Pumpkin Pie Praline Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Icing and Caramel Glaze Praline Layer 3/4 cup light brown sugar 1/3 cup unsalted butter 3 tablespoons whipping cream 3/4 cup chopped pecans toasted in a 350 F oven for 3 … Continue reading
Whipped Cream
2 cups heavy cream
1/3 cup powdered sugar
Refrigerate mixing bowls and beaters until cold. Add heavy cream and powdered sugar to cold bowl. Beat on high speed until peaks form. Refrigerate. Tip: When serving, gently spoon whipped cream from bowl. Do not stir whipped cream or it will deflate! Can be made 24 hours in advance.
Every year when I go to Jamaica I try to make it home with a bottle of Jamaican vanilla. This year I purchased two 16-ounce bottles but didn’t make it home with either one! For some reason I never consider … Continue reading
In 1978 a woman named L. H. Wiggins of Greensboro N.C. shared a recipe for Hummingbird Cake with Southern living magazine. It was published under the heading, “Making the Best of Bananas.” To this day, Hummingbird Cake is the most … Continue reading
In our house Easter activities started weeks in advance of Easter day. In anticipation of the grand Easter egg hunt where eight McCartt grandchildren would compete, my children would hide plastic eggs from each other and practice for weeks in … Continue reading
Several weeks ago our woods had two unlikely visitors. A male and female red tailed hawk. It caused quite a stir in our 5 acres of woods. All the squirrels disappeared for days. The cause? The hawks were dining on … Continue reading
Have you ever noticed how people get in a tizzy when company is coming over? All of a sudden the house has to be clean and the yard mowed. I’m guilty too. You’d think someone was going to conduct a … Continue reading
Have you ever eaten a gourmet cookie and wondered why they taste so much better than an ordinary chocolate chip cookie? It’s not just the add in’s (the type of chocolate chips, the quality of vanilla, the type of brown … Continue reading
I love a great bakery cupcake. Not the kind where the icing is made with Crisco… but the one where you get the flavor of real butter (If I’m going to eat them, I want all the calories don’t you?) … Continue reading
My neighbor, Michelle Ellis, has a chocolate Labrador retriever nicknamed “Carb Boy.” Weighing in at a hefty 90 pounds, Koda Bear just loves carbohydrates. Last Wednesday he ate a whole loaf of bread from the farmers market. Then on Saturday … Continue reading
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