Simple Fudge

Greetings!  Its almost Christmas!!  AH! If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know that I recently finished testing a lot of fudge recipes.  If you follow me on the street you would probably be able to tell by the size of my hips that I have recently finished testing a…

White Chocolate Cranberry Swirl Cheesecake

Sometimes you see a picture of a dish and say to yourself “Self, I must make that.”  That was my exact thought when I saw a recipe for this cheesecake in a Cooking Club of America magazine.  This was several years ago and if I remember correctly, I made it twice that…

Dark Chocolate Cookies & Drive-Thru Windows

I have come to accept the fact that I am somehow cursed when it comes to the drive-thru widows of restaurants.  I know I mentioned it before in a previous post (don’t ask me which one-I am way too tired  right now to try and figure that out) so I won’t rehash…

Oatmeal Caramel Bars

Hello all! I am sorry to say I am still having issues with my site so postings might be a bit sporadic.  I will keep you informed via Facebook with updates and maybe even recipes when I can’t get my blog site to work.  So ‘like’ Brittany’s Pantry if you want to…

Lunchbox Chocolate Chip Cookies

We are back from vaca!  Did you miss me? The end of our time off signaled the beginning of the school year here and forty-eight hours after we returned I was waving goodbye to Evelyn as she marched into her first grade classroom.  *sigh*  This morning she rode the bus for the first time…

Saucepan Brownies

I absolutely love it when I find a recipe like this.  A great concept that is easy, saves me time, makes just enough for our little family, and tastes spectacular. While going through the BHG website, I came across a recipe for brownies in the archives.  It had been published 80 or…

Homemade Granola Bars

At the end of April my youngest sister came to visit, meet her newest nephew, and run a half marathon.  Yeah, we like to test the physical endurance of our guests every now and then.  Look!  Aren’t they cute together? Nearly every spring since we moved to central IL my family, my husband, and sometimes…

Tofu Chocolate Pudding

Mmm.  Just look at that chocolate pudding.  Creamy.  Dreamy.  Rich and decadent.  Don’t you just love tofu? What?  Tofu?  Uh huh!  That’s what I said!  Tofu.  Hard to believe isn’t it?  But there it is.  And yes, it tastes as good as it looks. My history with tofu, a soybean based protein, is…

Chocolate Cheesecake Bars: An ‘Old Reliable’

Wow! What a week.  I think I need to unwind and treat myself.  Chocolate cheesecake anyone? This recipe brings to mind one of my husbands biggest complaints.  I have mentioned before that while he enjoys the variety in my cooking, he kind of wishes that I would bring back the favorites more…

Cherry Frozen Yogurt W/ Mini Chocolate Chips

I knew I had a winner with this recipe when my husband dug into the freezer container and filled his empty coffee mug right up to the top with this frozen yogurt.  Make no mistake.  This is tangy and wonderful and so refreshing it will give you chills.  No pun intended… The…

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies: 4 Batches = Perfection

Mmm.  This picture makes me so happy… As I was looking down my list of food to freeze and have on hand after baby #3 arrives, I noticed that peanut butter chocolate chip cookies were not on my list.  For shame!  How could they have been overlooked?!  So in the midst of…

Buttermilk Brownies

For a couple of weeks now, I have been in a kind of ‘brownie mood’.  This is a bit odd for me.  I really like brownies and if you look through my recipe archive you will find a ridiculously high number of recipes there for me to try.  But when it comes…

Hot Chocolate #3

So you know it had to happen.  Hot Chocolate #3.  I may have mentioned my hot chocolate obsession before, and if you missed that, it may have occurred to you if you have ever browsed through the list of Snacks & Drinks and noticed Hot Chocolate #1 and #2.  I drink it…

Chocolate Pudding Cake, As Promised!

Ok.  So here it is.  The ooey gooey chocolate dessert I told you I would post. I need to mention right off that this was kind of hard to photograph.  How do you take a picture of something that is part cake, part pudding, part brownie, and all decadence?  Because that is…

Peppermint Meringue Cookies: Nostalgia

It has been a long week here with surprise visits and several trips to the doctor due to a relapse in illness.  In addition, my plans for this weekend have suddenly changed and I now need to clean out the fridge.  Amongst several unsalvageable items-i.e. leftover pork chops I don’t even remember…