This Old Fashioned Chess Pie is a simple, classic, authentic Southern custard pie recipe with cornmeal that makes an absolutely delicious dessert. What is Chess Pie? Chess Pie is a simple pie made with eggs, butter, sugar, and milk that is an iconic dessert most commonly associated with the American Southern states. How Did Chess…
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Strawberry Crumb Bars
These easy Strawberry Crumb Bars, with a buttery crust, sweet fresh strawberry filling, and crunchy butter crumb topping make wonderful dessert bars for an afternoon snack, or to take to a summer party, picnic, or potluck. Why Make Strawberry Crumb Bars? It is Saturday, the day of my friend’s party, and she tells me to bring a dessert…
Rice Pilaf Recipe (With Vermicelli)
This fluffy, buttery Rice Pilaf, infused with incredible flavor from sauteing in butter and cooking in seasoned chicken broth, with vermicelli (or orzo), creates a classic side dish for a holiday meal or weeknight dinner. Ever since I published my Oven Baked Chicken Breast recipe, I have received numerous recipe requests for the rice photographed…
Honey Glazed Carrots
When I think of Easter dinner I think of Ham, Honey Glazed Carrots, and Scalloped Potatoes or Rice Pilaf. I don’t know what it is about carrots and Easter that makes them go together like peanut butter and jelly. Maybe it is the Easter Bunny or just that it is Spring! Whatever it is, you…
Ham and Swiss Sliders (with a Garlic Dijon Butter Sauce)
These hot Ham and Swiss Sliders, made with sliced ham, Swiss Cheese, and Hawaiian rolls, smothered with a garlic Dijon butter sauce, are a perfect game-day or party appetizer. HAM AND SWISS SLIDERS Cheesy and buttery, these Ham and Cheese Sliders are mini sandwiches that use Hawaiian Rolls (or soft dinner rolls) instead of sandwich…
Christmas M&M Cookie Bars
These festive Christmas M&M Cookie Bars are magic cookie bars with red and green M&M candies that are a perfect addition to your holiday baking list. I love these fun, festive Christmas M&M Cookie Bars, which are also called magic cookie bars, or magic bars. They are sweet, colorful, have great texture and are certain…
Churro Muffins
“This post first appeared over at Real Housemoms where I’m a contributor.” CHURRO MUFFINS transform a sweet cinnamon Mexican dessert into bite-sized mini muffins that are baked instead of fried! Have you ever been to a Mexican restaurant and ordered Churros for dessert? You know the fluted fried pastry dough covered in cinnamon sugar? They…
Chocolate Chip Pecan Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate Chip Pecan Shortbread Cookies are rich, sweet, buttery, crumbly, melt in your mouth shortbread cookies with chocolate chips and chopped pecans. This past weekend we went to the mall and they already had Christmas decorations up in early October. So that got me thinking about Christmas, and baking, and cookies. Are you a baker?…
Easy Banana Nut Muffins
This Easy Banana Nut Muffins recipe makes rich, moist, and delicious Banana Nut Muffins that are easy to make and have a rich banana flavor. Who doesn’t love Banana Nut Muffins? I have found that the key to really rich-tasting muffins with tons of banana flavor is to use really ripe, actually overripe bananas. If…
Savory Herb Monkey Bread Rolls
Savory Herb Monkey Bread Rolls are soft, buttery, pull-apart rolls with garlic, parmesan cheese, italian seasoning, and parsley on top of rolls made with bites of crescent roll dough. Savory Herb Monkey Bread Rolls are easy because they start with refrigerated crescent roll dough. Then you cut the crescent roll dough into strips and roll…
