Has anybody heard of the “Holy Yum!” award that some food bloggers pass around? I know it’s not my creation, but if it were, I would definitely nominate this beauty of a cheesecake for that distinction.
I don’t know if I could dream up a desert that is much more decadent than a rich cheesecake sitting on a layer of peanut butter, a crust made with Oreos®, and topped with hot fudge ice cream topping and Reese’s® peanut butter cups! WOW!

I used to be a little hesitant to make …

My church hosted a Christmas bazaar / bake sale / breakfast this weekend. I am very lucky that there are so many excellent cooks and bakers at that church, because we have a monthly potluck and I get to try a new assortment of dishes at each go ’round. As I mentioned in my last post, I am usually fairly disappointed by potlucks, but this group comes prepared. I was far too busy to bake anything for this event, but that didn’t stop me from partaking in the …

This weekend I made dinner for company. What sounded good to us? Pumpkin Pie! I had some turkey legs in the freezer and decided to go for an all out Thanksgiving dinner, even though it was Halloween Day (I guess I am just overly anxious for Thanksgiving).
Just like in my Halloween pumpkin cupcakes from yesterday, I used fresh pumpkin as opposed to canned. Actually, I roasted the pumpkin for both recipes at the same time. I think using fresh pumpkin tastes a …

A quick word of caution to any picky, purist foodies out there… I cheated on these cupcakes! I love making things from scratch. I can control the ingredients (which also means the calories), and it is much cheaper than going with the boxed stuff or pre-made options. BUT, I decided to take the easy way out this time, and went with boxed yellow cake mix for this recipe. Even still, I am not going to give it the “Quick and Easy” classification though, because I did …

Although this is really a dessert, I grouped it in with the appetizer series, because Abby served these at her party last week. The idea was to provide lots of finger food goodies, and these fit the bill. If you haven’t already, be sure to visit this post to get all the recipes.
I’ve made this fudge several times over the past few years. It is truly a rich, decadent dessert, and is sure to satisfy even the biggest craving for sweets. The consistency is very different …