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.

Banana Bread

9 X 5 Loaf Pan

Everyone has their favorite banana bread recipe and this is mine. I started making them as mini muffins when my children were little. They fit perfectly into their little hands and made for a nice snack. Since then I have made them into countless loaves and muffins.

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.

Molasses and Raisin Bran Muffins

My mission was to make bran a pleasure to eat and I found the trick in an article in the Seattle Times. The headline read – Chef Greg Atkinson finds the key to a tasty bran muffin. I don’t know Chef Greg, but I can assure you that the headline speaks the truth.

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. 

Kelley's Dutch Babies

Kelley's Dutch Babies

My friend Kelley baked up the best Dutch Babies that I have ever had. They were light and crispy with just the right amount of sweet. So of course... I asked her for her recipe and she happily passed it on.  She is such a sweet heart that she even hand wrote the recipe out on a recipe card for me. Who does that anymore?

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?

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).

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.

Buttermilk Pancakes

Kono makes the best pancakes! They are light and fluffy with crispy edges. Yummmmm

For those of you who know me, you know that I don’t have a sweet tooth and that I only bake for my husband and children who do.  I almost never eat the sweets that I make but I do eat Kono’s buttermilk pancakes.

Rustic Peach Tart

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My inspiration was a rustic apple tart that I saw on the Food Network show "The Best Thing I Ever Ate".  My husband loves pies of any type and peaches more than apples - so I changed up the recipe a bit.

The final product was delicious. It had a light crispy crust with a dense peach filling that wasn't too sweet. This was the easiest fruit pie that I have ever made, a definite keeper.