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How to Make Candy Cane Hot Chocolate

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

Tweet This is a favorite recipe of my daughter’s. I’m not a mint fan but it’s tops on her list when it’s added to cocoa. I can picture people drinking this after a cold day of skiing and playing in the snow. Sitting by a fire and possibly reading a book or chatting about the fun you had. Man I…

Make Ahead Cinnamon Rolls

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

Tweet These are a little time consuming because of letting the dough rise but they are so worth it. The great thing is you can put all the work in the night before, set them in the fridge and bake them in the morning. Fresh, warm and gooey cinnamon rolls. I was in the mood for baking and was cooking…

Easy Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

Tweet When hubby put in his request for the cinnamon rolls he also said with fancy frosting. I had to ask him to please elaborate. He meant cream cheese frosting. I lucked and had some whipped cream cheese I’d bought on sale in the fridge. Made me look like I’d planned it. Super easy recipe that would work on the…

Cook Easy Challenge Day 25: Simmered Pears

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

Tweet It’s harvest time. I know when I was picking apples at my parents house the end of August the pears were just starting to plump up. It’s so funny to see what looks like miniature fruit on trees. But now they are at picking time and that means snag the recipes to use as many of the fresh…

Frozen Mango Popsicles

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetGrowing up we made popsicles a lot. Nothing fancy, typically just used leftover juice at the end of the day. Once a year we’d be lucky and my mom would be juicing grapes. Fresh grape juice makes incredible popsicles. But I digress. Even when the kids were little I made popsicles just because it was so easy. Over the years…

No Bake Tropical Pie

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetA perfect summer dessert. Tropical fruit, graham cracker crust and NO BAKING! This recipe was different from many I’ve used as you don’t need to separate all the pineapple from it’s juice. Amazingly easy to prepare and really yummy. Since I’m a little kooky I added mini marshmallows on top with the coconut No Bake Tropical Pie Print Prep…

Grilled Bananas

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Quick Chef | 4 Comments

TweetThis is an easy dessert that everyone is sure to love. You can take it a step further and serve it with ice cream and even more sundae toppings. Turn it into the ultimate banana split. 4.0 from 1 reviews Grilled Bananas Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 20 mins Author: Val Recipe…

Pair Chocolate Summer Desserts with Wine

Pairing Chocolate Summer Desserts with Wine

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Quick Chef | 5 Comments

TweetBy Ann Martin There’s no better way to enjoy a summer evening than with a chocolate summer dessert and a glass a wine that perfectly compliments that dessert. Many delicious summer desserts are just longing to be paired up with that ideal wine that accentuates and furthers flavor of the dessert. Here are some delicious chocolate summer dessert ideas and…

Gen’s Decadent Chocolate Pie

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetI have a guest recipe to share with you today and I know you are going to love taking it to potlucks and family gatherings this summer season. The directions are quite simple but the taste isn’t. The wording for the recipe may be a little different than you’re used to hearing from me but I left it that way…

Frozen Mint Dessert

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Quick Chef | 0 Comments

TweetWho needs preservative laden desserts? This summer treat is easy to create and you can change the flavors up by simply choosing different add ins to the cream. This recipe will take some set up time. I suggest you start making it at least 24 hours before you plan on serving. Nothing worse than not having enough set up time…