Who hasn’t had (and loved) the classic layered dessert of Jell-o vanilla pudding, bananas, and Nilla Wafers? I recently discovered there is only one way to make it better: Homemade pudding, instead of Jell-o. Now, I’m not knocking Jell-o. I have enjoyed many a banana pudding made with the stuff, this was actually my first… Continue reading Banana Pudding (Homemade pudding)
On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the McDowell Family kicked off our fun old fashioned family Christmas by heading out into the country in our old front wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols- our Christmas tree. We took it inside, decorated it,… Continue reading Homemade Banana Cream Pie
Does your family have anything odd that absolutely HAS to be on the table at Thanksgivng? Welcome to The Ogborn Family, where Thanksgiving is served every year for between 35-40 people in my Nanny’s house, and where one dish, as far as the kids are concerned anyway, reigns supreme: Strawberry, whipped cream, pineapple, marshmallow jell-o.… Continue reading Ogborn’s Thanksgiving Jell-o (strawberry, pineapple, and marshmallows)
As the name implies, these really are the PERFECT lemon bars. They are the perfect balance of lemony sweet and tart. They are perfectly easy to make, and perfectly beautiful. We really are talking 5 minutes of prep, people. I think a lot of people are scared of lemon bars, thus the reason that… Continue reading Perfect Lemon Bars
My mom asked me to make a British dessert for an event at her office tomorrow, so I decided what better time to whip up and blog my favorite recipe for bread pudding? After all, the Bristish might not be well known for their gourmet cooking, but who doesn’t enjoy bread soaked in sweet custard… Continue reading Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding
This is for all the cookie dough lovers out there. You know who you are. Your mom let you lick the bowl growing up, and now you’re addicted… Hopelessly addicted, in fact. So addicted that you are willing to brave the dangers of (gasp) raw eggs when you make cookies at home, and that empty-ish… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies
I consider myself to be somewhat of a pound cake connoisseur. That could be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how you look at it. I’ve had a lot of good pound cake. And a lot of bad pound cake. Why do they call it pound cake? Is it because it is… Continue reading Cream Cheese Poundcake
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