Today is the last day of #BerryWeek! It has been such fun with so many berry recipes to share. My list of ones I want to try has gotten longer with each day! If you missed any of them, you might want to check out the recipe I shared Monday, Summer Berry Salsa. This recipe … Read more

These cake pops remind me of chrysanthemums, kind of. Only the pops are not as pretty. But they are edible and yummy, so it works! These pops are chocolate, mixed with some chopped smoked nuts, for added flavor, and vanilla frosting. Dip them in chocolate and add the popcorn! Chrysanthemum Cake Pops

This week at The Freshman Cook we will be cooking and preparing the following: Appetizer~Garlic Shrimp Salad~Fruit Bites Entree~Sirloin Steaks with Blue Cheese Walnut Butter Side Dish~Grilled Mushrooms, Onions, &  Peppers Dessert~White Chocolate Popcorn Grocery List Garlic Shrimp Olive Oil Fresh Garlic 2 Fresh Red Chilies 1 pound Jumbo Shrimp Fresh Flat Leaf Parsley Salt … Read more

Chicken Parmigiana is one of my all time favorites! I just love the creamy, cheesy, gooey Mozzarella and Parmesan cheese piled high atop a really deep tomatoey, marinara sauce, and moist, lightly breaded chicken. It’s just so ~ Yum! Well, today is my day for Secret Recipe Club, and my assigned blog this month is The Savvy … Read more

This months Improv Cooking Challenge is upon us again!! This month our two products to use are  Lemon and Sour Cream. A lot of different recipes went thru my head. I thought about dips, certainly appropriate for all the football parties going on everywhere. I considered some type of bread, but I just wasn’t sure. I … Read more

This recipe brings together a few of my favorite ingredients. I just love apples and cinnamon, and what could be better than baked apples and cinnamon sprinkled with sugar and submerged in rich, decadent cream.  This tasty Apple Cinnamon Creme Brulee is like fall in a ramekin.  Savor it! Apple Cinnamon Creme Brulee (makes 4~6 … Read more

This month the ingredients for the Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge are coca cola and cherry. Since I  officially became a resident of the south this past December, I felt it was time to embrace my new home, and make my first official cola cake. I have heard about these cakes before, but until now, I … Read more

It is Day 2 of our 14 Days of Valentine’s and today’s treat is  Valentine Chocolates with a Cookie Butter Center! Oh, goodness, you are going to like these! Valentine Chocolates w/a Cookie Butter Center 1/2 pound of solid Milk Chocolate 1/2 of a  14.1 ounce jar of Cookie Butter Silicone Heart Candy Mold I … Read more

The BLT sandwich is pretty much known to everyone, but this Restaurant Style Double Bacon BLT is the original, only elevated! It starts with a homemade garlic aioli, is topped with two types of bacon, a squirt of mustard for some zippy flavor, a piece of creamy swiss and it’s all held together with tasty, … Read more