Raspberry Pretzel Dessert

Raspberry Pretzel Dessert

Raspberry pretzel dessert has been making the rounds lately. Funny thing is that my Mom has been making this dessert for 20 years, at least. So it’s old hat in my family. Even then it’s still a hit at dinner parties and my kids scream happily when they learn we are making it. My 9 yr. old wanted it for dessert for her birthday dinner. To say the least, its a popular dessert at our house. I have wanted to post this for a long time but every time I go try and take a picture, all of it’s gone. This time we had 2 pans of it so I made sure I got a good piece to take some shots.

I think people love this dessert because it has all the right components. The salty, sweet crunch of the pretzels. The creaminess of the cream cheese and cool whip. The tartness and sweetness of the Jello and raspberries. Its got it all.

Best Cornbread Muffins

Best Cornbread Muffins

I really like good cornbread. I have posted cornbread previously. That cornbread is really good. Now that said, these muffins are even better. I think the addition of sour cream to the mix gives it a little bit of tang as well as making it real moist. My girls loved them. I loved them. What more could you ask for. This recipe comes from Cooks Illustrated. If you don’t know about them, they have a huge “test” kitchen where they test recipes all day long every day. A chef will take a recipe as their assignment and work on coming up with the best recipe possible. Sometimes that takes up to a full year. Imagine that, a whole year devoted to cornbread muffins. Needless to say, their recipes are always spot on and these cornbread muffins are no exception. Hope you enjoy!

Homemade Hamburger Buns

Homemade Hamburger Bun

First off, I have to tell you that if you have ever wanted to make your own homemade hamburger buns, it’s well worth the effort. Homemade hamburger buns just make everything taste better. I swear! I have wanted to do it for the longest time and just hadn’t done it. That is until they had a sale on chuck roasts recently at our local supermarket. I know what do the two have to do with each other. Well its this, I have my own meat grinder and chuck roasts make really good, fresh ground hamburgers. As you can see here the fresh ground patties going into my ALL-TIME FAVORITE kitchen utensil, my cast-iron skillet (I seriously use it for everything, its not just for camping people! Buy one! Use it!).

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