I Love to Cook and Bake Stories of Experiences

Do you have a sweet tooth? Most of us have this even me. Chocolates, cookies, cupcakes, ice creams and cakes make us crave. It's like our life isn't complete without them. Me, my sister, and my cousin love to bake. I remember when we...

i want one trully friend....

I love to cook and bake but have very little time to do it. I used to bake all the time when my kids were little but now it just seems impossible. I'm a better baker than cook, when I do get the time I go for it, unfortunately I eat it...

I am CRAVING stroganoff. But Here's my dilemma.

All of my childhood stroganoff was..essentially, a lie. I found in my adult years my mother always doctored up a package of hamburger helper. I'm currently adhereing to a strict diet...

When I was in the United States somebody baked this and it's so delicious!! Almost the best cake I ever tasted :) She is a really good cook and all her recipes work. She always knows how to give the 'magic touch' to something. Well, I...

This recipe is really old and there are many versions out there. I think this version is the easiest! Served with either freshly whipped cream or a nice vanilla ice cream it's rich!
Upsy Daisy Cake
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a 8...

1 16 oz. box Penne pasta, cooked and drained
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts; cubed and cooked
1/2-1 C. Franks Hot Sauce
1 C. Ranch dressing
1-2 C. Shredded cheese (Colby Jack or Cheddar)

1. Preheat oven to 350* and prepare a deep...

Chocolate Lasagna
Prep: 20mn
Total: 1hr 20mn
Cook: N/A
INGREDIENTS
1 package regular Oreo cookies (Not Double Stuff) - about 36 cookies
6 Tablespoon butter, melted
1- 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons...

I love to bake, a lot, like ... a lot, a LOT ... especially fancy desserts, and cakes. I can be the tiniest bit of a snob when it comes to what I will make. I prefer to make as much as possible from scratch, with high quality...

Carrot Cake Cheesecake (Cheesecake Factory Copycat) Ingredients:Servings: 12 CHEESECAKE 16 ounces cream cheese (at room temp) 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon flour 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla CARROT...

2Tbs ground almonds, 300g dark chocolate (the darker the better), 275g caster sugar,165g butter, 5 large eggs, 50g each milk and white choc to decorate.

preheat oven 180 degrees C/ 350 degrees F brush loose bottom tin with a little...

I am winging it tonight on a new recipe I've had in mind for a while.

Sometimes flying by the seat of my pants ends up helping me create recipes that I use again and again, tweaking them to perfection!

Tonight I am going to attempt to...

I baked a chocolate sourcream cake, with chocolate sourcream icing , all from scratch, the taste was amazing !! As for the dish I made that has left me wanting to make it again real soon,  was my Curry Shrimp. Now I've made this...

I started cooking when I moved into an apartment with friends, and got hooked. It's so much fun to work out recipes and so great when people like what you've made. And the experience of cooking, all the senses involved...

I then wanted...

Applesauce cake made from scratch... yummy goodness.2c all-purpose flour2tsp baking soda1tsp baking powder1&1/2 tsp cinnamon1/4 tsp of each..ginger, nutmeg clover1c raisin1c pecan or walnut1 stick of butter2lg eggs1c sugar2tsp vanilla2c...

I had so much fun this afternoon making homemade soup with the leftover Turkey and its carcass I added carrots, celery, sweet onions, herbs and spices. My house smells wonderful ! I plan to serve it tonight for dinner with corn muffins...

Well I remember my first double layer cake...it had a buttercream frosting that made me drool. It had lemon curd in the cake because it was for my dad's birthday. I also remember the first time I made handmade truffles with my roomate...

I have a butter cookie recipe that I love, and bake them every year at christmas time, and I lost it. : ( I looked everywhere, and sad to say for 3yrs I was without it. You would think that using it every year I would have remembered it...

I started at 10 this morning making candy and cookies. 12hrs of fun and giving of my time to say "I love You!" I am totally in the zone when I strike-up the stove.... top burners to oven going. Timers ringing out. Powder sugar from one...