Southern Pecan Pie Bars

Southern Pecan Pie Bars

by | Aug 27, 2023 | Baking, Brownies & Bars, Desserts

My neighbor asked how I made these without the whole pie situation. I told her this is better than the whole pie situation. All the Southern pecan pie flavor in a bar you can hand to people, serve on a napkin, stack in a tin. The crust stress is gone. The runny...
Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies

by | Aug 27, 2023 | Baking, Brownies & Bars, Desserts

These look like something you paid ten dollars for at a bakery. Fifteen minutes of active prep. That’s the whole secret. Two batters, one pan, looks like someone who really knows what they’re doing made them. You really know what you’re doing. You...
Fudgy Homemade Brownies

Fudgy Homemade Brownies

by | Jul 8, 2023 | Baking, Brownies & Bars, Desserts

I have never once made a batch of these and had any left by morning. My kids find them no matter where I put them. I’ve tried the counter, the cabinet, the top shelf of the pantry. By the time I come downstairs they are gone. I’ve stopped trying to hide...
Classic Southern Chess Pie

Classic Southern Chess Pie

by | Jul 7, 2023 | Baking, Desserts, Pies & Cobblers

My grandmother called this the easiest pie there is. She was right. Four ingredients in the filling, a simple crust, and it tastes like it took all day. Chess pie is the kind of thing that doesn’t need explanation in a Southern kitchen — it just needs to be...
Southern Red Velvet Cake

Southern Red Velvet Cake

by | Jun 21, 2023 | Baking, Cakes, Desserts

Y’all, this is the one. When I bring this to a gathering the room gets a little quieter when the box opens. Every time. Deep red layers, cream cheese frosting, the kind of cake that earns a whole second of silence before anyone reaches for a slice. I’ve...