General Recipes

Prep time: 30 mins | Cook time: 45 mins | Serves: 10 to 12

This classic holiday staple is screaming comfort! This easy Cornbread Dressing is super moist, delicious, and hard to mess up.

A friend gave me this very recipe years ago. She said that this is their family’s heirloom. I am so touched that she entrusted me with this. And from that moment on, this became my family’s favourite and a must every holiday. I even asked her permission if I can share this with you as well, and with a smile, she said, “why not!”. So here it is.

Made with only a few simple ingredients, you can also throw this together in a heartbeat! And with a light and fluffy texture and the perfect combination of sweet and savoury, this Cornbread Stuffing is perfect all the way through!

Ingredients

2 cups chopped celery

2 large onions, chopped

1 stick margarine

5 cups crumbled buttermilk cornbread (dry)

5 cups dry bread crumbs

6 cups turkey or chicken broth

1 stick butter

4 large eggs beaten

1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning

3 teaspoons sage or to taste

1 teaspoon salt or to taste

1 teaspoon pepper or to taste

How to Make Cornbread Dressing

Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 325 degrees.

Step 2: Ready a large baking pan. Grease it with Pam.

Step 3: Place the celery and onion mixture, melted butter, beaten eggs with cornbread, bread crumbs, chicken/turkey broth, poultry seasoning, sage, salt, and pepper into the prepared pan. Combine well.

Step 4: To start, the consistency of the dressing should be pretty soupy so it will get too dry when cooking. Add extra broth if needed.

Step 5: Cover and place in the preheated oven. Bake for about 35 minutes. Remove the cover and bake for another 10 minutes until brown and well set.

Prep time: 15 mins | Cook time: 25 mins | Serves: 55

If you are looking for the perfect party food, this recipe is all you need! Bacon-Wrapped Smokies with brown sugar and butter are a simple delight for kids and kids at heart. These babies have been my go-to appetizer for game nights and parties. A real eye-catcher, these do not last long on the table. It is incredible to watch everyone coming back not once or twice to have a bite. They go nuts for the delicious brown sugar glaze!

The smokey sausage and sweet brown sugar glazed bacon is a match made in heaven! The combination is just crazy! It will be hard to put them down. The most requested appetizer especially during game day, these monsters are the absolute favourite! These smokies fit every party and with this easy recipe, you can devour these anytime you like! Grab these four simple ingredients, make this today, and you’ll see.

Ingredients

1 pound bacon, cut into thirds

1 pound Lil’ Smokies (small sausages)

1 stick butter

2 cups brown sugar

HOW TO MAKE BACON WRAPPED SMOKIES WITH BROWN SUGAR AND BUTTER

Step 1: Ready the oven. Preheat it to 375 degrees F.

Step 2: Divide the bacon into thirds, then wrap the smokies with it.

Step 3: In a single layer, transfer the smokies wrapped with bacon in a baking dish.

Step 4: With a cup of brown sugar, melt the stick of butter, stirring until well combined.

Step 5: On the smokies and bacon, pour the butter and brown sugar mixture. Then, evenly sprinkle over the other cup of brown sugar.

Step 6: Place inside the preheated oven and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes. Adjust the heat to degrees F and bake for another 5 minutes or longer to crisp the bacon.

Prep time: 15 mins | Cook time: 30 mins | Serves: 6-8

I love crescent rolls because they have a lot of uses. They are now a staple at my home, and I know that many of you will agree with me. One of the many recipes that use crescent roll is this easy and quick Breakfast Casserole. A delicious, super versatile casserole that you can throw together with just a few simple ingredients plus extras if you desire.

Ready in under thirty minutes this incredible casserole is not only a breakfast meal but is filling enough for brunch, lunch, or dinner! And the best part is you can make it how you like.

Ingredients

1 can(s) crescent rolls

1 pound pork sausage

6 Eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

How to Make Breakfast Casserole – Easy & Flexible

Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees.

Step 2: In a skillet, place the sausage and cook until brown. Once done, drain excess grease.

Step 3: Using cooking spray, grease a 9 x 13-inch pan.

Step 4: Into the bottom of the prepared pan, press the unrolled crescent rolls. Seal by pressing the seams together.

Step 5: Over the crust, spread the sausage.

Step 6: In a bowl, add the eggs and milk. Whisk to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Then, pour this over the sausage and sprinkle with the cheeses.

Step 7: Place inside the preheated oven and bake for about 30 minutes until the eggs are set.

Step 8: When done, remove from the oven and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Note:

Feel free to change this recipe to your liking. This dish is pretty versatile, so adding extra ingredients is not a problem. Try adding some diced baked potatoes and diced green onions. It’s equally awesome!

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Serves: Makes 8 tall biscuits

If you are me who had her fair share of fails when making biscuits, you might think that this no-fail Homemade Sour Cream Biscuits will only add to your frustrations. Believe me when I say that this recipe will change everything! Tender bites, perfect flavour and texture, these babies are the real deal!

Ingredients

2 cups flour

1 tablespoon + 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 cups sour cream (I would not suggest subbing light)

1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

4 tablespoons soft butter

How to Make Tender Homemade Sour Cream Biscuits

Step 1: Place the first 4 ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda) in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk well until mixed.

Step 2: On top, add spoonfuls of sour cream followed by oil. Mix well using a spoon until moistened.

Step 3: Using your hands, turn the dough to get the dry stuff on the bottom of the bowl. Then, knead the dough on a floured surface about 8 times.

Step 4: Roll the dough to around an 8-inch circle and just a few passes using a floured rolling pin. Using a biscuit cutter or a floured glass, cut out 6 biscuits from the dough. And another 2 from the last of the dough.

Step 5: Transfer the biscuits to a cookie sheet sprayed with butter-flavoured pam.

Step 6: On top, add tiny pats of butter. Carefully spread the butter (if soft) to not deflate the biscuits.

Step 7: Place in a 425 degrees preheated oven. Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes until the tops are golden brown. The cooking time may vary depending on the oven.

Step 8: When done, remove the biscuits from the oven and add butter on top of the biscuits. Enjoy warm with extra butter or homemade jam or honey.

Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 40 mins | Serves: 15

One of my go-to desserts, this easy Pineapple Cake became my family’s favourite in a heartbeat! With a refreshing taste, this super moist dessert screams tropical! Perfectly sweet with sprinkles of coconut, this cake deserves a place in everyone’s heart. If you love pineapple so much, you have to give this recipe a try, and I am pretty sure you’ll be addicted! And the best part is, the frosting seeps into the cake like magic, making it a bit gooey and dense.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups of sugar

2 Eggs

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 pinch salt

1 can(s) crushed pineapple (undrained) in its juice – not syrup, 20 ounces

1 cup chopped nuts, optional

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

1/2 cup butter or 1 stick

1 package cream cheese, softened, 8 ounces

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar

shredded coconut for garnish, optional

How to Make The Original “Easiest Pineapple Cake”

Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees F.

Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, add the cake ingredients (flour, sugar, eggs, baking soda, vanilla, salt, undrained crushed pineapple, and if using, chopped nuts. Mix well.

Step 3: Into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan, transfer the batter.

Step 4: Place inside the preheated oven. Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes, or until the top of the cake is golden brown.

Step 5: To make the frosting, beat the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until creamy.

Step 6: Slowly mix in the powdered sugar. Beat until well mixed.

Step 7: While still warm, frost the cake with the cream cheese frosting and if desired, sprinkle with chopped nut.

Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 1 hr

You’ll love the Caribbean flavour of this cake. And with the sweet infusion of coconut and a buttery glaze, you will not be able to keep your hands off this classic cake!

Ingredients

CAKE:

1 1/2 cups butter, room temperature

1 cup of sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

3 Eggs

1 Egg yolk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 teaspoons orange extract

1/2 cup Malibu – coconut rum

1/4 cup sour cream

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 cup heavy whipping cream

COCONUT RUM ICING:

1/3 cup butter, room temperature

1/4 cup milk

4 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon malibu rum

1/4 cup coconut, flaked

How to Make Malibu Rum Coconut Bundt Cake

Step 1: Until smooth, cream the butter and sugars. Add in the eggs, extra yolk, and extracts one at a time. Beat on medium-high until completely mixed. Slowly beat in the rum and sour cream.

Step 2: Sift the dry ingredients. Add this to the creamed mixture alternately with the whipping cream and ending with flour. Make sure to mix well between every addition.

Step 3: Into a greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan, pour the batter and place in the oven. Bake for about 55 to 60 minutes at 350 degrees. It is done when a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.

Step 4: When done, remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack. Cool completely. To help catch icing off the rack, I suggest placing a sheet under the wire rack.

Step 5: Meanwhile, over low heat, melt the butter. Once melted, remove from the heat and immediately whisk on the rum and sugar until you reach a smooth thick glaze consistency.

Step 6: Stir in the coconut before pouring the batter on top of the cooled cake. Spread the icing on the entire cake using a spatula. Spoon the icing back up as they roll off the cake. To garnish, sprinkle the top with extra coconut.

Prep Time: 30 mins | Cook Time: 45 mins | Serves: 12-15

The perfect dessert to wave goodbye to summer. Experience the taste of summer with the slices of peaches cooked away with butter and spices. And with the crisp topping? It’s gorgeous!

Ingredients

CRUST:

1 cup Bisquick baking mix

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 cup sugar

2/3 cup milk

1/2 stick butter, unsalted

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

GOOEY LAYER:

1 package cream cheese 8 ounces

2 Eggs

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 stick butter, unsalted melted

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

PEACHES LAYER:

3 cups fresh or frozen peaches

1/2 cup sugar

3 tablespoons flour

1 pinch salt

How to Make Gooey butter peach cobbler

Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 350 degrees.

Step 2: In a 9 x 13-inch pan, add half a stick of butter and melt the butter in the oven.

Step 3: Combine the crust ingredients (Bisquick baking mix, brown sugar, sugar, milk, and vanilla extract) except the butter until smooth.

Step 4: In the bottom of the pan, pour half of the mixture with the butter. And do not stir!

Step 5: In a medium saucepan, add the peaches. Mix with flour, sugar, and salt. Heat the mixture until a bit thick, then spoon the peaches on top of the crust.

Step 6: Mix the gooey layer (cream cheese, eggs, powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla extract) until smooth and creamy. Pour this on top of the peaches, ensuring that all the layers are evenly distributed in the pan as you pour them. And DO NOT STIR.

Step 7: On top of the cobbler, drizzle the rest of the crust mix to fully cover the gooey layer.

Step 8: Place inside the preheated oven and bake for about 45 to 50 minutes.

Step 9: When done, allow the cobbler to cool for at least 15 minutes. Serve warm or cold. Enjoy!

Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 25 mins | Serves: 8 -12 (depends on how you slice it)

When I think of Coconut Cake, there is only one thing that comes to mind – Granny’s Famous Coconut Cake. Perfect for any occasion or when you just feel like indulging yourself with it. This sweet treat takes only five minutes to prep with simple ingredients and straightforwards steps. One of the classics that has been around for ages. Many already made their versions, but I fancy the original. A recipe that has been with my family for ages and passed around from generation to generation. My mom taught me how to make this like what my grandma did with her mother, too. And I intend to continue the tradition. This cake not only that it means so much to me but this is perfect!

Ingredients

1 cup butter

5 Eggs

2 3/4 cake flour

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon coconut flavouring

2 cups of sugar

Dash salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla flavouring

How to Make Granny’s Famous Coconut Cake

Step 1: Until smooth, cream the butter and sugar.

Step 2: Add in the eggs a piece at a time, beating every after each addition.

Step 3: Sift the dry ingredients. Add this to the cream mixture, alternating with buttermilk.

Step 4: Mix in the flavourings.

Step 5: Transfer the batter in 3 to 4 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.

Step 6: Place inside the oven and bake for about 25 minutes at 350 degrees or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Step 7: When done, remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool.

Step 8: Once the cake has cooled, ice with Granny’s Never Fail Frosting.

Prep Time: 30 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Serves: 4

I love warm biscuits, straight from the oven flaky biscuits that just melts in your mouth. And these Mile High biscuits you can make straight from your kitchen! The perfect biscuits for me have these three extras – extra tall, extra buttery, and extra flaky. I could not ask for anything more!

I’ve been making these Mile High Biscuits for too long now. I know the recipe by heart, and I want to share this with you. With a few simple ingredients and easy steps, it is hard to mess this up. These biscuits remind me more of those piping hot KFC biscuits they serve to all their family meals, well, this is no difference! And the best thing is you can make one at the very comfort of your home. All you need are only pantry and readily available ingredients. Nothing fancy, or hard to pronounce ingredients, nor a degree. This recipe sure is a no-fuss and a must!

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon plus 1/2 tsp baking powder

3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

3/4 cup butter

1 Egg, beaten

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk

How to Make Mile High Biscuits

Step 1: Prepare the oven. Preheat it to 400 degrees F.

Step 2: Combine the dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and cream of tartar) and cut in the butter using a pastry blender.

Step 3: Mix well the egg and milk. Then, combine with the dry ingredients until moistened.

Step 4: Roll the dough into 1 inch and cut using a 2 1/2 inch cutter.

Step 5: And transfer on an ungreased cookie sheet and place inside the preheated oven. Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes until done.

Prep Time: 15 mins | Cook Time: 50 mins | Serves: 18 – 24

This sweet treat will punch you out of your body! It’s super chocolatey, rich, with a gooey delight! A no-fail recipe that is fabulously easy to make!

Ingredients

1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup coconut

1 package German chocolate cake mix

3 large Eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

2- 8 ounces pkg cream cheese, room temperature

3 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar

How to Make German Chocolate Upside-Down Cake

Step 1: Using parchment paper, line a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Make sure to cut the parchment to fit the bottom of the pan.

Step 2: Over the bottom of the pan, spread the chopped pecans, then top with coconut.

Step 3: In the oven while preheating, place the pecans and coconut. Remove after and allow them to cool.

Step 4: Ready the cake mix in a medium mixing bowl following the package directions. When done, set aside.

Step 5: Heat the butter and cream cheese in a microwave-safe mixing bowl until warm and smooth.

Step 6: Into the cream cheese mixture, mix in the confectioners’ sugar until smooth and creamy. Then, set aside.

Step 7: Over the top of the pecans and coconut, evenly pour the cake mix batter.

Step 8: In large ribbons, spoon the cream cheese down the length of the pan, on top of the cake batter.

Step 9: Gently swirl the mixture using a knife into the batter. Be very careful not to over-mix or disturb the pecan and coconut layer.

Step 10: Place inside 350 degrees preheated oven and bake for about 40 to 50 minutes. When done, the cake will be sticky.

Step 11: Remove from the oven and allow the cake to cool for at least 5 to 10 minutes. Onto a baking sheet, platter, or covered board, turn the cake out.

Step 12: Carefully peel the parchment paper when the cake has cooled.

Step 13: Serve the cake once completely cooled.

NOTES:

You can substitute coconut oil for vegetable oil for added nutrition and fibre.

For this recipe, feel free to use a large springform pan lined with parchment paper.

If you have a Tupperware rectangular cake taker, turn the cake out into that, and it will work perfectly!

Use a gluten-free chocolate cake mix to make this recipe gluten-free