Easy Cheesecake Pie

Making a cheesecake in a pie plate and baking it in a low temperature oven makes this one of the easiest, most satisfying and foolproof cheesecakes that you will ever make. It's creamy and silky with just a touch of tang. The hardest part about making this cheesecake pie is waiting for it to cool completely before cutting into it.

Toffee Oatmeal Cookies

Words from a true Cookie Monster...

Light crispy edges with a delicate crunch and a soft gooey center. The toffee pieces are the perfect size so you get at least one piece in every bite and the buttery finish lingers in your mouth making you want another bite.

My husband actually said those words as he walked out the door with a stack of cookies on a napkin.

These cookies got rave reviews from my family and friends and now I would like to share them with you.

Shortbread Pumpkin Squares

No more pumpkin pies for me.  I'm hooked on the squares! And the best part is that it's easier than pies. I guess you could say that these are simply delicious :)

I like to place the squares into cupcake liners to dress them up.  It also make them easier to pick up and eat when it's in its own little wrapper. These delicious squares are best when they are cold. 

Baked Coconut Custard Mochi

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Mochi is a sweet Japanese rice cake that is served traditionally for the Japanese New Year.  It’s laborious to make and almost an art form when done properly.  This recipe is not that kind of mochi.  It is a one pan mochi that mixes up quickly and gets baked in the oven.  So if you need a mochi fix, this recipe will do the trick.

Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

My daughter Cecily called and said; Mom, I can’t find the buttermilk chocolate cake recipe on your blog.  I said; you are absolutely correct.  I haven’t put it up yet.

Layered Pumpkin Custard Pie 2012

Putting these two pies together in layers is genius.  It's hard to explain what goes on in your mouth when you bite into this pie.  It's completely different than taking a bite of a pumpkin pie and then a bite of custard pie at the same time.  Layering changes things, the custard gives the pie a light mouth feel and the pumpkin is where the flavor is.

Pumpkin Squares or Cupcakes

Pumpkin squares are a special fall treat that I only bake once or twice a year.

Apple Brownies or Grandma's Easy Apple Cake

When I decided to make this recipe from Liz at “ThatSkinny Chick Can Bake” I envisioned a chewy-dense blondie brownie with bits of apples.  It took me by surprise when I cut into the brownies and discovered something completely different.  Instead of a brownie I ended up with an extremely moist apple spice cake.  Clearly this wasn’t what I was expecting, but it turned out to be a good thing.

Blueberry Lemon Pound "Cupcakes"

Getting tired of blueberry recipes yet?  Well get ready, here comes another one!  Its blueberry season, isn’t everything supposed to be centered on blueberries?

Blueberry Sauce

Not too sweet… not too tart… In my opinion, that’s what makes a delicious blueberry sauce.

Hot Water Cobbler

My husband found this recipe on the internet, it was called The Best in the West Berry Cobbler.  He said that it had 22 reviews and all of them were positive.  With the recipe in hand, he headed to the kitchen to bake us a blueberry cobbler.

Easy Banana Puffs

My husband does not eat fresh bananas, but he loves (craves might be a better description) baked banana pie and unless he is on the north shore of Oahu or charming me into baking him one, you won’t find a double crusted banana pie anywhere (which is a shame, because they are quite tasty).

Microwave Chocolate Cake in a Mug

I was so excited to try this cake in a mug recipe.  It had tons of promise.  The idea of whipping up an almost instant chocolate cake in a coffee mug was fascinating to me.  But it didn’t work (at least the first two times).  My first attempt, I cooked it for 4 minutes and the second for 3 minutes.  Both times the cake came out as hard as a rock.  As you can imagine, I was quite disappointed.  It was a waste of good ingredients and time.  How could someone post such a bad recipe?  In the end it was the cooker (me) not the recipe.

Aebleskiver

Aebleskivers are Danish doughnuts that look like giant doughnut holes and taste like a pancake and waffle at the same time.  They are best eaten fresh and hot with a smear of your favorite jam.  Delish.

Apple Turnovers

I had a couple of honey crisp apples sitting on my counter that were screaming to become dessert, but I wasn't sure what to make.  It wasn't enough for a pie or even a small crisp.  I hemmed and hawed as I looked in my freezer and spotted a package of puff pastry, that’s when it all came together, I was going to make apple turnovers.  Such and easy dessert to make, I don’t know why I don’t make them more often?  This was a welcomed decision that got me raves from the family.

Panna Cotta

I have never made panna cotta before or felt the need to learn, until now.  My husband who has quite the sweet tooth would usually get his panna cotta fix from Trader Joes.  They were conveniently boxed in a two pack, just enough to satisfy, and defrosted beautifully into a light and creamy delight with a blueberry and pineapple topping.

O.C.C. Cookies

What are O.C.C. cookies? 

They are simply Oatmeal, Coconut and Chocolate Chip cookies that have no connection to Orange County California.  The oatmeal gives the cookie body, the coconut chew, and the chocolate chips don’t need any explanation.

Double Chocolate Pudding Pie

My husband asked me to make a chocolate cream pie like the ones we used to get on the north shore of Oahu at Sunnyside Bakery.

Box Brownie Cookies

Seriously, how many ways can you change up box brownies?  Well, here’s one more idea.

My Mini Pie's

A snap shot of my holiday pies cooling.

Layered P & C, Roasted Apple, Custard and Pumpkin Mini Pies

I decided to make mini pies this year thinking at the time that I would make 6 different pies.  That was a bit ambitious considering each type of pie had a different baking time and temperature which made it a lot more time consuming than I had thought it would be.  The next time I do this I may have to start the day before or at least consider a couple of cream pies that wouldn't need the oven.  I did manage to get 4 different pies done before throwing in the towel and handing the oven over to the turkey.  Live and learn.

To make 6 - 5' mini pies I needed;

1 double crust recipe (divided into 7)
1 pumpkin pie recipe
1 custard pie recipe
and a couple of granny smith apples for the lone roasted apple pie