Monthly Archives: December 2012
Southern Living’s Pumpkin Pecan Bread
My sister made this over the Thanksgiving week. It was great to have for breakfast each morning with coffee. It was moist and yummy.
Whoopie Pie Palooza – Part II
I was trying to move on to other recipes and cooking projects but today, on the way to lunch we walked by a book sale table and there sat another Whoopie Pie cookbook! I had to buy it; its … Continue reading
Arroz de Cerveja (Rice in Beer)
From this wonderful Portuguese cookbook I have. I make this recipe all the time and everyone loves it. Depending on the type of beer you use, it can change the flavor a lot. Experiment. It’s all been good for me … Continue reading
Stained Glass Cookies
My roommate’s mom cut this out of a Bloomington-Normal IL paper (maybe the Pantagraph?) and sent it to him to try. I came home from errands today to find him midway through the recipe. He thought it was too … Continue reading
Whoopie Pie Palooza 2012
When gathering with my family I almost always make a batch of whoopie pies. My sister and I have fond memories of them as kids. (Wikipedia on Whoopie Pies) This year I brought along a Whoopie Pie cookbook, named appropriately … Continue reading
Chocolate Buttercream
Posting this to show what I made. This might make a good frosting for a cake but didn’t much like as whoopie pie filling. Too dense and grainy.
Red Velvet Whoopie
I would definitely follow the recommendation at the end to use less cocoa. I used the recipe’s amount and found it too dense. I don’t have a stand mixer; hand mixer worked fine.
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