It's February 1 so I thought I'd share a few simple ideas for Valentine's treats...these are easy and delicious and perfect for the special people in your life! Easy Cookie Bouquet: The photo above is of sugar cookies on lollipop sticks with icing and sprinkles...and here's the super easy secret: You can use store-bought dough and icing! Oh, they might taste a little better if you do it all ...
Baking
Make-It-Yourself Monday: Cream Cheese Filled King Cake
This might not be Louisiana, but many places in Mississippi do Mardi Gras, too. Even in places we don't do parades, we definitely do pastries...and King Cake is one delicious pastry. In fact, some of the best king cake makers around are right here in the Magnolia State. (Paul's Pastry Shop in Picayune or Jody's Bakery in Hattiesburg are a couple that come to ...
Chocolate Covered Caramel Brownies
I'm not even going to try to explain where this recipe came from...or how long it lasted. Let's just say I wanted something "Ooey, Gooey and Covered in Chocolate." This worked. Ingredients: 1 cup salted butter (You can use unsalted. Just add a dash of salt to the batter.) 2 cups dark brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted 2 tsp. baking powder 1 cup pecan pieces 1 ...
Make-It-Yourself-Monday: French Bread
This recipe creates a light and crusty baguette that is absolutely delicious, and when you make the dough in a bread machine (like I do), it couldn't possibly get easier! Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups bread flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 teaspoons of dry yeast 1 1/4 cups warm water Put the ingredients in your bread machine in the order specified by the manufacturer. Use the dough setting ...