dessert

Raisin Bran Cookies - Old fashioned recipe made with molasses.

Scurry to your pantry and grab that box of Raisin Bran cereal. We’re having Raisin Bran Cookies for breakfast! And lunch. And dinner. Yes, they are that amazing. Goodbye, Cereal. Hello, Raisin Bran Cookies!   Are you an oatmeal cookie type? These Raisin Bran Cookies are going to be your brand new favorite.   This recipe is far from brand new, though. I discovered this recipe in a vintage cookbook

Strawberry Crownie (Cake and Brownie baked together in Bundt pan)

You might be thinking that it doesn’t get better than than a strawberry cake and brownie baked together, but it does! This Strawberry Crownie is baked in that time-tested vintage vessel — the beautiful Bundt pan — which earns you immediate brownie points for keeping it retro!   The original Crownie recipe, the Birthday Crownie, is made with yellow cake and brownie baked together and topped with a chocolate ganache glaze.

Gold Medal Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie

My inspiration for Gold Medal Dark Chocolate Pecan Pie is that I am kind of obsessed with old school recipes. I recently came across this 1953 advertisement for Betty Crocker’s Chocolate Brownie Pie, which was originally published in House & Garden magazine. It sounded like my kind of pie (gooey brownies in a pie crust, anyone?), so I set out to recreate it. The first test-run tasted pretty good, actually, but

Sweet Potato Sticky Biscuits made with frozen sweet potatoes and walnuts.

Perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day, and even Easter Sunday, these Yam Good Sweet Potato Sticky Biscuits are so versatile! I usually serve these as a sweet side item for a holiday meal, but this recipe also makes a fantastic dessert–just add some vanilla ice cream on top! My personal preference–and it’s more of a necessity on some mornings than a preference–is to warm up a few leftover Sweet

Birthday candles on top of Birthday Crownie cake brownie.

What’s better than birthday cake? No doubt a Birthday Crownie. Today is my son’s 10th birthday. Happy Birthday, Rhodes! Rhodes loves to help me cook in the kitchen, and over the weekend he was so excited to help me bake a Birthday Crownie just for him. A Birthday Crownie is half cake, half brownie; two favorites in one! This Birthday Crownie is made with Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate brownie mix and Betty Crocker Super Moist

7 Up Salad recipe - A lime jello salad with marshmallows and cream cheese.

7-Up Salad with Lime Jello and Marshmallows 7-Up Salad with Lime Jello is a retro recipe that my mother-in-law passed on to me. If you’re looking for a delicious lime jello recipe, this one is an old school family favorite! 7 Up Salad is the best of all lime jello recipes because of the super creamy texture you get from the cream cheese and that sweet tang you get from