Gourmet Food on a Budget - Recipes, Methods, and Meal Planning - Ever Forward, Ever Flavorful
Everything from candy, cupcakes, cake, and pies. We love sweets!
Sometimes, you wake up in the morning, and you want something really tasty. These Chocolate Praline Scones look like they took a while to make, but they come together in a jiffy. You can have them for breakfast, and if you don't eat them all, have them for dessert with a little ice cream.
Fresh Strawberry Sheet Cake will never, ever get old. It's a very simple cake to make and my goto white cake. Topping it with strawberries and whipped cream makes it a great summer cake that can feed a crowd.
These ricotta-stuffed dessert crepes will remind you of cannoli. Flavored with rose water, mixed with chocolate chips and walnuts they are sure to delight.
For years, I have been thinking about making a gingerbread house. When I was growing up in Germany, the bakery downstairs had an amazing nativity set in their display window. All people and animals were made from marzipan, the buildings were made of gingerbread, and the snow was spun sugar. It must have taken them days to make it all. My mother would get me a marzipan apple if I was really good.
A few years ago, at a garage sale, I found a castle shaped Nordicware bundt pan. It languished on my shelf until I had the brilliant idea to use it to make a gingerbread cake. There is no need to assemble anything, so no need to make royal icing. Piped buttercream works perfectly. This cake tastes better if it can sit for a day without being disturbed.
Christmas gifts from the kitchen are wonderful to give to your friends, neighbors, family, and co-workers. Yes, it takes a little of your time, but the recipients will love it because it shows that you spent time and effort making the gift. It's also great to have on hand if unexpected guests arrive, they can always go home with one of your homemade gifts.
This coconut pineapple upside-down cake is a real show-stopper. This one has pineapple juice in the batter so it is nice and moist with great flavor.
This cake is a breeze to make. The batter is really thick, and you might think it's not ever going to be a cake. The great thing is as the apples cook, they let go of their moisture that combines with the batter infusing it with all its wonderful apple goodness and making an impressive cake. The cake is rich and is perfect with tea, or espresso, or my favorite Armenian coffee.
Round pistachio baklava makes a light dessert that is fun to make and fun to eat. If you have leftovers, unlikely, they also make a nice gift.
This Strawberry Balsamic pie is a celebration of summer. It's easy to make and you don't even have to turn on your oven. What's not to love?
I don't usually do things that are complicated, and when I started making this bread, I thought it would be complicated, but in truth, it wasn't. If this is your first time making bread, you might be intimidated by this, but trust me, it's going to be okay.