In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Cherry Pie Fruit Pizza. A chocolate chip cookie crust is layered with a sweetened cream cheese sauce, cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, bananas, kiwi fruit, and mandarin oranges. It makes a lovely dessert, and it is a great compromise between a sugary, fatty dessert, as opposed to one that has some nice, colorful fruits in addition to the sweet cr…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make elegant Strawberries Romanoff. These strawberries in delicately flavored cream make a grand finale for any meal! Ingredients: 1 quart fresh strawberries 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 tablespoons cointreau or orange juice Gently wash 1 quart of strawberries in cold water. Drain and remove caps. If the strawberr…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make a delectable Hot Fudge Sundae. With a fudge sauce comprised of both brown and white sugar, cocoa, and butter, this dessert is chocolate-y and sinfully rich! Ingredients (A full recipe is given below; I only made ½ of the recipe in the video): 1 cup cocoa 2 cups brown sugar (light or dark) 1 cup white sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 cups water 3 tablespoons…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Sweet and Crunchy Sesame Seed Brittle. This is hard candy, packed with sesame seeds. We bought the sesame seeds on our recent field trip to Happy Meadow Natural Foods in Berea, Kentucky. I only made a half-recipe of the Sesame Seed Brittle in this video, but I am giving the full recipe below: Ingredients (for the full recipe): 1 ¼ cups sesame seeds 2…
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Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and GrillR. W. Apple, Jr., of The New York Times credits third-generation Alabamian Frank Stitt with turning Birmingham into a "sophisticated, easygoing showpl... Read More >
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make gorgeous and flavorful Pecan Potato Chip Cookies. These are butter cookies, with some potato chip crumbs and chopped pecans added. My grandson, Carter, taste-tested these and said they were good??”and “crunchy!” Ingredients: 1/3 cup finely crushed potato chips ¼ cup chopped pecans ¾ cup sugar ¾ cup butter, softened 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 ½…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make her Sweet and Salty Chocolate-Dipped Potato Chips. This is a quick and easy treat, and everyone loves them! Ingredients: potato chips (I used Lay’s Classic and Lay’s Kettle-Cooked. You may use other chips, too, even corn chips, crackers, pretzels, etc.) 12 oz. bag semisweet chocolate chips, or as needed (You may change the flavor to peanut butter, whit…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Caramel-Walnut Monkey Bread. This bread is easily made from canned, cut-up biscuits, flavored with sugar and cinnamon, and layered with a sauce made of butter, brown sugar, and English walnuts. It is gorgeous, and tastes wonderful! In this video I mentioned that you can find a similar video for making Monkey Bread at Amy’s Kitchen at the usafireandresc…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make her Fanciful Fruit Kebabs. This is a way to serve fruit that is gorgeous and appealing. Just select the types of fresh fruit that you like and place them on skewers–It’s great for a buffet or party! Ingredients: About 3 different fresh fruits that can be cut into approximately equally-sized shapes, but are contrasting in color and flavor (I used canta…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make a light and luscious Friendship Fruit Dip. This recipe was given to me by Lynn, a great friend I met on YouTube about a year ago. She has shared several wonderful recipes with me, and I want to pass this one along to all of you. Its beautiful and tastes wonderful! Ingredients: 8-oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature (You may use the fat-free t…
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In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Mothers Day Spice Cake. Flavored with cloves and cinnamon, this is a gorgeous and tasty cake with a spiced buttercream frosting, Ingredients: ¾ cup butter ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 ¼ cups self-rising flour ¾ teaspoon ground cloves ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup buttermilk (You may subst…
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Bon Appetit, Y'all: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern CookingBefore she attended the prestigious French cooking school École de Cuisine La Varenne, Virginia Willis had been shelling butterbeans alongside her mo... Read More >
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