Author: swooz

  • Strawberry Cheesecake Pie

    There’s something about fresh strawberry pie that brings you right back to your childhood. Summer time as a kid running around outside all day playing until you’re ready to drop and your Mom calls you in to dinner and you had no idea she had whipped up this simple but fresh pie bursting with juicy…

  • Mango-Key Lime Bars

    I’m not a huge mango fan unless it’s in a margarita or lassi, but these bars are beyond. I love an easy cookie bar that comes together quickly. I used the food processor to make both the crust and the filling. My processor lives on my counter top and I admit I use it at…

  • Salted caramel oh how I love thee. You seductive diet breaker, you call me out of the depths of keto and beckon me in the middle of the night just longing for me to plunge my spoon into your jar. You are the like the forbidden apple of my Kitchen Garden of Good and Evil,…

  • Black Cocoa Chocolate Galaxy Cake

      Did you know there’s a thing such as black cocoa powder? Yep, the same type that Oreo’s are made from. You can buy it online. I purchased some quite a while back from King Arthur when I make homemade style Oreo’s and I wanted to play around with some colors on top of some…

  • Fudgy Brownies with Rolo’s

      If I crave something sweet it usually involves caramel, or chocolate and caramel. Admittedly I use have a jar of homemade caramel in my fridge. I know….It can be a problem, but there is nothing better than stirring it into hot coffee. I have tried brownie recipes before that involve a layer of caramel…

  •   Rum Cake recipe slightly adapted from Gimme Some Oven 2  1/2 Cup cake flour 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. kosher salt 1 3/4 Cups sugar, divided (use 1/4Cup  for egg whites) 3 egg whites, room temp pinch of cream of tartar 6 egg yolks, room temp 10 Tbsp.…