Great cooks use what’s in season for delicious results! Today let’s make a rhubarb poke cake! Right now rhubarb is plentiful! The tangy stalks can be made into seemingly endless goodies from jam to sauces, breads, pies, and desserts. Here’s a striking cake that looks great from every angle! In our world, summer means All-American…
Desserts
Rhubarb Swirl Dessert Recipe
Rhubarb Swirl, why did I wait so long to make you? Oh my deliciousness, Rhubarb Swirl! Where have you been? I have a wire basket hidden in the back of my cookcook cupboard. When I find a recipe that has potential, I throw it in the stack. Last week, in a fit of organization, I…
Malted Milk Ball Pie Recipe
malted milk ball pie
Purple Ribbon Banana Cake
Once upon a time, there were three ripe bananas staring at me. How did I let that happen again? I viewed them as a challenge! I absolutely love to cook. But let’s be honest. After cranking out meals for almost 50 years I rarely use a recipe. Like, never. So when I create a post…
Zen Lemon Curd
Lemon curd is sensual, almost sexy. Silky smooth, tart and tangy yet sweet and buttery rich.
Crazy Good, Busy Day Lemon Bars
Nothing so easy should taste this good but they do! YEARS ago, when our girls were in high school I started baking what I called “idiot cookies” when I was in a rush (thanks to Peg Bracken’s naughty influence in her “I Hate to Cook” cookbook.) I know it’s completely politically incorrect today, but that…
Triple Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake
I have a riddle for you. What’s better than chocolate? Can you guess? For my mom, my friend Cindy, and my brother Stan there can only be one answer. That’s right. More chocolate. What’s better than that? Even more chocolate. For all you chocoholics, here’s your fix. Triple Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake. Over the top…
Super Easy Coconut Macaroons
A coconut lovers dream cookie, so crisp and chewy! I live in a middle size town in the middle of Nebraska, a state stuck smack dab in the middle of the United States. I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather live, surrounded by my whole family and a zillion friends. That being said, Nebraska has…
Aunt Martha’s Perfect Lemon Bars
Nothing says spring and summer better than these tangy, refreshing bars! I was sooo lucky and blessed to receive many bonuses when I married my farm boy all those years ago. Lucky for him, the rascal, it was the least he could do! I was blessed with an instant extended family living nearby that I…
Chocolate, Coconut, “Almond Enjoy” Poke Cake
This whole Poke Cake thing is driving me crazy! So many possibilities! Our grandson Mitch just completed his third semester of college and is HOME FOR A WHOLE MONTH! Christmas break! We’re so excited to have him back we’re dancing! It’s crazy. You see, our whole family lives in the same little Nebraska town! Yep,…