A Literary Sweet Recipe Collection

Various Recipes & DIY foods made the old-fashioned way or with a slight modern twist! All recipes are my original creation or tweaked versions of other recipes (noted and credit given where applicable).

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{Sweet Creations} Playing with Chocolate There really is not much to coating your favorite foods in chocolate. You do not need fancy equipment either In fact you only need two ingredients, chocolate and what you want to dip into it. Now this is a bit time consuming, I will not lie, but it is beyond worth it. Make sure you have plenty of free counter space, and lined trays ready! It tastes better You have more control It is cheaper Can be made GF, Vegan, ...
{Historic Sweets} Rustic Beignet and Café Au Lait Recipe Crisp outside, warm on the inside, nothing beats a fresh beignet in the morning. Ah, but what is a beignet you ask? Why I would love to tell you! In the literal sense, a beignet is simply French for fried dough. To be more exact it means fried yeast dough, and it is nothing more than a type of doughnut. They are most famous in New Orleans, LA. Really, that is it, but if you tell ...
{Foodie Review} Panera Bread Broccoli and Cheddar Soup Review Broccoli and Cheddar Soup Review My husband and I rarely get time to ourselves, so I jumped at the chance to try Panera Bread for their soup via Daily Buzz. This was not my first experience eating at Panera Bread, but the last time was years ago. In fact it was so long ago that I was still pregnant with my first son who is almost 10. When I first walked into the restaurant, I admit that it ...
{Recipe} Easy, Healthy, Peanut Butter Pie, GF and Vegan Options It has been awhile since I had a new recipe for everyone. To be honest, I’ve just not been into experimentation as much, and that has more to do with not having spare time. After all I’ve been writing, and doing a lot of editing, with my books this past year! With holidays right around the corner, and two diabetics to cook for, I began to think of dessert options that would satisfy their sweet tooth’s, but ...
Meal Planning: Saving At The Farmer’s Market Most farm stands will be coming to a close in the next few months. Some areas, who have year round growing, are lucky enough to be open year round. This is the time of tomatoes, corn, apples, watermelons and tons of other fruits and vegetables. Now is the time to gather the bounty of the farmers and to start preserving.The farm market, or stand, can offer consumers not only the freshest of foods but for ...