Linda’s made Eggnog Bundt Cake 5 TIMES

Thanks, Linda, for sharing your thoughts, ideas, and changes….cooking is creative! Holly, today I made my 5th cake since the recipe appeared in Relish.  I originally made the recipe as listed and then I made the following changes.  I used sugar free vanilla instant pudding and lite vanilla yogurt—on the back of cake mix I [...]

Cookie Swap: Cranberries and White Chocolate Treats

Cranberries!  Invited to an office party, cookie swap or need a gift for the holidays.  I love using cranberries during the holiday season, and these festive Cranberry and White Chocolate Treats are so delectable you will never believe they are diabetic-friendly! Tart cranberries, sweet white chocolate, crunchy nutritious cereal and nuts pack this delicious dessert [...]

Healthy soup and pizza: WBRZ Noon Show

Crawfish Bisque and Oatmeal Chocolate Pizza-Two Favorites   What goes on behind the scenes when I appear with all my ingredients in bowls and all chopped?  Well, the day before, I chop, dice, pre-cook and organize.  I always want a beauty shot to show my viewers the finished recipe as TV time doesn’t always correspond [...]

What to do with carton of eggnog?

Years ago I actually use to make homemade egg nog, an old family recipe that when I look back, wasn’t trim&TERRIFIC!  Now, you can buy light eggnog which still has rich creamy flavor, but without all the fat–give it a try.  Now, when I see that carton of eggnog, I think recipe so here my recipe [...]

Chocolate Italian Cream Cake-The Ultimate Cake

Every time someone has a birthday and I ask “what cake do you want?”–the answer is Chocolate Italian Cream Cake.  If you thought an Italian Cream Cake was the best, wait until you taste my chocolate version.  Did you know my Italian Cream Cake was the #1 recipe in Cooking Light Magazine in their anniversary issue years [...]

Pecan Pies, Pecan Pies, Pecan Pies

 On our drive to Ft. Worth, we always stop at Lea’s Lunchroom in Lecompte  for breakfast and to pick up pies.  Well, I have never seen so many pecan pies in my entire life.  We bought a pecan, coconut and chocolate.  I had to take a picture of all the pecan pies and didn’t even [...]