The Best Banana Cake I’ve Ever Made

I  obsessed over it at a family reunion the other weekend. Kevin’s cousin made it and I stalked her down like a dessert creep and proceeded to talk her ear off about cream cheese frosting and spotty bananas for 35 minutes straight. What? You don’t do that at parties? This is the Best Banana Cake I’ve … Read more

Homemde Thick Caramel Sauce

Ingredients 1/2 cup water 1 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup heavy cream 3 tablespoon butter 1 tsp Vanilla Bean Paste Instructions In a nonreactive 3 quart pan combine the sugar (1cup and 3/4cup), water (1/2cup). Stir with a wooden spoon. Cover the pot and heat sugar and water on low heat until sugar is completely dissolved. 3-5 minutes. Remove the lid, swirl the pan to … Read more

Old-fashioned Sour Cream Pound Cake

Ingredients 3 cups sugar 1 cup butter 6 eggs, separated 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 cup sour cream 3 cups all-purpose flour, sift before measuring 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt Instructions Cream together sugar and butter, add the egg yolks one at time; beat well after each addition. Blend … Read more

Sweet Blueberry Biscuits With Lemon Glaze

INGREDIENTS FOR THE BISCUITS 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 stick unsalted butter, frozen and shaved, (*see notes below) 1 1/4 cups full-fat buttermilk 1 cup frozen blueberries 1/2 stick melted unsalted butter FOR THE LEMON GLAZE 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons milk 1/4 … Read more

DRUNKEN SHRIMP

Ingredients • 2 (12-ounce) bottles lager style beer (recommended: Budweiser) • 1 cup water • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar • 2 onions, quartered • 1 garlic clove, smashed • 1 tablespoon Neelys Seasoning Rub, plus more for garnish, recipe follows • 1 tablespoon crab boil seasoning (recommended: Old Bay) • 2 bay leaves • … Read more

Creamy Lime Squares

Ingredients:-For The Crust4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled, plus more for pan2/3 cup almond flour or ground nuts (any you prefer)1 cup (4 ounces) graham-cracker crumbs1/4 cup sugar1 tablespoons grated lime zest -For The Filling2 large egg yolks1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk1/2 cup fresh lime juice (around 5 medium limes)2 … Read more

LEMON MERINGUE CUPCAKES!!!!

Lemon Filling:3 egg yolks (reserve whites for meringue)3/4 cup granulated white sugar3 tbsp. all-purpose flourpinch of salt3 tbsp. lemon juice2 tbsp. lemon zest, loosely packed1/2 cup water2 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted Cupcakes:1/2 cup unsalted butter1 cup sugar2 eggs3 tbsp. lemon juice2 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. salt1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour Meringue:3 egg whitespinch of salt1/4 cup … Read more

Cream Cheese Lemon Bars Recipe

Ingredients:1 box lemon cake mix1/3 cup butter or margarine – softened1 egg8 ounces cream cheese – softened1 cup powdered sugar1/2 lemon – grated2 tablespoons lemon juice or 1/2 fresh squeezed lemon2 eggs1 teaspoon vanillaContainer: 9 x 13 baking pan and a mixing bowl Directions:In a mixing bowl, blend dry cake mix, butter, and 1 egg. … Read more

Cowboy Spaghetti

Ingredients 8 slices bacon 1 1/2 pounds ground sirloin 1 medium sweet onion diced 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 15 ounces can light black beans drained 1 14 ounces can tomato sauce 1 10 ounces can Rotel Chili Fixins Tomatoes 2 tbsp dark chilli powder 1 tbsp ground cumin 1 tsp garlic salt 1 tsp … Read more

Lemon Garlic Shrimp !

Ingredients 1 pound peeled and deveined uncooked large shrimp 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter with Canola Oil — divided 1 small shallot — minced 1 cup chicken stock 1/2 cup dry white wine or low-sodium chicken stock or broth 4 … Read more

ONE HOUR CINNAMON ROLLS

ingredients: for the dough:1 cup warm milk4 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast use the fast-acting kind!1/2 cup granulated sugar1 teaspoon salt1 egg1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil4-4 1/2 cups all-purpose unbleached flourfor the filling:1/3 cup salted butter softened1 cup packed light brown sugar2 tablespoons ground cinnamonfor the frosting:2 oz. cream cheese at room temperature1/4 cup … Read more

Amish Apple Fritter

Ingredients: For fritters: 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. salt ¼ cup milk 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice 2-3 cups peeled, cored and chopped Granny Smith or Gravenstein apples (firm pie apples!) Vegetable oil for deep-frying (approx. 4-5 cups- enough to … Read more

Seafood Boil

Seafood boil just like Louisiana New Orleans, with shrimp, crawfish, Manila clams, and a homemade Cajun seasoning and butter sauce. Ingredients: 1 pound small red-skinned potatoes, quartered1 pound Cajun smoked Andouille cut into 1-inch pieces2 ears corn, shucked, cut into thirds crosswise ( 6 )4 tbsp. minced garlic1/4 cup Old Bay seasoning1 medium lemon, halved, … Read more

Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake From Scratch

Ingredients 1 and 1/2 cups butter room temperature8 ounce cream cheese room temperature6 large eggs room temperature3 cups granulated white sugar3 cups all-purpose flour1 tablespoon lemon extract Instructions Coat a 10 cup tube pan or bundt pan with solid vegetable shortening and sugar or Wilton cake release.Preheat oven to 350°FIn the bowl of an electric … Read more