DESSERTS:
Poppy Seed Cookies
These cookies make a shortbread type of cookie. As a child, my Great Aunt Lil would make these for our Channukah cookie tray. They were my brother's favorite cookies. They aren't as sweet as many other cookies, and may appeal more to adults than the kids....
Easy Apple Crisp
Apple Crisp is one of the first things I learned to make when I moved out on my own. I got this recipe from my mom and in just a few minutes, I had a bit of home for dessert. Photo Credit (both pictures) - Baby Kato I hope you like it as much as I do. I first posted...
Pumpkin Cake (Bar Style)
I just love pumpkin. I love pumpkin pie and I love pumpkin muffins. So I knew I would also love a simple pumpkin bar style cake. But I guess it's not just me. I recently made this recipe for a party and they were gobbled up. I modified the recipe from one I discovered...
Potato Chip Shortbread Cookies
The first time I ate these cookies, I was blown away that cookies with potato chips in them could taste this good. The cookies remind me of the powdered sugar ball cookies my Grandma used to make for Channukah. The recipe is one I clipped from a local newspaper about...
Chocolate Chip Banana Bars
If you like chocolate chip cookies and you like bananas, you have to try these bar cookies. I found this recipe about 25 years ago on the back of a Tollhouse mini chocolate chip package. It's become a go-to recipe in my family and is always a big hit. Chocolate Chip...
Stormy Day Breakfast Bread Pudding
If you like bread pudding, french toast and the topping on apple crisp, you'll love my Stormy Day Breakfast Bread Pudding. While the recipe uses canned pears, feel free to use your favorite canned fruit. I'm not a fan of canned peaches, fruit cocktail or pineapple,...
5 Star Rated: Snickerdoodle Cookies
I think snickerdoodle cookies are my very favorite cookies. I fell in love with these cookies as a kid when I tasted them for the first time at my best friend's house. When I was ready to head off to college, I asked Cathy's mom for the recipe. And I'm so glad I did....
Strawberry Jello Pretzel Dessert
There is something amazing about sweet and salty in the same mouthful. While Jello no longer something you find at every summer BBQ like it was when I was a child in the 70s, it really pulls together this easy dessert. The sweetness of the strawberry jello and the...
French Toast Casserole with Berries
My French Toast Casserole is one of the most popular recipes I've shared on Future Expat. Today, I want to show you how to take the same recipe and give it some zip with berries and a brown sugar oatmeal topping. Original French Toast Casserole recipe You can find the...
Easy Dessert Recipe: Apple Pie Coffee Cake
I was looking for a quick dessert to bring to a family dinner one day and my pantry was really bare. I decided to see if I could come up with something to make with the apple in my fridge and stumbled on this recipe on Sunday Baker. A quick shout out on Facebook...
Quick & Easy Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
With Christmas cookie season upon us, I thought I would share today the oatmeal cookie recipe I made a couple of weeks ago for the Sherwood Forest Camp leadership graduates in college. The cookies were SO easy to make, and tasted great. I started with the recipe I...
Fun Fruit Recipe: Sweet Apple Fritters
I grew up eating these apple fritters. They are shaped like a pancake and sprinkled in cinnamon-sugar. My mom always served sweet apple fritters for dinner as a side dish. They are also easy to make for a crowd since you can fry them up in advance and then pop them...
Easy Dessert Recipe ~ Pan Style Cinnamon Roll Cake
Everyone seems to love cinnamon rolls. I certainly do. But I don't eat them very often because they are way too complicated for me to want to make them. When I'm invited somewhere and need to bring a dessert, I look through my pan style cake list and pick out a cake...
Recipe ~ Apple Blondie Cake (Dessert)
I found a great new recipe I just needed to share. I was looking for something a little different but still easy for our family Mother's Day dinner. This recipe was a big hit. If you like apple pie, you should give it a try. Serve it room temperature or warm, plain or...
Karen’s Favorite Recipe Finds:
Jammin Oatmeal Nut Bars
by Chef Shapeweaver
Mexican Cheescake (served as squares)
by ForeverMama
Pumpkin Brownies by Mikekey
Blueberry Crisp by Lazyme