Old Fashioned Doughnuts

Old Fashioned Doughnuts, just like Grandma used to make, easy and straightforward.  The dough is very forgiving and easy to work with.  One of the ingredients will surprise you, yielding a texture nothing short of perfection.

Have you ever wanted to make old fashioned doughnut from scratch that does not take all day in the kitchen to make? 

That's me...I like to get up early on a Saturday morning and whip up a batch of cake doughnuts just like the bakery down the street before everyone gets up. 

 I learned from Ashely Strickland Freeman the author of The Duke's Real Mayonnaise Cookbook that she loves to make homemade doughnuts on a Saturday morning also. Full recipes can read by click this link:

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Pineapple Casserole

Pineapple Casserole, a sweet Southern casserole that can be served as a side dish or dessert at Easter on many Southern tables without a doubt.   It is made with canned pineapple, flour and sugar, sharp cheddar cheese, and topped with crushed Ritz crackers.  

Who would have thought pineapple, cheddar cheese, and Ritz crackers coming together would make a remarkable, delicious dish, only in the south.Full recipes can read by click this link

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Peach Dumpling Cobbler May Become Your Favorite Peach Dessert

Peach Dumpling Cobbler, a cobbler made with fresh sliced peaches layered between three layers of sweet, tender, buttery dough.  Boiling water is poured over the whole cobbler.  The dough transforms magically, making sheets of dumplings.

Peach Dumpling Cobbler is the first dessert I want to make as the peach season approaches.  We love my Double Crust Peach Cobbler recipe, but here lately the Peach Dumpling Cobbler has taken the first choice to make.  

They are both easy enough to make.  We just love the dumpling texture in the Peach Dumpling Cobbler.  

And really the only difference in the two recipes is the Peach Dumpling Cobbler has 3 layers of crust instead of two and 2 cups of boiling water is poured over the whole cobbler.  This is where all the magic happens, tender sheets of dumplings.

Since the Peach Dumpling Cobbler is baked with the water, I bake it in a deep oblong baking dish.  Full recipes can read by click this link

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Celebration Fruit Salad Made With A Quick Homemade Strawberry Pie Filling

Celebration Fruit Salad, fresh pineapple chunks, fresh strawberry slices, and fresh blueberries tossed all together in a strawberry pie filling, homemade or canned.    Light and fresh...who says it can't be for dessert!  

The night before any celebration we are having, I make Celebration Salad.  I like another quick fruit salad I make from my childhood using canned fruit, but this is our favorite.

I try to use fresh fruit as much as I can.  Especially now, while the strawberries, pineapple, and blueberries are in season.  

We have some that are not a fan of bananas in this salad, so we leave them out but feel free to add them along with any other fresh fruit.  I think Kiwi and grapes would be another delicious addition or even peaches.  

If you add peaches, a homemade peach pie filling is a great combination.Full recipes can read by click this link

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The Best Carrot Cake Ever with Ultra Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting

The Best Carrot Cake Ever with Ultra Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting sets the bar for all carrot cakes.  The cake is incredibly moist from a generous amount of finely shredded fresh carrots and blanketed with a velvety frosting that completes the perfection.  The Best Carrot Cake Ever!

This past weekend I surprised my husband for Father's Day with a Carrot Cake.  I had made one just the week before for my son in law's birthday.  Jim enjoyed it so much, I decided to make him one too.

Carrot Cake is often made around celebrations and holidays and rightful so, usually for Easter.  It is such a rich and decadent cake that deserves all the compliments and praises.Full recipes can read by click this link

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