Author: Shannon Vavich
Classic American Buttercream -2024 Reformulation
The easiest, best buttercream for icing and decorating cakes, cupcakes or cookies. This formulation tastes like vanilla ice cream!
Hot Artichoke Dip
HOT ARTICHOKE DIP: Looking for a last minute dish to take to a gathering? This is it! Everyone loves a hot artichoke dip. This whips [more…]
Soft – Yet – Durable Sugar Cookies
The buttercream makes these cookies so creamy and delicious. It, along with my tinted sugar method makes so many design possibilities that fun to make. [more…]
Mardi Gras King Cake
We lived in New Orleans from 2010 to 2012. I have such happy memories of living there. The locals are welcoming and kind. It’s not [more…]
Balsamic and Almond Green Beans
Like salt and vinegar chips only with the added green flavor and snap of fresh green beans. The almonds compliment this dish so well and [more…]
Super Bowl Sunday Nachos
These nachos come together in less than thirty minutes and are a real crowd-pleaser! Set up a “nacho” buffet at your next get together. Idea: [more…]
Easy Roasted Hot Wings
Making hot wings couldn’t be easier with my roasting method. The seasonings are all natural and preservative-free. This meal/snack/noshing food can be ready in less [more…]
Broccoli Cheddar Chowder
I’m always encouraged by the deep healthy greens of fresh broccoli this time of year. The color is so rich, it’s almost a blue-green. It [more…]
Candy ‘Till Ya Puke Cake – A Family Favorite
This cake has been a ‘hit’ at my house for almost a decade. Kids love it, teens go wild over it! I personally, am not [more…]
Fresh Chocolate Ganache
This chocolate sauce is so versatile. Use it warm and you have a drizzly accent for your cookies, cakes or pastries, use it room temperature [more…]
Simple Seasoned Roasted Potatoes
This has been my go-to roasted potato recipe for years. These roasted potatoes come together in a snap. My family always loves these. The Worchestershire [more…]
Whipped Chocolate Buttercream
A light, delicious, not-too-sweet icing. It’s almost like the middle of a 3-Musketeers bar! This icing is fabulous on cupcakes, cakes, even cookies. It’s important [more…]
Braised Savoy Cabbage (with lots of garlic)
I fell in love with savoy cabbage back when we lived in England. Savoy cabbage is a curly, dark green cabbage that tastes like a [more…]
Cookies and Cream Buttercream Icing
Top cupcakes, sandwich between layers of cake, ice cakes, or do whatever you please with this icing. The heavy whipping cream is optional in this [more…]
Miso Glazed Carrots
Mirin (rice wine), rice vinegar and miso paste may be ingredients you are not familiar with, but they are well-worth incorporating into your pantry, even [more…]
Fresh Cheesecake – Fast and Easy
Cheesecake is deceptively simple. It only requires a food processor to pulverize graham crackers to make the crust, and later, after a quick wash of [more…]
Raspberry Coulis (Raspberry Dessert Sauce)
This is the sauce I made to accompany my daughter Charlotte’s 18th Birthday cheesecake. It’s so fast and easy to whip together and it really [more…]
Baked Ziti for the Freezer
This is the kind of freezer recipe that you can throw together in about thirty minutes. If you’d like to put together multiple dishes to [more…]
Oven-Fried Chicken Thighs
If you want to serve your family a classic fried chicken but don’t want to deep fry, then this is the recipe for you! I [more…]