Peaches and Cream Pie

3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. Salt 1 tsp. baking powder 1 (3.12 ounce) package cook and serve vanilla pudding mix 3 tablespoons butter, softened 1 medium egg 1/2 cup milk 1 (29 oz) can sliced peaches, syrup reserved Topping: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 tablespoon white sugar and […]

New York Cheesecake

4 (8 oz) packages of cream cheese       1 ½ C sugar                            ¾ C milk                            4 eggs    1 C sour cream                    1 Tbsp vanilla                    ¼ C flour Crust: 15 graham crackers, crushed 1/2 C […]

Orange-Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

1 C flour                           1 ½ tsp baking powder               ⅛ tsp salt                        5 Tbsp butter, softened ½ C sugar                        1 large egg                       Finely grated zest of 1 orange ½ tsp vanilla extract ½ […]

Too Much Chocolate Cake

1 (15.25 oz) box of devil’s food cake mix 1 (5.9 oz) package instant chocolate pudding mix ¾ C sour cream ¾ C vegetable oil 4 eggs ½ C warm water 2 C semisweet chocolate chips GANACHE TOPPING:    3 Tbsp corn syrup 6 oz heavy cream 12 oz dark chocolate, chopped (or semisweet, or milk, […]

Brick Street Chocolate Cake

Cake: 2 cups sugar 1 cup unsalted butter softened 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 3 large eggs 2 1/2 cups cake flour 1 cup baking cocoa sifted 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup instant chocolate pudding mix small box 2 1/4 cups buttermilk 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Chocolate Icing: 1/2 […]

Pound Cake

3 C sifted cake flour (sift before measuring) ¾ tsp salt 2 sticks butter, softened 3 C sugar 7 large eggs, left at room temp for 30 minutes 2 tsp vanilla 1 C heavy cream Generously butter 12 inch bundt pan and flour. Sift together sifted flour and salt.  Sift again. Beat together butter and […]

Rainbow Cake

Ingredients 2½ cups white granulated sugar 1 cup butter, softened 3 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 cup buttermilk ¼ cup heavy whipping cream 3 cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt Frosting: 12 oz cream cheese, softened 1½ cups butter, softened (do not melt) 6 cups powdered sugar 1 tablespoon […]

Cream of Broccoli Soup

1 bunch broccoli (about 1 ¼ lb) tough stems peeled, florets and stems coarsely chopped 2 C milk, plus 1 C if needed 2 C chicken broth 3 Tbsp butter 3 Tbsp flour Salt and pepper ½ C heavy cream Steam broccoli over boiled water for about 5 minutes.  Remove broccoli and let cool.  Transfer to […]

Corn and Zucchini Soup with Crumbled Bacon

6-12 slices thick-cut bacon-Maybe double 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 yellow onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 zucchini, trimmed, halved lengthwise & thinly sliced 4 C chicken broth 3 C fresh corn kernels (from about 6 ears) or 3 C frozen-maybe more Salt and ground white pepper 1 Tbsp unsalted butter ¼ tsp minced […]

Chicken Chowder

(better than the Chicken Noodle Soup recipe, but more work) I think a single recipe is good for my family 3 slices thick cut bacon 2 Tbsp butter 2 yellow onions, diced 2 celery ribs, diced 2 carrots, peeled and diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 C chicken broth 1 ¼ lb Yukon gold potatoes, […]