Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream


Brownies & Bars, Ice Cream, Recipes

Choooooocoate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream.  That’s right, that is what I said:  Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream.  Holy cow is this stuff un-freaking-believable too. I mean sure, Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream, blah blah sounds like a familiar flavor you’ve surely had before, no big deal, what’s the scoop (ahhh ha, ice cream pun, hahaha), […]

August 22, 2020

Warm Cocoa Pudding with Candied Pecans


Chocolate, Gluten Free, Puddings, Recipes

Choooocolate pudding, ah yes.  I have loved chocolate pudding since, gosh, probably since I was one minute old.   Ok yeah, no, my mom did not feed me chocolate pudding as an infant.  Or, not that I’m aware.  Although if she had, she’d have deserved Mom of the Year title.  Well, she does anyway so […]

June 24, 2020

Big Wheel Cake


Cake, Chocolate, Recipes

As a kid, my mom didn’t buy us loads of sugary things.  Which is fine, for sure, obviously.  (Grown up perspective…) And quite honestly, I don’t remember incessantly pestering her for all things sugar either.  Mmm, I mean, I did request but I’m sure I wasn’t a twit about it.  Nope was acceptable and I […]

February 8, 2020

New York Style Cheesecake


Cake, Cheesecakes, Holiday, Recipes

Eons ago my folks gifted me a Kitchen-Aid mixer for the holidays, old news, I know.  I remember my mom saying to me years prior to that that it’d be a wedding gift.  The wedding didn’t happen until years later, ha, so, whew, glad they didn’t wait, haha!  Ok so I was thrilled.  Of course, […]

November 15, 2019

Apple Butter Oatmeal Crisp Ice Cream


Apple, Ice Cream, Recipes

I’m one a’ those folks who never wants summer to end.  Yeah, one a’ those. “Babe, but doesn’t everyone love fall?”  Mike asked of me as I was lamenting impending cold weather.  “Sure, lots of folks love fall and that’s great but I’m not one of them.”  Getting all fatalistic I continued, “that means winter […]

October 16, 2019

Buttermilk Ice Cream


Gluten Free, Ice Cream, Recipes

So here, here’s what I’ve got for you to use up the rest of that buttermilk I suggested you buy last time for those reeeediculously delicious,  can’t-stop-eatin’-‘em Vanilla Buttermilk Cookies.  Ok, I know, now this one requires an ice cream maker.*  Sigh, I know.  But really though, ice cream makers are not terribly expensive.  If […]

April 17, 2019

Pumpkin Pie


Holiday, Pie, Recipes

Ah.  Ah ha.  The obligatory Pumpkin Pie.  But in this case, this pie, this pie is anything but obligatory.   Aaaand I know.  Alllllll the other folks out there claiming to have the best recipe, so many….this is the one you should be making though. I am, ahem, not a pumpkin fan. “So wait,” you […]

November 13, 2018

Mexican Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Whipped Cream Frosting


Cake, Chocolate, Frosting, Recipes

Last year for my mom’s birthday, I sought out a cake recipe for her.  And of course it has to be darn freakin’ Good, she’s my mom.  Mexican Chocolate Cake with Mascarpone Whipped Cream Frosting it was! At the time, I’m not entirely positive why I opted for this particular recipe as it seemed a […]

May 23, 2018

It’s My Birthday! (aka, Dark Chocolate Chambord Mini Bundts)


Cake, Chocolate, Recipes

So as The Baker of the House, when it comes to your own birthday, you’re kinda hosed, amiright? Baking your own birthday cake n’ stuff? Yeah it can be a drag from the All Hail Me standpoint but, alas, such is our lot in life. Growing up, my mom made cakes for all our family […]

February 5, 2018