My Best Recipes
By Carroll Pellegrinelli, About.com Guide
From when I was a little girl to now, here are some of my very favorite recipes. They are the best dessert and bread recipes. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Cakes
When these cakes are served, any day is a special occasion.
- 7-Up Pound Cake
- Bacardi Rum Cake
- Brown Sugar Pound Cake
- Dark Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
- Double Pineapple Cake
- Easy Moist Lemon-Poppyseed Cake
- Fesitve Flourless Chocolate Cake
- Hershey Bar Cake
- Hummingbird Cake
- Lemon Poke Cake
- Lil's Pound Cake
- Mom's Pina Colada Cake
- Pig Pickin' Cake - Mandarin Orange Cake
- Pineapple-Rum Upside-Down Cake
- Tropical Carrot Cake
- Scotch Chocolate Cake
Candy
Most of the candies I love are ones that are easy to make.
Cheesecakes
My daughter is a cheesecake purist. Here are some of her favorite ones.
- Dark Chocolate-Orange Cheesecake
- Fruit Surprise Cheesecake
- Lemon Swirl Cheesecake
- Praline Cheesecake
- White Chocolate Cheesecake
Cookies
The first thing I learned how to make in the kitchen, besides coffee, was cookies. Here are some special recipes.
- Almond Cookies
- Gloria's Scottish Shortbread
- Golden Treasure Cookies
- Kataife - Greek Cookies Made with Shredded Wheat
- Kitchen Sink
- Koulourakia - Simple Cookies
- Lemon Snowbars
- Macaroons
- Peanut Butter Cookies
- Magic Cookie Bars
- Oatmeal Cookies
- Snickerdoodles
- Sugar Cookies
- Thumbprint Cookies
- Triple Chocolate Cookies
- The Ultimate Brownies
Pies
Pies say home to me. Dad became quite the pie baker. I hope to one day catch-up with him.
- Apple Pie a la Zing - Cranberry-Apple Pie
- Dark Chocolate Chess Pie
- Lemon Chess Pie
- Granny Smith Apple Pie
Breakfast Favorites
These are the ideal recipes for special family or company breakfasts.