Coconut-Almond Brownies

I think there must be thousands of recipes for brownies!  Sometimes I get over-whelmed with so many versions of brownies when I want a brownie.  When I saw Paula Deen’s magazine that had 7 big batches of homemade goodness (meaning brownies), I quickly opened it up to the brownie section.  Okay, I was sold, I had to … Continue reading

Apricot Bars

I don’t know how many times I go to the store and forget my grocery list, or, forget to even make one!  When I discovered I had 3 jars of apricot preserves in my pantry, I knew it was time to use one up, especially when there is not enough room in my pantry to … Continue reading

Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

Yes, it’s true, I can be a cookie monster at times.  When I lived in Savannah the neighborhood children used to call me the “Cookie Lady!”  I was more of a cookie baker than a cake baker, but since moving to Pensacola 7 years ago, I seem to be baking more cakes and cupcakes, but, … Continue reading

Paula Deen’s Volcano Cake

Blog followers…have you given up on me posting recipes?  There have been so many things going on that I’ve not had time to squeeze additional time out of my days…I’m so behind in posting!  This does NOT mean I’ve stopped baking.  In fact, I have so many things to post, you may get additional messages … Continue reading

Coconut Cheesecake Squares

I have to say cheesecake is one of my favorite desserts, AND it’s a dessert that’s made in a variety of ways.  I love it with strawberries on top, blueberries and also drizzled with chocolate…so, when I saw this recipe in a recent magazine I purchased called, “Simply Sweet Cake Pops, Cupcakes and More” I had to … Continue reading

Cherry Coconut Cream Cake

When I saw this recipe on a Facebook group I follow, I had to make this!  This cake was posted by Serena, the owner of “Cooking With Serena” and her Facebook group as well.  The cake I posted here is using some of her ideas for her Cherry Coconut Cream Cake, and using some of my ideas. … Continue reading

Chocolate Coconut Cookies

Seems I’ve been on a chocolate kick lately, but another chocolate cookies can’t hurt anyone, especially of you love chocolate..and I do!   This is a  cookie I got from the food network channel from a show by “The Neelys.”  They were making this cookie and it had all things in it I love…chocolate, coconut, pecans … Continue reading

Hershey’s Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

I was recently looking through a Hershey’s cookbook I have for a new cookie recipe and saw one called “Oatmeal Toffee Cookies” that looked and sounded great.  I had all ingredient’s in my pantry so thought I’d give this recipe a try.  I really love the brown sugar flavor this cookie  has, along with the toffee and coconut.  … Continue reading

Party Cake

Sometimes you want to speed things up a bit and use a cake mix instead of making your own cake from scratch; this is a good cake to do this with.  What makes this cake delish is the icing, and what you put on top of the icing.  You can use any type of cake … Continue reading