These banana bread bars are on the next level

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7jX8gT7KpQ Contrary to a traditional banana bread recipe with a dense core, this recipe has a fluffy, airy center. Ironically, this recipe was achieved through multiple accidental mishaps, the first being the pan size. Instead...

Pumpkin Pizzazz, Episode 3: Pumpkin Spice “Cup” Cakes

This is the final installment of our “Pumpkin Pizzazz” (with Jazz!) series and I am just as sad to see it end as you are. It’s been a fun, exciting and, most of all,...

Pumpkin Pizzazz, Episode 4: No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecakes

Thought we were gone? Well, you thought wrong. “Pumpkin Pizzazz” never leaves (except after this week). Last week, we concluded the much-savored “three-course” food series titled, “Pumpkin Pizzazz,” which was intended to feature a...

The Anything Casserole

Here at the Highlander, we get it: College is hard. With assignments, exams, lab reports and essays to manage, all while trying to maintain the semblance of a social life, it can be difficult...

Easy Peasy Peppermint Bark

Easy Peasy Peppermint Bark It’s hard to argue with the statement that peppermint bark is the ultimate Christmas delicacy — it’s sweet and minty, bringing back all those childhood memories of sucking on candy canes...

Simple Chocolate Chip Cookies

  When I was younger, I had aspirations of becoming a baker. Maybe it was due to my high exposure to Food Network or due to my overly sweet sweet tooth ... who knows? The...

No-hassle ice cream cream puffs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFpof06AhZk Ice cream cream puffs are one of my favorite treats on a hot day, but I find that buying the tiny frozen puffs in stores are really not worth the price. The outside crust...

Summer treats to beat the heat

As Riverside consistently clears 100 degrees and 40 percent or higher humidity, there are two choices: Brave the heat or stay inside and eat some of these delicious, easy-to-make treats.   Homemade sorbet is one...

Mommy’s carrot cake

The holidays are over, but the chilly, crisp weather is here to stay, meaning there’s still an excuse to leave our ovens on and our sweet palates roaming for new and fun baked goods...

Holiday eats and treats

In my family and possibly yours, Christmas dinner means loads and loads of tamales, followed by days and days of leftover tamales. While it has become somewhat of a tradition in my family, powering...