In a few short weeks, we’ll be leaving home for the summer to escape the Florida heat, humidity, and hurricane season, so I was taking inventory of perishables in the refrigerator and pantry to use up before we leave. The refrigerator cheese drawer held a pound and a half of cream cheese that provided the perfect excuse to make cheesecake, but in the Tampa/St Pete area we’ve already been having record-shattering temps in the high 90s, therefore I had no desire to turn on the oven. I decided that making rich and easy no-bake chocolate cheesecake Continue reading “Rich and Easy No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecake”
Month: May 2017
Luscious Chocolate Swirl Banana Cake
We love bananas at our house, but it seems like there are always one or two (or three) that are forgotten behind a loaf of bread or a bag of tortilla chips and they end up all brown and squishy. When I found two large ones in that sad state I thought about making strawberry banana walnut bread, Continue reading “Luscious Chocolate Swirl Banana Cake”
Almond Tea Cake–More Than The Sum Of Its Parts!
I just got home on Wednesday from my bucket-list trip to France and it was fabulous! I went with our three youngest daughters (Joe and our oldest daughter couldn’t make it). I’ve wanted to visit France since I was nine years old and–except for the rain and 50°F temps–the trip was everything I hoped it would be. Continue reading “Almond Tea Cake–More Than The Sum Of Its Parts!”