazzini Recipe

This Chicken Tetrazzini is one of those dishes you will make over and over for your family…I promise. It is so full of flavor and such an easy dish that I know you will love serving it to even your most picky eater. Speaking of picky eaters, I do not use the whole can of […]

Hoisin Sauce

I needed Hoisin Sauce for a recipe the other day and had to make it from scratch. One of the disadvantages of living in rural America is the lack of variety in your local stores.  I LOVE living where I do, with the open spaces, beautiful views, and friendly people.  But, when I go outside […]

Butter Cookies

Butter Cookie Recipe

One of the things that I love about these Butter Cookies is they can be the base for just about any cookie I can think of.  This time I made Coconut Butter Cookies, but I am REALLY looking forward to making them into several varieties.   I decided to try tweaking them into a coconut butter […]

NO-CHURN ICE CREAM

Let’s talk about No-Churn Ice Cream! Ok, so one of the things about being food-obsessed is that you have to try out everything! I kept seeing all the recipes for No-Churn Ice Cream, and I could not comprehend how this would ever be a good thing. Come on! Really? I was raised making homemade ice […]

Snicker Bar Pie

Snicker Bar Pie Recipe

This Snicker Bar Pie is going to help me maintain my favorite status. How many of y’all are Daddy’s little girl? I know that I have always been determined to please my dad. We all know that sometimes that is a little hard to do, so I just made this snickers bar pie. But, there […]

Strawberry Victoria Cake

Strawberry Victoria Cake Recipe

Let’s talk about this Strawberry Victoria Cake!  It is a delicious sponge cake that is said to have been a favorite of Queen Victoria’s.  I made this for a dear friend upon request and have since tweaked the recipe to add some additional moisture.   This cake plates beautifully, and goes so well with a late […]

Starbucks Lemon Loaf Dupe

Lemon Loaf Dupe Recipe

Check out this Starbucks Lemon Loaf Dupe! So, it is not often that I “copycat” a recipe, but when my daughter challenged me to make something like the Starbucks Lemon Loaf but with a cake mix… I was intrigued.  I took a Duncan Hines yellow cake mix and let my mind wander… of course, I […]

I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE

I love to food blog, but it’s killing me!  OK – maybe I am exaggerating, but I have a little problem.  The more I blog, the more I cook, and the more I cook, the more I eat.  Do you see a pattern here?  This pattern that I have been in over the past year […]

Chicken Madeira

Chicken Madeira

You are going to love this Chicken Madeira Recipe!  The tender chicken and tasty sauce served over creamy mashed potatoes will make you smile.  Who wouldn’t love to serve this on their dinner table?   There is a little story behind this recipe.  I know there is a movement concerning “just the recipe, please,” and that […]