Traditional fruitcakes are packed full of dried and candied fruits, nuts, and often brushed with rum. These rich cakes are served just as they are without butter or condiments.

Traditional fruitcakes are packed full of dried and candied fruits, nuts, and often brushed with rum. These rich cakes are served just as they are without butter or condiments.
Tarts are the perfect way to serve small hand-held desserts. These tarts feature a buttery shell filled with a creamy filling and topped with luscious berries.
King Cake is a traditional New Orleans dessert. This buttery dough is filled with pecans, butter, and brown sugar sweetener and is so delicious with a cup of coffee.
This moist carrot pineapple cake is to delicious with a cup of tea of coffee. A walnut and oat topping give a nice texture to this cake. Hidden in this cake is sourdough starter with gives it a wonderful texture.
Angel Food Cakes are a delicious fluffy light dessert to add to any meal. These cakes are primarily made with egg whites, flour, and sugar. Did you know that you can make a sugar-free, gluten-free version that bakes and taste just like a regular one? And by adding extracts you can have any flavor you want
Blueberries….are one of the easiest berries to take care of. When we purchased this property there were 6 blueberry bushes along the woods. I do have to compete with the birds some years especially when it is dry. My blueberry bushes provide me with gallons of fruit with very minimal care. There isn’t any peeling or pitting, just pick the berries and eat them!!!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. If you need a special dessert for your family, I have just the one for you! This Raspberry Chocolate Cake is such a delicious treat that is not only a feast for the taste buds but also for the eyes.
Have you ever seen a cake roll in a bakery and wondered if you could make one? These delicious desserts are really not that difficult to make. Let me give you a few hints to making these desserts for your Holiday table!
If you ever traveled into areas where Amish people have bakeries you will find fry pies! These hand held delicacies are made with a flaky pie crust filled with various fillings. Traditionally, these are fried like a doughnut but they can be baked, also.
Bright red juicy strawberries herald the arrival of spring. They are one of the most versatile berries and the most widely cultivated. They are featured in many dishes and are one of the easiest fruits to grow. My garden has always had a large strawberry patch much to my children’s dismay. They hated the weeding but when they berries were ready the patch became much more likeable. June-bearing are my favorite kind to plant. Homegrown strawberries have the most flavor simply because the sugar converts to starch soon after they being picked.