My mother has been talking about this cake since last summer. “Kristi, you need to make a gingerbread cake with lemon sauce. You gotta do it.” Apparently, this cake was a staple in her childhood. A moist cake full of seasonal spice, topped with a dollop of whip cream, and drenched in a flavorful lemon sauce. Served warm, the cake absorbs the sauce, allowing the bright citrus to liven up the rich spice of the cake. Alone, the cake and sauce don’t have a lot of sweetness. By topping it with a sweetened whipped cream, you add a layer of…
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Continue ReadingEvery time I turn on the radio, I feel like I hear that Justin Bieber song about peaches down in Georgia. Needless to say, I got peaches on the mind. Which is how we ended up on peach cobbler ice cream. Peach cobbler is one of those desserts that I…
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Continue ReadingThese Oreo Cheesecake Brownies are made up of a rich, fudgy brownie base baked from crushed Oreo cookies and topped with a cheesecake swirl filled with sweet, Oreo filling. To jump to the recipe, click the button below. Milk’s favorite cookie? More like Kristi’s favorite cookie. I never really got…
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Continue ReadingY’all, I don’t know who I should write my thank you letter to, but it hasn’t hit 90 in Pelham in like a month. I mean, it is mid-July, and I was comfortably wearing jeans during the day today. But, August is coming, which means a no bake recipe is…
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Continue ReadingProduce season is upon us in the South. Every grocery store I walk into seems to be discounting their berries left and right. I love a good sale. When the grocery store puts up blueberries for 2/$4, I’m obviously going to buy more than one person can eat by herself.…