Peach Cobbler

Have you ever seen the Peach Cobbler recipe where you start with a melted stick of butter in your baking dish? I got a recipe like it years ago just after Jim and I were married. I hadn't made it in a long time, and then I saw it again on a blog that I used to follow. I made a few changes to it, and here's my version of it.

Peach Cobbler

1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/4 c. milk
1-29 oz. can sliced peaches

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut the stick of butter into about eight 1 T. pieces and place them in a 9x13 baking dish. Put the baking dish in the oven while it's preheating to melt the butter. Watch it closely so that butter doesn't start to brown.

Strain the peaches and reserve the juice in a glass measuring cup. (I used sliced peaches with no sugar added in pear juice. You may use whatever variety you wish.) Add water to the juice, if needed, to have 1 c. of liquid.

Using a wire whisk, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, reserved juice and milk in a large bowl. Pour the batter mixture into the baking dish over the melted butter. The butter and batter will swirl together on their own somewhat. Do not mix them.

Lay the peach slices evenly in the dish. I like to place each one so that the whole dish is covered evenly with a layer of peaches. I may try using more peaches next time so that there's more fruit in the finished product.

Bake the mixture for about 40 minutes, until the top is light brown and the juices are bubbling around the edges. Enjoy!

I made this for a stamping workshop earlier this week and got many compliments. Give it a try the next time you need a quick and easy dessert! Thanks for stopping by!

Baked Pineapple

Last month our church had it's annual holiday meal to celebrate the holidays. Someone brought a baked pineapple dish. I didn't have any of it, but my friend, Sally, did. She commented how good it was, especially with ham. It wasn't at the dessert table, but in with the side dishes. That made me curious, so I went about looking for a recipe to try.

While visiting family in PA between Christmas and New Year's, I made this Baked Pineapple recipe I found online. It was good, but I don't think it was like what was at the church dinner. I'm going to have to find out who brought it and get their recipe! Thanks for stopping by!

Cream Cheese Squares

I made these Cream Cheese Squares for a stamping workshop at my house last night. The ladies seemed to like them. They are super easy to make, and I needed something quick and easy this week!

I did substitute low-fat crescent rolls and Neufchatel cheese to make them a little less sinful, and they were still very good. I also changed the topping. I didn't sprinkle them with a cinnamon and sugar mixture. I made a simple confectioner's sugar icing and drizzled it over them instead.

Have a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Sour Cream Banana Bread

Last weekend, I made this bread for our pastors. October was Pastor Appreciation Month, but October was so busy around here that I missed it. I made this for our pastors in early November. I don't think they minded that I was a week late!

I received this recipe from my father's cousin, Crystal, back when Jim and I got married. At least I think that's when she gave it to me. As part of my bridal shower planning, my mom made up post cards for people to send me. They were to write their favorite recipe on it and send it to me. I'm pretty sure that's when she gave me this recipe.

Sour Cream Banana Bread

1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. mashed banana
1/2 c. nuts (optional)
1/2 c. sour cream

Cream butter and sugar very well until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix just until blended. Add the dry ingredients, mixing till well combined, but don't overmix. Add the banana, nuts and sour cream. Mix lightly just until blended throughout. Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350 for about one hour. Test the bread with a toothpick in the center for doneness.

Instead of baking this as a bread in loaf pans, I made it into muffins. I gave normal size muffins to our youth and children's pastors, because they have little kids at home. I made big, Texas-sized muffins for our senior and associate pastors. Sorry, but I forgot to take any pictures of them before I gave them away! Thanks for stopping by!

Breakfast Bake

I like to make nice, hot breakfasts for us on Saturday mornings when we're all home together. A few months ago, I first tried this Breakfast Bake recipe from Kraft Foods, and it was a keeper! The boys eat it, which is proof positive that it's good, because my oldest is a very picky eater. I've made it a few times since then, and it's been great every time. It's very easy, so I hope you try it the next time you'd like breakfast together with your family. Thanks for stopping by!

Quick Warm Blueberry Sauce

Yesterday while we were stuck at home with all the snow, we had hot fresh waffles from scratch for breakfast. The boys, hubby included, like their waffles with plain old syrup, but I love this Quick Warm Blueberry Sauce recipe from Family Fun for mine. It's great on pancakes and ice cream too!


I have made it with Splenda instead of sugar, and it's great! I mentioned in a previous post about blueberry muffins that I love to buy frozen blueberries when they're on sale at Meijer. You can't beat the price compared to fresh blueberries. I hope you try this one, because it's easy and fantastic! Thanks for stopping by!