Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins ~ I was craving banana muffins last week, so when Gabrielle got back from school I asked her if she would like to make some for me us. We’ve made them together on several occasions, but this was the first time she was in charge and did most of the recipe all on her own. The few things I did were;  softened the butter in the microwave and I was in charge of the oven. Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Makes about 12 Muffins Ingredients: 2/3 cup of butter 1 cup of sugar 2 eggs 2 medium [...]

Mini Pancakes are perfect for weekdays. Why? Because they are mini, they easily fit in your toaster to be reheated. Make them on Sunday and store them in the fridge or the freezer and you can eat pancakes everyday of the week. YUMMY! Mini Pancakes (Original Recipe) Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour 3 1/2 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp white sugar 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups of milk (You can add more or less milk depending on how thin you like your batter) 1 egg (room temperature) 3 tbsp melted butter Directions: 1- In [...]

Back in April, I featured White Lights on Wednesday‘s Italian Lemon Drops Cookies during From Dream To Reality #15. I made them right away and LOVED them!  They are just soooo delicious! Italian Lemon Drop Cookies Recipe from White Lights on Wednesday Ingredients: Cookie 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/4 cup shortening 1/2 cup milk 1 egg, beaten (it’s best that your egg is at room temperature) Zest and juice of 1 lemon Frosting 2 cups powdered sugar 1/3 cup shortening 1/4 cup warm milk, divided Zest and juice of 1/2 lemon Extra fresh [...]

Last September I shared a Lemon-Blueberry Crumb Bar recipe.. which I LOVE.  I LOVE it so much that I made it again last week.  Yes, I realize that I should add recipes with lemons in my ”addiction” cabinet along with earrings. Lemon-Blueberry Crumb Bars Lemon-Blueberry Crumb Bars Original Recipe Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix 2 eggs, divided 2 tsp. zest and 3 Tbsp. juice from 1 lemon, divided 2 pkg. (250 g each) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened 1/2 cup sugar 2-1/2 cups fresh blueberries Steps: HEAT oven to 350ºF. LINE 13×9-inch pan with foil, with [...]

It was my mother’s birthday last week and she asked for an orange cake.  I must specify that she asked for a orange cake made of orange cake mix.  I use to make one for her years ago when I was still living at with them. When she asked for an the orange cake mix, I was like.. really?  Are you sure?  And yes she meant it!  I went to 4 different grocery stores and guess what… no Orange Cake mix. Since I couldn’t find the mix, I decided that if she really wanted an Orange Cake, I would make [...]

I absolutely LOVE Shrimp, Asparagus and lemons….  and all of them together make a FABULOUS recipe! Angel Hair with Lemon Shrimp and Asparagus Ingredients: 1/2 box (16 ounces) – Capelli d’Angelo pasta 1 pound – Asparagus spears, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces 1 tbsp – Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 pound – Medium Shrimp, peeled and deveined 1/2 cup – Red Pepper, chopped 1 cup – 35% Thick Cooking Cream 1/2 tsp – Salt 2 tbsp – Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed 2 tsp – Lemon Zest 1/4 cup – Parmagioano Cheese, freshly grated Steps: 1- Bring a small [...]

I came across Art of Dessert a month ago and stumbled upon her Chocolate Wasted Cake!  I immediately started drooling over her cake… head over there to see how pretty and yummy her cake looks. I decided to make that cake for Sebastien’s birthday. Looks pretty yummy no? It was really fun to make… HOWEVER a little too chocolate crazy for us.  We love chocolate, but after eating this chocolaty cake… we realized we might not be that chocolate crazy! You’ll notice from the photo that I did not cover the sides with chocolate, like the recipe suggested.  I just [...]

Yummy chewy chocolate chip cookies! Ingredients:3/4 cup butter or margarine 175ml1 cup packed light brown sugar 250ml1/2 cup granulated sugar 125ml2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla 5ml2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 550ml1 teaspoon baking soda 5ml 1 teaspoon salt 5ml1 package (270 g) Milk Chocolate Chips Steps: 1- Heat oven to 375ºF. 2- In a large bowl, beat butter, sugars until fluffy.  Beat in eggs and vanilla until creamy. 3- In medium bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture. Stir in milk chocolate chips and nuts, if desired. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.  4 – [...]

Have you ever eaten an artichoke dip? Here’s my recipe: ARTICHOKE DIP Ingredients: 1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened 1 can (14 fl oz/398 ml) artichoke hearts, drained, chopped 2 Tbsp. butter, melted 2-3 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese Steps: SPREAD cream cheese onto bottom of microwaveable 9-inch pie plate. COMBINE artichokes, butter and garlic; spoon evenly over cream cheese. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. MICROWAVE on HIGH 3 min. or until heated through. SERVE with crackers… or Tostitos Scoops. Please note that this dip is highly addictive!Enjoy! : )