Tommy Centola
Skillet Pecan and Chocolate Blondie
A blondie is a brownie without cocoa in the batter. Here's a great skillet dessert. 1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar 1 cup...
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Tommy Centola
- Sep 4
- 1 min
Mini Satsuma Vanilla Bundt Cakes
My sweet tooth is acting up. Time for a couple of desserts. Life is short, eat dessert first! 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2...
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Tommy Centola
- Jul 24
- 1 min
Black and Blue Fruit Salad
It's berry season. Blue and black berries are plentiful. Here's a couple of recipes for those fresh picked treats. 2 cups fresh...
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Tommy Centola
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Peanut Butter, Banana and Chocolate Girl Scout Pie
If you are like many, when Girl Scout cookies come out, you buy as many as you can. Here's a recipe that uses two favorite flavors. 1...
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Tommy Centola
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Brown Butter-Fig Pie
Who want's some pie? This week, I'm sharing two versions. If you really want to be ambitious, you can make your own pie crust. 9-inch...
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Tommy Centola
- May 29
- 1 min
Louisiana Coffee Cake
Looking through my collection of cookbooks, I came across the official cookbook of the Louisiana World's Fair. I thought that this week,...
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Tommy Centola
- Apr 13
- 1 min
Key Lime Meltaway Cookies
These cookies are a great accompaniment to the Key Lime Sorbet. The also are great on their own. Either way, they will take you away to...
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Tommy Centola
- Apr 10
- 1 min
Key Lime Sorbet
Time to head to the Florida Keys. The most popular dish to come from those islands is the Key Lime Pie. This week, lets make some Key...
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Tommy Centola
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Mardi Gras Pound Cake
Here is a bundt style King Cake. It still has all the flavors of King Cake with a different shape. 1 1/2 cups butter, softened 2 1/2 cups...
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Tommy Centola
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Cinnamon Roll Wreath
Carnival season is upon use. How about 2 variations of a King Cake. Let's start with a bakers dream. 1 cup warm milk (105 to 110℉) 1...
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Tommy Centola
- Nov 13, 2022
- 3 min
Try traditional pie recipe
Last time, I shared with you a different type of pie, the savory pie. Today, I want to share some traditional pie recipes. I think that...
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Tommy Centola
- Nov 7, 2022
- 1 min
Molasses Glazed Pecans
Pecans are a very Southern ingredient. Here's an interpretation of a candied pecan. 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup dark brown sugar 1/4 cup...
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Tommy Centola
- Oct 27, 2022
- 2 min
Crepes Hope
In my first cookbook, I have recipes named for my my two dogs, Bruno and Abigail. Since my first book, we have gotten 2 standard poodles....
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Tommy Centola
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
Deep Fried Pecan Pies
This week, I'm reaching into my cookbook Creole & Cajun Comfort Food for a couple of desserts. Pecan pies are the only type of pies for...
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Tommy Centola
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
Hurricane Frozen Cups
Time to the this childhood treat and make it an adult favorite. It won't freeze as hard as our mom's did because of the rum. It's still...
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Tommy Centola
- Jul 25, 2022
- 1 min
Watermelon Mint Frozen Cups
Growing up in the 60's and 70's, I know most moms made their children frozen cups for the summer. It was a simple but welcomed treat on...
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Tommy Centola
- Jul 14, 2022
- 1 min
Chocolate Meringue Pie
Chocolate is a universal comfort food. I have not run into many people who dislike chocolate. Here's a dessert that will sure to please...
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Tommy Centola
- Jul 11, 2022
- 1 min
Blueberry Spoon Bread
With all this heat, I thought I would share you something sweet this week. This first recipe can be used as either a dessert or a...
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Tommy Centola
- Apr 28, 2022
- 1 min
Frozen Lemon Pie
This is one of my wife's favorite desserts. It's so refreshing after any meal, especially in the summertime. 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons...
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Tommy Centola
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Grapefruit Tartlets
With summer around the corner, I thought a couple of citrus desserts would hit the spot. 2 cups sugar, divided 1/4 cups cornstarch 2...
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