Pecans Blog Posts

Entry #2291, April 12, 2013 Spring is here and it has also invited the warm weather. Wouldn’t a cool dessert make you feel better? Now, even though we enjoy the...

Entry #2272, April 7, 2013 Happy Sunday! What’s for breakfast? If you’re looking for a delicious french toast recipe – try todays Banana Walnut French Toast! It is an upside-down...

I hope you all enjoyed Pi Day today!  To honor that unique symbol that starts with 3.14 and goes to infinity.  I decided to make a pie!  Many southerners love pecan pies.  It just makes sense because the south has … Continue reading →...

Entry #2156, March 3, 2013 Easter brunch is a favorite at my house, and I’m always trying to think of new recipe items to try! If you like pecan waffles and banana and roasted pecan maple syrup ,you will want to add this recipe to your Easter r...

Entry #2103, February 13, 2012   Make a twist in your regular French Toast this Valentine’s Day. Go get some raspberry cheesecakes for stuffing. This should be one tasty stuff for Valentine’s Day. The Valentine’s Raspberry Cheesecake S...

A quick how-to video to show you how to make Nils’s bayou spin on classic Italian gnocchi featuring Louisiana Sweet Potatoes and Pecans. Mangia!

This biscuit is truly a collaborative effort. I modified a recipe from The Joy of Vegan Baking, by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau by replacing the vegan butter with almond butter, trading out the AP flour for whole wheat and kicking in some sourdough start...

Entry #1986, December 6, 2012 If you are looking for a way to bring the sweet smell of oranges and the unforgettable aroma of french toast, then today’s recipe is perfect for your Sunday. Who doesn’t love to start their weekend with warm...

Penuche is another old American fudge recipe. The key ingredients are brown sugar and walnuts or pecans, so the fudge tastes like a Praline. We made fudge for the holidays when I was growing up, and [...]...

Tis the season for candy making. I couldn’t let another season go by without making fudge (I didn’t make it last year). Around 1979 or so, I had my first [...]...

It’s time to bake and make candy, and once again, I’m behind the power curve. Mom and I were going to bake cookies and make fudge this weekend, but she said she’s [...]...

If you had to pick the ultimate comfort food, what would it be?  Pot pie?  A spicy curry?  Macaroni and cheese?  Or maybe hot cocoa (hot cocoa sounds more comforting than hot chocolate) or a warm brownie topped with ice cream?  Winter is just ar...

Much more prim and proper than their deep dark chocolate cousins, these vanilla cupcakes with a chai truffle center also pack a less powerful caloric punch.  The cupcake is based on a recipe from The Happy Herbivore Cookbook by Lindsay Nixon. One ye...

If you’ve had your fill of sweet pumpkin pie already, you might want to try this one.  Nothing sweet (save for a hint of maple syrup) here. This recipe is an adaptation of one from the November 2012 issue of Cooking Light.  The vegan gruyere...

I once worked briefly for an Army Colonel.  He could’ve stepped off of the movie set of Apocalypse Now: tall and wiry with a stiff and graying crew cut, a brisk manner and a lopsided, slightly maniacal grin that revealed a mouthful of misalign...

According to my husband "This cake is the shiz!". When he said it several times in between mouthfuls of this Flourless Banana Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting, and then promptly put aside his empty plate informing me not to put it in the dis...

It’s just not Thanksgiving without a good pecan pie.  This southern pecan pie is easy to make and not overly sweet. I use light corn syrup and clear vanilla in this [...]...

The tinted fingernails make these pecan cookies a big hit at any Halloween party. Leave the fingernails untinted for an eerie, natural look. Frightful Finger Cookies   Author: Sherry Recipe: [...]...

This is one of those combinations that – on paper – doesn’t seem at all reasonable.  Sauerkraut in a quesadilla?  With pears??  In the mouth, however, it works with delicious synchronicity.  There’s the smooth richness of...

So a month of VeganMoFo begins.  I’m imaging the Internet staggering under the blow of vegan bloggers submitting their first posts today and I kind of like the thought.  I’m aiming for 20 posts this month, something I haven’t don...