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Category: Sweets

Coconut Milk Tapioca

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

This variation of tapioca, got rave reviews in our house.  It’s a simple, slightly sweet way to end your supper. PrintCoconut Milk Tapioca Total Time: 20 minutes Yield: Serves 6 Ingredients3 TBSP instant tapioca 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 2 TBSP sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1 egg 3 cups unsweetened coconut milk and whole…

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Trimisu

Posted on October 15, 2013October 20, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

Sort of a trifle with tiramisu influence, and I thought trimisu sounded so much better than tirafle! It’s my way of using cake that isn’t getting eaten. Don’t ask me how we ended up with a chunk of cake that none of these sweetaholics didn’t finish. My forte is remaking leftovers, and cake is no…

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Decadent Banana Cream Pudding

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

We’ve had a fair amount of banana pudding, lately.  I made the last one with Danish butter cookies, instead of vanilla wafers.  It was scrumptious, but there are a couple of people here who insist on vanilla wafers, so I made this pudding with wafers. My “testers” have told me, this is the most delicious…

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Strudel

Posted on September 15, 2013September 15, 2013 by Lanie Fioretti

With 4 guys in the house, I haven’t been able to keep up with baking lately, so I ordered 2 loaves of bread, and an Apple Pecan Strudel from Andrea.  She is usually at the Gatesville Farmers Market on Saturdays, but we needed things before then.  The strudel was fabulous, and her bread is always…

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Pecan Cobbler

Posted on September 6, 2013July 9, 2014 by Lanie Fioretti

The recipes at the lodge this week have been some of the proven favorites, including twice baked potatoes, garlic green beans, smoked pork, and beef tenderloin. However, at home, we’re still working on desserts.  We still have loads of pecans, and “the guys” wanted me to make a pecan cobbler.  It’s a delicious diversion from…

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