Bourbon Pecan Bites

It’s nice to have a delicate little cookie with a cup of tea.  It’s also nice to have a bit of cookie with a soft pudding or crème dessert.  This little bite of wonderfulness, is very simple, and quick to make. 

Caramel Sauce

Sometimes a recipe’s ingredients aren’t readily available.  Usually caramel sauce is made with sugar, water, cream, and a bit of vanilla.   Three of those ingredients are usually in the house.  Cream: not always.   However, eggs are usually on hand. This recipe uses the richness of egg yolks to help set the sauce, and give it…

Butternut Squash Spoon Bread

Spoon bread seems to be in every magazine right now, and I figured it was about time I found out just what it is!  Trolling online and through cookbooks, I found out just a couple of essentials.  Firstly, it is made with cornmeal, secondly it has eggs in it, and thirdly, no self respecting American…

Cumberland Rum Nickies

Dried fruit is usually tucked to the back of the pantry through the summer months, while we make use of the fresh fruits available.  As the leaves change colour, they slowly they sneak their way forward to the front of the shelf, to be tucked into salads, cookies and loaves.  These little pastries, Cumberland Rum…

Glazed Raspberry Scones

Sometimes at the crack of dawn, I lie in bed thinking up what I want to cook.  Then I mull around how I’m going to do it, and in the process fall back asleep.  During those last few important minutes of morning sleep, my brain seems to do the work for me and I’m able…