Joy of Desserts

Christmas Edition Dessert Recipe Linky

2011-12-18T23:53:00.000-08:00

Chanukah and Christmas are right around the corner, and I know you have all been baking and posting lots of great dessert recipes for these special holidays. Go ahead and link them up and be sure to visit each other for lots of inspiration. Don't get deleted! Just follow the easy rules.Follow the linky party theme -- Desserts ONLY; Link directly to your participating posts; Link back to Joy

Linky Party: Vintage Recipe Thursday

2011-12-15T07:01:00.000-08:00

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Dessert Recipe Linky Party: Holiday Edition

2011-12-11T22:24:00.000-08:00

Thank you for sharing such great dessert recipes each week. You are all so creative, and I'd like to highlight four of last week's links.Vintage Mom at Allergy-Free Vintage Cookery shared a couple of Christmas recipes. Don't miss her Candy Cane Parfait recipe. Aren't they picture perfect? You'll also want to check out the Cranberry Eggnog Bread Pudding she created for her family. Both recipes

Vintage Recipe Thursday: Come link up

2011-12-07T23:18:00.000-08:00

*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Leave your link for Vintage Recipe Thursday. Don't get deleted! Just follow the easy rules. For basic linky party etiquette you MUST:Follow the linky party theme; Link directly to your participating posts; Link back to Joy of Desserts on each participating post (NOT a different page); Don't just link and run. Do your best to visit fellow participants, and

Link and bake Christmas recipes linky party

2011-12-04T23:53:00.000-08:00

Ready for some Christmas baking? I sure hope so. How about trying some of these recipes which were shared last week by fellow participants? What will you share this week? While you are here, don't forget to enter my latest giveaway. It's a great book which you'll use for every cocktail party for years to come. Don't miss out on See, Mix, Drink. Speaking of alcohol, these Drunken Holiday Fruit

Vintage Recipe Thursday Linky Party

2011-11-30T23:12:00.000-08:00

Leave your link for Vintage Recipe Thursday. Don't get deleted! Just follow the easy rules. For basic linky party etiquette you MUST:Follow the linky party theme; Link directly to your participating posts; Link back to Joy of Desserts on each participating post (NOT a different page); Don't just link and run. Do your best to visit fellow participants, and leave them a comment. Thank you! Have

Dessert recipe linky party!

2011-11-27T20:09:00.000-08:00

I hope you all had a fantastic long Thanksgiving weekend. Are you ready for another dessert recipe linky party? I'm looking forward to all of your recipes. Today's featured dessert is the Autumn Spice Truffles from Lisa (Vintage Mom) at Allergy-Free Vintage Cookery. Truffles have a special place in our hearts at our house, so even these non-chocolate ones look great to me. What will you share

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-23T14:09:00.000-08:00

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My Memories Suite Giveaway Winner Announced

2011-11-23T12:40:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Karen of Ladybug Creek on winning the My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software. But everyone is a winner with My Memories. They are also providing all my readers a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook Software and a $10 coupon for the My Memories.com store - $20 value!Use code STMMMS96222 for your discount/coupon. Do you like what you

Dessert Recipe Linky Party: Come link your desserts

2011-11-21T08:57:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday to all! Is it cold in your neck of the woods? The Farm Girl shared a tasty Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate to keep us warm. How about some some of Ms. Bibi's Christmas Cookie Doilies to go with this Hot Chocolate? Or perhaps Sugar Beam's Autumn Spice Cookies for even more spice! Andi, The Wednesday Baker caught a whole batch of Pecan Gingerbread Men! What are you sharing today?

Vintage Recipe Thursday Thanksgiving Linky Party, Recipes

2011-11-17T13:52:00.000-08:00

Next Thursday will be Thanksgiving so I'd like to make an early wish to all my Vintage Recipe Thursday readers and participants for a Very Happy Thanksgiving May you have a safe, warm, happy and tasty Thanksgiving with family and friends. But don't leave yet!! Be sure to post your vintage recipes for today, and to come back the following week (Dec. 1st. ) for more great vintage recipes. I WILL

Dessert Recipe Linky Party: Thanksgiving Recipes

2011-11-13T22:54:00.000-08:00

With Thanksgiving approaching so fast, I've selected a couple recipes to highlight which you might want to prepare for your family this holiday. Each year our Thanksgiving just wouldn't be right if we didn't have some very specific dishes like sweet potatoes with marshmallows (click for an interesting bit of trivia about this famous dish), but I also always prepare some brand new dishes to keep

Recipe: Chocolate Waffles

2011-11-10T00:33:00.000-08:00

Do you like waffles on a cold winter morning? How about some chocolate waffles for today's Vintage Recipe Thursday? Please share your recipes with me in the linky below. Before you leave, I encourage you to enter both of my giveaways. I have a great new book, See, Mix, Drink, for those who would like to mix the 100 most requested cocktails. It would make a great holiday gift too. There will be

Giveaway: See, Mix, Drink, a cocktail info-graphic book

2011-11-08T19:12:00.000-08:00

Are you ready for some swanky cocktail parties this holiday season? Perhaps this long-lasting economic downturn has you wishing you were in the 50's with those nightly drinks as soon as hubby walks through the door. You don't have to know a thing about drinking or mixing drinks with See, Mix, Drink. It's all quite visual with the info-graphics. Hardly any reading required. Just take a look

Mmm ... Dessert! Come link your recipes!

2011-11-06T23:55:00.000-08:00

Ready for Fall flavors? It might even feel like winter where you are living, and one of the best things to bake when it's cold is bread. Andi at The Wednesday Baker shared a lovely Cranberry Orange Pecan Bread with all of us last Monday. I love baking bread and this recipe is a keeper, so be sure to check it out. Keep your ovens on and bake some Snickerdoodles with a special surprise. We all

15 Delicious Dessert Sauces: Part Three

2011-11-03T01:36:00.000-07:00

Click here for Part One of the 15 Delicious Dessert Sauces. Click here for Part Two of the 15 Delicious Dessert Sauces. 1943 Household Searchlight Recipe Book I'm sharing with you the next 5 delicious dessert sauces in the series from my Household Searchlight Recipe Book. One of them was created by Florence Taft Eaton. You may not know her by name, but you know at least one of her recipes.

You're invited to this Halloween Linky Party

2011-10-30T23:05:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!! Trick or Treat! No tricks about it, I'm sharing two of your own treats from last week's linky party, and I have a sweet giveaway to save your precious memories too. First treat: Apple Pumpkin Muffins shared by Karen at Trilogy Edibles. Don't they look scrumptious? Such great flavors for the entire fall season. Second treat: Banana Bread from Paula, one of The REAL

15 Delicious Dessert Sauces: Part Two

2011-10-27T01:20:00.000-07:00

Click here for Part One of the 15 Delicious Dessert Sauces. Click here for Part Three of the 15 Delicious Dessert Sauces. Today I'm sharing the next five sauces, because we can never have too many to refer to when we prepare desserts. You might notice that three of the recipes were written by Grace Viall Gray of Glen Ellyn, Ill. So who was she? She was an associate professor of Home Economics

Award: The Versatile Blogger from Annamaria

2011-10-25T00:11:00.000-07:00

I've received another award. This one is The Versatile Blogger from Annamaria who blogs at It's In There. She is an artist, crafter, blogger, baker, cook and foodie. There's lots to like on her blog, so go check it out for yourself. Thank you, Annamaria. I always appreciate nice gestures like awards and friendly comments. There are millions of blogs out there, and I feel privileged that a fellow

Mmm ... pies and dessert recipe linky party

2011-10-24T01:58:00.000-07:00

It's Linky Party Time! It's Giveaway Time too! Be sure to click on the giveaway link if you haven't seen it yet. I'm loving it, and I think you'll want to enter. You'll want one for yourself, plus perhaps some to give away as Christmas gifts. It's perfect for family and friends and the company is not only offering the giveaway, but also a promotional discount coupon code. Now, on to the special

Giveaway: My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Software

2011-10-24T00:48:00.000-07:00

Just as I was looking for a digital scrapbooking software to preserve family recipes, serendipity struck. My Memories Suite asked me if I would offer my readers a giveaway of their software. Before I agreed, I tried it out because I wouldn't want to offer you an inferior product just because it's offered as a giveaway, and I do turn down plenty of bad offers. Look at what I created in no time at

Joy of Desserts featured on Foodie Blogroll's Favorite Blogs

2011-10-21T01:30:00.000-07:00

Thank you, Foodie Blogroll and welcome to all my new visitors! Joy of Desserts is one of this week's featured blogs. How exciting! "Featured Blogs is a weekly Friday post featuring favorite blogs from The Foodie Blogroll! We do this so we can share in the rich diversity of what The Foodie Blogroll has to offer by featuring some of our favorites and yours!" I have been a proud member of the

15 Delicious Dessert Sauces: Part One

2011-10-19T20:42:00.000-07:00

Click here for Part Two of the 15 Delicious Dessert Sauces. Click here for Part Three of the 15 Delicious Dessert Sauces. Desserts need sauces. Pour them over ice cream, cake, pudding, waffles, or whatever dessert you please. Sauces add flavor, interest, moisture, richness, color and attractiveness. It's the difference between a scoop of plain vanilla ice cream and a delectable Sundae, or

Sweet and Spooky Halloween party ideas

2011-10-17T00:34:00.000-07:00

Get ready for Halloween with these recipes which I'm featuring from last week's participants. It's super easy to make Jello, and this bright orange Halloween Jello Jar can become part of your dessert buffet's decorations. Ashton at Something Swanky shows us how to make Jack-O-Lanterns, Frankenstein, and Mummies. How about some chocolate Witches' Hats to add to your dessert tray? Dorothy at

Prize-winning, quick and easy mock mince pie recipe

2011-10-13T00:05:00.000-07:00

My poor old 1943 Household Searchlight Recipe Book is falling apart more and more. It was already old and tattered when I acquired it, with stains and splatters, even torn endpapers, a partially torn page and a fragile leather cover. It still has that wonderful leather smell. Blogging it's dessert recipes for more than a year and a half now, and using it in my own kitchen has worn it even more.

Calling all dessert recipes! Come to the linky party!

2011-10-10T00:49:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to Monday, Mmmm ... Dessert, a linky party where you can share your dessert recipe posts. Below are just a few of the great desserts which caught my eye from last week's participants. The Sweet Swiper shared an Asian Pear Cake Recipe. Did you know that when pureed, frozen bananas have the same texture as soft serve ice cream?This Chocolate Banana "Ice Cream" was shared by the

Vintage Recipe: Raisin Pie

2011-10-05T23:39:00.000-07:00

Paphiopedilum Orchid (Raisin Pie x Spellbound) Do you have a vintage recipe to link up? I encourage you to link your family's favorite recipes or ones from an old cookbook or recipe postcard. This week I'm sharing a raising pie recipe. It's a good one for Fall and will be a tasty addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table. The Raisin Pie pictured at right is a hybrid Paphiopedilum orchid.

Dessert Recipe Linky Party: YOUR desserts wanted!

2011-10-03T00:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday! Time to feature a few of the delicious desserts linked to this blog last week. Drumroll ..... dddrrrrrrrrrrr ...... SugarBeam's Raisin Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes Conni's Pumpkin Spice Latte Cupcakes at Mrs. Mama Hen Dorothy's S'more Caramel Apples at Crazy for Crust Don't these recipes look and sound marvelous? I sure thought so. Thank you all for participating in this dessert

Vintage Recipe Linky Party: Banana Fritters Recipe

2011-09-29T00:16:00.000-07:00

In this day and age many, perhaps most people are concerned about health and staying slim. Yet more and more are becoming obese. We have TV shows like The Biggest Loser. It used to be that the "fat kid" in class was the odd ball. Today, those kids are the norm in our child's school. Isn't it odd that in earlier decades people could eat a Breakfast of Champions with cholesterol-laden eggs,

Monday Dessert Recipe Linky Party Time

2011-09-26T02:01:00.000-07:00

Linky party time! Come link up your dessert recipes. Here are just a few of the delicious recipes from last week's participants: Cares and Mimi of From Which Things Grow shared their Caramel Sauce Recipe. Stop buying your caramel sauce at the store. You can make your own in no time. It's easy and so tasty. The Local Cook shared a Pear Custard Pie, a great Fall dessert. It's another easy

Fall, Thanksgiving Dessert: Easy Squash Honey Pie Recipe

2011-09-21T17:26:00.000-07:00

We're still in summer weather mode here in California, but I know many parts of the country are ready for Fall recipes, so I've picked out a delicious Squash Honey Pie Recipe. It can become a new tradition for your Thanksgiving tables and all through Fall. Add more honey to taste if you prefer. For Thanksgiving I always have three standard desserts which family and friends request -- Pumpkin Pie

Dessert Recipes Wanted: Linky Party!

2011-09-19T01:46:00.000-07:00

Ready to link up your dessert recipes? Which wonderful desserts will you share with all of us this week? I'm highlighting Kolaches, Oatmeal Cherry Cookies and Banana Brown Sugar Ice Cream from last week's participants. Let's all wish a Happy Birthday to Trish of Sweetology who shared a beautiful and touching post about her love for her grandmother. She included two recipes, a traditional

Vintage Recipe: Magic Coconut Orange Loaf Cake

2011-09-14T23:37:00.000-07:00

Happy Thursday to all! It's time for more vintage recipes. I try to preserve these gems for another generation. You are invited to preserve your own vintage recipes, your mom's, grandmother's, aunt's or vintage recipes from old cookbooks, postcards, adverting, etc. So many are quite delicious, some are hilarious. So whether you want to honor a loved one's recipe or give us a "what were they

Mmm ... Desserts! It's a Linky Party! Come join the fun!

2011-09-12T02:33:00.000-07:00

This might sound a bit like a jam commercial, but with a name like Man-Catching Peanut Butter Cookies, it's got to be good! I think many of us might have man-catching -- and keeping -- recipes. One of mine were chocolate truffles. :-) Go take a peek at my Chocolate Truffles Recipe. I have fond memories of those truffles, and they have become a tradition at our home. Ashton of Something Swanky

Easy grape juice custard recipe or favorite juice custard

2011-09-08T01:55:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to Vintage Recipe Thursday! Sometimes we need a quick and tasty recipe to serve just one person. It might be a quick snack for ourselves, or it might be for a child. This is exactly what I found in my vintage cookbook, and it can easily be doubled too. The grape juice made me think of back-to-school. It's a favorite of many children. Feel free to use just about any kind of juice. I

Happy Labor Day Dessert Recipe Linky Party Picnic

2011-09-05T00:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Labor Day!! Enjoy the picnics, your family and have a great day off. If you brought a dessert for this Labor Day recipe picnic, please link it below. Have fun! Gooseberry Patch BEFORE YOU LINK: If you follow basic linky party etiquette, I thank you. All your hostesses and fellow bloggers will appreciate it and you will benefit too. You will find that you are helping your own

Chocolate Recipe: Raisin Nut Brownies

2011-09-01T03:19:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to Vintage Recipe Thursday. This is the place to link up any older recipe. I post from a World War II cookbook, but recipes don't need to be that old. You could even post a recipe from the 1990s. You could post your mom's recipes, or grandparent's recipes. If you have old recipe postcards, that's great too. But please do not link your giveaways, sponsored posts, brand new recipes you

Mmm ... Dessert Linky Party

2011-08-29T00:39:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to my weekly dessert recipe linky. You linked up some great recipes last week, and below is just a sampling. Thank you to all the great bloggers for sharing their recipes with the world and linking at Joy of Desserts. Please remember basic blogging etiquette. I don't want to have to delete anyone's great links. If you want to link a giveaway, please use my Giveaway 24/7 Page, don't

Raisin Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe and Linky Party

2011-08-25T01:11:00.000-07:00

It's back to school time for many families, so I'm sharing a cookie recipe which can easily be sent in school lunches, and it's just as easy to take on the road too if you are a busy homeschooling family. Cookies are always favorite snacks and desserts so enjoy this Raisin Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe. This vintage recipe uses shortening, but I much prefer the taste of real butter which I think

Which wonderful desserts will you be sharing this week?

2011-08-22T03:42:00.000-07:00

Which wonderful desserts will you be sharing with all of us this week? It's time to link up. Here are some fun desserts! I love highlighting some of your desserts and linking back to you. This is just a small sampling of what caught my interest last Monday: Raspberry Bites - a super easy dessert made with store-bought puff pastry and raspberry jam (or any other flavor.) It was shared by Ewa of

Calling all vintage recipes! Linky party time!

2011-08-18T01:39:00.000-07:00

Time for another Vintage Recipe Thursday Linky Party! Please share with all of us your family favorites. It should be at least 10 years old. How about recipes from when you were a newlywed or a teenager? Maybe it was your mom's recipe or an aunt's or your grandmother's. Or use a recipe from an old cookbook, postcard, magazine or newspaper. Lots of publishers have unfortunately gone out of

TGIF a Great Place to Savor, Sip, Save

2011-08-15T17:51:00.000-07:00

As Joy of Desserts gets more and more popular, I'm proud to say that I get more and more offers from national and even international advertisers, and that means giveaways, coupons, offers, and all sorts of other deals all for you, my dear readers. _qoptions={qacct:'p-f4QCdDOj56EYA'}; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;

Joy of Desserts Monday linky party

2011-08-15T01:04:00.000-07:00

Today is the last day to get your coupon for free Dannon Activia Select Yogurt, so click on the link to grab it while you still can. There's French Style and Greek Style!***** If you are used to visiting Joy of Desserts, then you probably noticed that I love desserts with fruits. Those are some of my very favorite desserts, so I'm highlighting three of these very tasty fruit recipes. And I don't

Tasty! Vintage Recipe Thursday Linky Party

2011-08-11T05:12:00.000-07:00

Each week I look forward to seeing your vintage recipes. There are so many tasty recipes that should be preserved for future generations. Please link below your family recipes or those from old cookbooks, magazines, recipe postcards, etc. To be vintage, a recipe only needs to be 10 years or older. Take a look at a few of the tasty contributions from last week's linky party. Click on the photos

The Funny Thing About Chocolate ...

2011-08-10T03:03:00.000-07:00

Funny video. You'll enjoy it. Take the time to watch and smell the chocolate. :-) Do you like what you see on this blog?Tweet

Wordless Wednesday: Tea Infusers

2011-08-09T00:02:00.000-07:00

I have a Wordless Wednesday linky each week. Be sure to link your post below. Follow me if you want to easily find this weekly linky. I also have a coupon for FREE Yogurt for all of you (just click on the link.) This post is shared with Trish's Tea Party Tuesday, Martha's Tea Cup Tuesday, Terry's Tea Cup Tuesday, Tea Time Tuesday, Tea Things Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, What I Love Wednesday

Joy of Desserts linky party

2011-08-08T00:03:00.000-07:00

Come one, come all. It's time to link up to the Joy of Desserts linky party. Remember to hyperlink back to all your party hostesses in your participating posts. I also have some FREE yogurt coupons for all of you, so hurry and grab them before they expire. Just click on the FREE yogurt link. I'm highlighting three recipes from last week's tasty selections. It's a tough job, but someone has to do

FREE: Dannon Activia Yogurt

2011-08-05T02:52:00.000-07:00

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Vintage Goodness: Easy Banana Ice Cream Recipe

2011-08-04T00:37:00.000-07:00

Flickr/Halai Mama Who loves banana ice cream? That's the recipe my husband picked from the Searchlight Recipe Book. You won't find this flavor in most grocery stores, but homemade ice cream is so easy. Have no fear if you don't have an ice cream maker. You can still make it using this no ice cream maker necessary method. This is a great recipe for using your over-ripe bananas too, and don't

Eleven Ice, Sherbet, Parfait, Sundae Recipes to keep cool

2011-08-03T03:03:00.000-07:00

It's been hot. These easy frozen dessert recipes will cool you down in no time. There are ices, sherbets, sundaes, a baked Alaska, and a parfait. Perfect for the summer. Perfect for year-round deliciousness. Lemon Ice, Coca Cola Ice, Ginger Ale Ice, and Root Beer Ice Recipes Easy Cantaloupe Sundae Recipe Lemon Milk Sherbet and Lemon Cream Sherbet Recipes Individual Brownie Alaska Recipe

Wordless Wednesday Linky: flowering or blooming teas

2011-08-02T17:00:00.000-07:00

I have a Wordless Wednesday linky each week. Be sure to link your post below and to follow me if you want to easily find this weekly linky. This post is shared with Trish's Tea Party Tuesday, Donna's Tuesday Tea Chat, Martha's Tea Cup Tuesday, Terry's Tea Cup Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday, What I Love Wednesday, Vintage Share the Love Wednesday, Woo Us To Your Blog, and Thursday-13. I love to

Dessert Linky Party Time!

2011-08-01T02:13:00.000-07:00

The wonderful ladies who link up each week are so talented in both creating tasty deserts, and creating beautiful eye candy photographs, that you owe it to yourself to visit their blogs and make new bloggy friends. You know the old commercial, "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't"? Well I'm a huge fan of those two candy bars, but these days we have to make just about everything

No Ice Cream Maker Needed Method, 5 Ice Cream Recipes

2011-07-29T02:17:00.000-07:00

It's been so hot in so many parts of the country that I'm sure you'll appreciate some ice cream recipes. I'm letting the "secret" out on how to convert any ice cream recipe so that you'll enjoy these even if you don't have an ice cream maker. Keep cool and enjoy the weekend, Click on the recipe titles. No Ice Cream Maker Needed! Make ice cream using this super easy method.

Caramel Ice Cream Recipe

2011-07-28T03:15:00.000-07:00

Flickr/daveleb Here's a recipe to help you (and me) beat the heat. I love to make homemade ice cream, and if you haven't tried it, you haven't realized how easy it is. It is much better tasting than most store-bought ice cream and much cheaper too. I love that I get to control the quality of my ingredients and try out all sorts of wonderful flavors I would not be able to buy from a brand.