texas date loaf candy by Marlin Rinehart

This is a delicious old-fashioned Texas recipe similar to fudge but is shaped into a log and sliced. I was surprised to learn from a Mexican cookbook it is also made in old Mexico.

Banana Split Cake by Glenn

Tasty desert reminiscent of a banana split but much easier to serve.

Caramilk Brownies by Jenn's Baking Chamber

Piña Colada Cupcakes by Krystina Castella

Foolproof Sugar Cookie Recipe by Annette Vlahos

This recipe is the best sugar cookie recipe ever! There is no mess with a pastry board full of flour! I use parchment paper to roll out the dough. And I get my sprinkles from www.MillCreekCountryStore.com. They have a variety of colors for every holiday.

Red Velvet Cupcakes by Andrea Faz

Yummy recipe, and very appealing to the eye as well with its distinctive red coloring.

Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies by Denise Sherin

Yummy chocolate chip cookie

Hungarian Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies by Denise Sherin

Yum.

Mexican "Aztec" Hot Chocolate Ice Cream with Ancho and Chipotle by Danielle Pallaske

There are no words to describe how outrageously fabulous this ice cream was. Complex flavors in a rich creamy chocolate base. Get out your ice cream maker...you're gonna want to make this! Read more:…

Basic Easy Pie Crust by Glenn

For my grandmother, Eva Koehler, this was what passed for "easy." For me, easy means opening the box and removing the sleeve, cutting the end and removing the roll of pie dough then un-rolling the dough and placing it in a greased 9" pan. Translations have been made where appropriate. This is one of a very few recipes in her book…

Dates And Sunflower Seed Cake by Navaneetham Krishnan

just the right amount of sweetness alongside with sunflower seeds for its goodness, nutty and crunchy bites.

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies by Chef Chuck

Delicious and rich.

Black Bottom Cupcake Cookies by Jenn's Baking Chamber

Olive Oil Cake by Evelyn Scott

Coconut and Lime Chewy Sugar Cookies by Krystal Regueiro

Our cool SoCal summer is fading away fast and the yucky August heat waves are upon us...oh how I dread hot and sticky summer days. It's been a strange summer of coolness but it finally hit 88 degrees today. (It will get hotter when September rolls around.) I try and not to use the oven when the weather permits but I really wanted to…