Recipes by redkathy

Quick Chocolate Pumpkin Cake by redkathy

This is a very light, moist, and delicious easy to prepare cake. Great as a snack cake with the powdered sugar topping. Need a crowd pleasing dessert cake? Top this with cream cheese frosting and you'll be all set.

Pineapple & Stone Fruit Salad by redkathy

Similar to an Ambrosia salad, this simple summer salad is made with a variety of stone fruits and pineapple. The addition of coconut oil and sunflower seeds adds texture and a nutty tropical flavor.

Chocolate Trail Mix Peanut Butter Bars by redkathy

This is another one of those quick desserts that uses a boxed cake mix as a base.The original recipe, Buckeye Bars, called for peanuts. I used what I had on hand - Planters seed, nut, and raisin mix.The creamy peanut butter center wrapped in a nutty, crunchy outer layer is a perfect contrast.

ONE PAN COCOA APPLESAUCE CAKE by redkathy

Spicy Soul Pork Roast by redkathy

Fall has not yet arrived in SW Florida. Temperatures hit record highs this week. Who wants to fire up the oven with those temperatures, right? I had this big Boston Butt pork roast in the freezer and was waiting for cooler weather... Oh well, I really wanted to try this Soul Pork Roast recipe so the AC had to work overtime…

Kinda Tropical Chocolate Chip Banana Bread by redkathy

This banana bread started out to be Tropical Banana Bread. I came across this grand post on Suite 101 for a classic banana bread recipe with four variations. I had been waiting for an opportune banana time. You know, when the bananas turn black more rapidly than expected. Additionally, several other things happened in the decision…

Sugar Cinnamon Donut Muffins by redkathy

OH MY GOSH, when I saw these Sugar Donut Muffins on the Cinnamon Girl’s blog, I had to have them! Reeni adapted this recipe from Baking Bites, and used mini muffin pans, which I do not own. Except for that and using foil-baking cups, I followed the recipe to a tee. I’m a little nervous about baking from scratch and feeling like an…

Scalloped Corn and Broccoli by redkathy

I always disliked creamed corn. My father loved it; therefore mom served often, or several times a month at least. My hubby, he loathes cream corn. I never served it or even bought it until I ran across a really interesting corn bread recipe, calling for the despised corn. That corn bread never materialized... You know about hubby and…

Warm & Gooey Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Adventure by redkathy

Quick baking adventure. Ever have one of those moments where you just need a rich and sweet something, like an addict needing a fix moment? Those seem to happen to me at like 10:00 pm; never have a thought early in the day when I have time, it's always like OMG I have to have something now but it's past ten, what can I do quick and…

Szechuan Broccoli, Asparagus,and Mushrooms by redkathy

The Cinnamon Girl has started a new Food Blogger Event - Side Dish Showdown. I think a Side Dish Collection great idea and have been thinking about my first entry... Here's how it happened.First let me give you some family history. My mother in law was a big book club fan. Being a shopaholic, she liked buying the reading material as…