chocolate chip cookies

Iconic Chocolate Chip Cookies & the White House

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Desserts

Iconic Chocolate Chip Cookies & the White House

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo January 14, 2024

If you are looking for the best ever chocolate chip cookie recipe, then stop here. I baked...

Favorite Christmas Cookies

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Desserts

Favorite Christmas Cookies

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo December 16, 2014

Over the years, I have collected many favorite Christmas cookie recipes. They make great gifts for school teachers...

Favorite Christmas Cookies

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Desserts

Favorite Christmas Cookies

Maylee at Beyond Gumbo December 24, 2013

One of my favorite Christmas traditions is baking Christmas cookies. We made rolled and cut-out decorated cookies...

Happy Summer!

It’s summertime — and there’s only one way to describe Louisiana — “hot.” Homemade ice cream makes the perfect dessert for these hot days. I have many memories of churning ice cream tanks to make a variety of flavors — when growing up at our rural Virginia home. Plus, ice cream is a good way to show creativity as there are so many flavors and ways to make ice cream. Here I have shared several of my favorite recipes. In Editor’s Choice I give two of my most popular recipes — “Banana Pepper Jelly” and “Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Floats.” Yes, if you are planning to make homemde jams and jellies — now is the to get started when peppers are at their peak. Although a root beer float is always the “standard” way to make a float — check out my green ice cream float — it’s the best. Enjoy!