Can you imagine getting seventy fabulous pieces of cake from one recipe of batter? Drenched with a heady brandy-and-rum glaze, these moist, nutmeg-scented squares don’t need garnishing. But a rosette of hard sauce assures that they are irresistible, and a family favorite.
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Cream Puffs
This is a basic recipe for cream puffs. The size you choose to make them will determine their function, ie; dessert, appetizer, etc. This recipe may be easily multiplied. I have often made it using appropriate quantities in ratio to 6 eggs. I’ve stuffed miniatures with chicken salad for appetizers, or filled them with a…
Cranberry Tarts
Foolproof cream-cheese pastry bakes into layers of flaky crispness. Filled with vibrant cooked cranberries, these miniature pies bring Christmas sparkle to any dessert tray.
Frosted Brownie Squares
Rich, moist, and totally chocolaty, these squares are blanketed with a sleek, satiny chocolate glaze. They are the ultimate chocolate cake/ brownie, great for a dessert platter or tea party.
Broccoli-Onion Casserole
This casserole is part of the McGowan Thanksgiving feast! No casserole, no feast, it’s as simple as that. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Orange-Scented Bomboloni with Pastry Cream and Chocolate Orange Dipping Sauce
Some restaurants are putting do-nuts and do-nut- holes on their dessert menu’s. We tried this one last night at our November cooking class. It not only tasted good it was a great vehicle to keep dinner conversation going as diners dipped the pastry filled morsels in the rich chocolate cream, in no hurry to conclude…
Crab and Ricotta Manicotti
This is a very special combination. Very rich, wonderful for a luncheon with a green salad and some crunchy bread. The cook will be a hero with this one.
Peanut Butter Cookies
Another all time favorite. After school, in a lunch box, that ‘little something sweet’ after dinner. These are a standby that is sure to please any cookie lover.
Butter Horn Cookies
This is a Christmas cookie standard. It’s pastry like dough melts in your mouth, it’s powdered sugar coating announcing the great tastes that are to come. It also looks great on a plate with a variety of other holiday treats. You know the holiday’s have arrived when these confections are on your dessert plate.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
This was the most popular recipe in our house when the boys were in school. I would make a double batch almost every other day. It wasn’t just the McGowan boys’ favorite, it was the neighborhood favorite. More than once, a group of smiling faces would come to the door to see “if the boys…
Oatmeal Cookies
The oatmeal cookie rose to popularity in the early 1900’s. It has been one of my favorite’s ever since (he! he!) O.K. so I probably didn’t find out about them until some delicious day after 1941! I love the moist chewy flavor with an occasional sweet raisin surprise. If you are trying to justify eating…
Cream Wafers
These are not your typical ‘cookie jar’ cookies. They are delicate pastry-like rounds with a rich filling. A lovely addition to cookie trays for a tea or reception. They would also be a hit at any cookie exchange. Print Recipe Cream Wafers Prep Time 30 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Passive Time 1 hour Servings dozen…