Archive for 'Desserts' Category
Fresh and Fabulous Recipes You’ll Love
By Shannon Magsam Jen Lewis of Fayetteville (fourth from the left in the picture above) recently held her first Fresh and Fabulous Entertaining cooking class for eight local women. The meal was so impressive, I wanted to share the full menu with you. Whether you’re looking for delicious recipes to whip up for visiting family [...]
More crazy recipes
The latest crazy — yet tasty — recipes come from two nwaMotherlode readers. The first one is chocolate cake in a mug from Fayetteville mom of two, Shannon Jones (who got it from her neighbor, Tricia Moore, who got it from a friend in Canda). It is seriously made in a mug in five minutes [...]
Mealtime Mama: Recipes That Sound Crazy
Everybody’s got one – a recipe that sounds ridiculous but somehow it just works. Today I’m going to share a couple of mine. If you’ve got an equally crazy recipe that you just love, please share with your fellow moms by sending us an e-mail at mamas@nwaMotherlode.com. Now, go get a little crazy. Ziploc Omelet [...]
Mealtime Mama: The perfect Autumn line-up
Thanks to Christine Ahern of Fayetteville for the following recipes that are just right for a nice Fall meal! Chicken Chili: 1 lb or more of cooked chicken and sausage depending on how meaty you like it (can use just chicken if you’d rather) Two cans of chicken broth 1 cup of salsa (or more) [...]
“Angel Tea Room” recipes
These three dishes are typically served at University Baptist Church’s annual Angel Fair, a fund-raiser open to the public for the church’s benevolent arm, Second Mile Ministries. The fair is always held just before Thanksgiving and offers hand-crafted Christmas items and food items for purchase. Enjoy these recipes from the UBC “Angel Tea Room”: BEEFY [...]
Mealtime Mama: Comforting classics
If you’re looking for a couple no-frills, easy recipes that kids and adults are sure to love, check out these two classics from my mom’s cookbook. (Note: This first one lists Spam as an ingredient. Before you get all grossed out and skip over it, let me assure you that it does NOT taste like [...]
July 4th Menu: Entree and Dessert
Yesterday we posted the first half of a July 4th menu. Today we feature the entree and decadent dessert! Thanks to menu-mama Jen Lewis. Grilled Chicken with Apricot-Balsamic Glaze This is a new recipe for me and came out in this month’s issue of Fine Cooking. It goes well with the Arugula Salad and the [...]
Delicious Strawberry Pie recipe
My neighbor, Donna, whipped up some strawberry shortcake-esque dessert recently and brought over three for each of us. It wasn’t the typical cake, covered with strawberries, topped with whipped cream. It was much, much better. It was made with those little graham cracker crust cups/tart shells (they come in packs of four in the baking [...]