I don’t know that I’ve ever had apple fritters before, but the idea has always sounded great to me. So I decided to make some. There are hundreds of recipes out on the web and they’re all very different from each other in terms of proportions. I settled on a bit of a hybrid from…
Category: Dessert
Desserts and sweet things
Sweet Roll Dough
This is a super easy dough that I use for crescent rolls every holiday dinner. The kids love these, and I don’t complain about it either. The dough can also be used for cinnamon rolls and other pastries very easily. Ingredients 5 to 5 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 packets yeast (instant is probably…
Blueberry Tart
With recent advances in automated harvesting technologies, blueberries are really inexpensive. I remember when they were $3-4 per pint as a good price – now you can frequently find them in the stores for half that. I really like blueberries, but generally only either very fresh just off the bush, or baked in desserts. Here’s…
Chocolate Cheesecake
This is, without a doubt, the best chocolate cheesecake I have ever had. I make this recipe at least a couple times a year, and we always manage to eat the whole thing within a few days. This recipe is adapted from Luscious Chocolate Desserts by Lori Longbotham. I haven’t found any bad recipes in…
Crepes
Starting when my daughter was about two years old, crepes have been one of her favorite breakfast meals. We started out referring to them as “flat pancakes” and although that term has mostly died out in our household, we still manage to have them a few times every year. It’s been a tradition for the…
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
It’s May, and strawberry season is just getting started. Today strawberries were $1.88 per pound at our grocery store, and I couldn’t resist. Here’s a pie recipe that I’ve been making for years because it’s just really tasty. The cool cream cheese combines well with the fresh strawberries, and the cooked topping makes this a…