Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins

This is a recipe creation that has taken me a few tries. I started with the concept of Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread and ended up with Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins. I think the muffins will work much better when I have my Bed and Breakfast (The Robinson House) back up and running. I have found […]
Apple Sweet Dip

With Fall in the Air… OK in Texas it is more like ” Hello, Winter is here”… I get this overwhelming urge to eat more apples. This Apple Sweet Dip is the perfect thing to serve up with sliced apples. It is so tasty, that the kids won’t have any problem eating their fruit and […]
Reese’s Peanut Butter Brownies

Nothing can satisfy a chocolate craving better than a brownie, and these Reese’s Peanut Butter Brownies, along with a tall glass of milk, can make your hunger disappear. This recipe is inspired by a 1968 cookbook my mom recently passed on to me. Looking at “vintage” cookbooks for inspiration has become a passion of mine. […]
Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sometimes I am lucky enough to make a recipe that is so good that I make it over and over again. That is the case with these triple chocolate chip cookies. They are super moist and super delicious. I love keeping a batch on hand for an after-school snack or a lunchbox treat for my […]
Chocolate Caramel Poke Cake

Sometimes I start wanting something different. I love chocolate cake, just as much as the next person, but when the hankering hits me for a different kind of chocolate cake I become obsessed with figuring out what my stomach is telling my brain it wants. I pull out the legal pad and old cookbooks until […]
Chocolate Delight

Light and airy, this Chocolate Delight was a popular recipe during the hot summer months at my restaurant. Now that we are hitting 100 plus degrees here in Texas for weeks on end, I am reaching for this light and cool dessert yet again. This Chocolate Delight probably got its name from the layers of […]
Watergate Salad

Are you ready for a salad that will bring back memories of grandma? Here is another of my favorite “dinner on the ground” selections. This Watergate Salad is made with marshmallows and pineapple, always served cold, and when my mom wasn’t looking, took up half of my plate. Grad a box of pistachio instant pudding […]
Pineapple Upside Down Cake

This Pineapple Upside Down Cake is the stuff memories are made of. If I was to say “dinner on the ground,” what is the thing that comes to mind for you? For me, it is Mt. Olivet Baptist Church (where my Daddy led the singing) and hot muggy East Texas Sundays. We would all gather […]
Oatmeal Cream Bars

These Oatmeal Cream Bars are so addictive! My daughter and her best friend came to the house for the weekend, and with them came the request for Oatmeal Cream Bars. I took my recipe for oatmeal cookies and modified it to make a softer flat bar and then added a cream filling for what is […]
Lemon-Lime Freezer Pie

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 […]

