Walker asked to make a key lime pie, so I got him the supplies and let him at it. It turned out well and was very delicious. He got hooked on the flavor on a trip to Florida a few years ago. It's hard not to indulge in a pie or 2 at Publix if… Continue reading Walker’s Key Lime Pie
Tag: Dessert
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Our middle son wanted to make strawberry trifles for dessert, so I baked him a pound cake to use as the cake base. Earlier in the week, we tried a full butter pound cake, which I found very dense. The sour cream gives this pound cake a lighter texture and makes it nicely moist. It… Continue reading Sour Cream Pound Cake
Chocolate Satin Pie
When the boys were young, we were in a grocery store and one of them saw a frozen chocolate satin pie and asked, "Can we get the Chocolate Satan Pie?" And since then, that is what I call those pies. Pretty truthful, really, since they are rather sinful tasting. As pie goes, it actually isn't… Continue reading Chocolate Satin Pie
Apple Crisp
There's not much more fall than a warm apple crisp with whipped cream on top. It's a rustic dessert — maybe simple — but it makes the house smell amazing and your tummy happy. For the apples, I used three varieties to create a blend of flavors and textures: Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and a local… Continue reading Apple Crisp
Grain Free Protein Brownies
I saw a recipe for "4 ingredient cottage cheese brownies" and wondered how they would turn out/taste. While it isn't precisely "brownies' they pass for it, look-wise. Grain-free, gluten-free, and sweetened with honey. What I found is that they needed significantly more time to bake to be fully set, and that they should be served… Continue reading Grain Free Protein Brownies