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When Was The Last Time You Enjoyed This Old-Fashioned Dessert?

A couple of years ago I met a lady at the church and she told me about a dessert I had never heard of. It was such a huge shock to her that I had never tried apple dumplings, and she decided we needed to fix it immediately. She invited me over to her house the next day, to have a cup of coffee and “enjoy the best dessert on the face of the earth”. How could I say no to that?

When she opened the door, immediately I noticed that her whole house smelled amazing. It was like walking into my grandmother’s kitchen again – that wonderful aroma of apples and cinnamon, baking in the oven, was enough to make my mouth water. And when I finally saw the apple dumplings, I knew she hadn’t exaggerated. They looked so delicious!

She served the dumplings with the creamiest scoop of vanilla ice cream I had ever tasted (I wish I had asked what brand it was) and a cup of strong, flavorful coffee. I literally thought I had died and gone to heaven, it was so amazing!

Image credit: aplum.

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Quick Tip: Try serving these with vanilla sauce – it’s amazing!

Bet You Never Thought Of Making Them This Way Before

Imagine pulling these sweet potato biscuits right out of the oven and serving them with a pat of warm butter. Yum! What a treat for your friends and family. Sweet potato biscuits are something that should be on every holiday table. They are not hard to make and they taste incredible. Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t have anything against regular white flour biscuits, but these little sweet potato things are truly something special. In fact, I’ll be making them even when the holidays are over. Yum!

I did a test run with these sweet potato biscuits the other day and my kids really liked them. I asked my husband if he would like to try one and he said, “Why are they orange?” I knew by the look on his face that he was concerned I had put some sort of “health food” in the biscuits. I told him not to worry, that the orange hue was from sweet potatoes and to please try one of these delicious biscuits. He obliged, and boy was he ever glad that he did!

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Quick tip: Serve warm with butter.

No Napkins Needed – You’ll Want To Lick Your Fingers Clean

When I was little, my grandmother used to make these amazing sticky buns almost every week. She would always come over and bring us some, and I guess that’s why my mother never made them herself. When my grandmother passed away and we were going through her belongings, we came across her recipe. It was handwritten, and unfortunately so worn out that we couldn’t make of all the ingredients and amounts.

But a couple of years later my Mom got another recipe from her neighbor – she said they tasted exactly like grandma’s sticky buns and she was so happy, it made her cry. Of course I had to have the recipe immediately so that I could give it a go myself!

Oh my goodness. These turned out so amazing that I couldn’t even believe it! I made another batch the next week, but instead of the caramel pecan topping I added a sugar glaze. They are delicious either way!

Image credit Michael Jastremski.

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Quick Tip: Omit the pecans if you’re not a fan!

I Could Try 10 New Recipes But I’ll Always Come Back To This One

My mother and I both like to bake, and occasionally we arrange a baking contest – just between the two of us, for fun! We let our family members be the jury and it’s always a blind test, so that they won’t feel pressured to vote for either mommy or granny… Somehow it’s usually always my mother who takes the 1st prize. I guess it’s all those decades of experience that shows in the end result.

However, there was this one time when I got ALL the votes from our honored jury! It was the time when we were making a marbled cake, and I was using this delicious recipe from The Bake More.

This is what I would call an old-fashioned cake, and I mean that in the best possible way. To me, old-fashioned cakes are all about simplicity and great flavor. You don’t need super fancy ingredients and difficult instructions to end up with a yummy cake! And this recipe is proof of that.

Recipe and image courtesy of The Bake More.

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Quick Tip: Serve with a cup of strong coffee.

The Most Delicious Way To Eat Your Brussels Sprouts!

Here’s a dish that probably has fans in Hollywood – it’s that good! I haven’t always particularly liked Brussels sprouts, but I’ve been trying all kinds of new recipes so that I would learn to love them. I don’t like being picky; I want to set a good example for my kids, and I want them to enjoy their veggies. This super simple recipe does the trick for me!

What’s great about this recipe is that you could serve it on any meal of the day. I’ve made this for breakfast as is, but sometimes I’ve also added some leftover chicken or ground beef and served this bake for dinner.

Amp it up by adding your favorite seasonings! I like to add a touch of chili powder or some fresh herbs, depending on what I have at hand. I also use different kinds of cheese, just to give it some fresh flavor each time.

Most often I double the ingredients so that we are having this for dinner, and the leftovers for lunch the next day. My whole family loves this meal!

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Quick Tip: Sometimes I omit the potatoes and just add other veggies instead (for example broccoli).

This Is A Recipe Everyone Should Know By Heart!

There are some meals that always seem to hold their place in our dinner rotation. They became our favorites when we were kids, now our kids are enjoying them, and probably their kids and grandkids after them. These timeless dishes are the ones that I call comfort food. They’re always there to save you when you’re having a bad day, when there just doesn’t seem to be enough time for everything, or when you simply feel like having a meal that will never ever let you down.

Biscuits and gravy. As soon as I hear those words, my mouth starts to water and it brings back special memories from my childhood. Buttermilk biscuits, to be exact, were my grandma’s specialty – and we kids were drooling in the kitchen, waiting for them to be ready.

I can eat buttermilk biscuits with pretty much anything; cream cheese and jam, butter and honey, peanut butter – you name it! People think I’m weird, trying all these different combinations… But of course, nothing beats biscuits and gravy, no matter what flavors I experiment with.

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Quick Tip: You should always spoon the flour into the measuring cup and level with a knife. Scooping the flour will make it pack into the measuring cup and result in too much flour.

Don’t Miss Out On The Most Delightful Cake On The Planet

Here’s a great cake recipe for all of us who do not consider ourselves “professional” cake bakers! By that I mean that I’ve been having a hard time with pretty much any cake I’ve tried to make. Either they turn out dense and heavy, or they crumble apart, or something else that can be considered a rookie mistake. That’s kind of funny, though, since I have been trying for years now! Maybe some of us were meant to be rookies forever.

A friend of mine knew about my “issue”, if you can call it that, and gave me this recipe that was supposed to be fool-proof. I didn’t believe it for a minute… It seemed complicated to me (all the instructions always do) but I was determined to make it work.

I read the instructions carefully, set up all the ingredients and got to work. Low and behold, it turned out the most amazing cake ever! I got so carried away by the result that I didn’t even think about frosting. I just cut the cake, added a slab of apple jam on it and munched away with a cup of coffee. Yum!

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Quick Tip: Wrap layers well and freeze until ready to assemble your cake.