Coquito – A Coconut Rum Cocktail

15 Comments January 31, 2017 FrugalHausfrau

I kind of fell in love with the idea of the Coquito – A Coconut Rum Cocktail, before I ever had my first sip of this cocktail concoction. Thinking back, I’m not even sure where I first heard about the creamy, frothy, coconut deliciousness laced with Rum and touched with cinnamon that is the Coquito. Def not when I was growing up in Iowa, lol! The Midwest weather, especially in Minnesota, where I live now isn’t traditionally considered to be too hospitable to people used to warmer climes – or even to us born here. The Coquito will make me forget all that, even though it’s January, now!

Coquito, a creamy, frothy coconut & rum cocktail

Apple Pie Moonshine

42 Comments November 6, 2016 FrugalHausfrau

So Apple Pie Moonshine – if it hasn’t been on your radar, read on my friend. This is a delish adult beverage that’s going to be fantastic at any fall/winter outing, tailgate, or football party, or bonfire, or maybe even Thanksgiving, or after you rake leaves, or at the cabin, or on that ski or snowmobile trip. You get the idea! Serve it anytime.

Apple Pie Moonshine

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

22 Comments February 20, 2016 FrugalHausfrau

What goes better with Cajun or Creole cuisine (you might want to see my post on 45 recipes for a Mardi Gras Party) than Bananas Foster? Or Bread Pudding? There’s no need to choose just one because now you can have the ultimate mash-up of both when you make this easy Bananas Foster Bread Pudding.

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding

Buche de Noel Yule Log

25 Comments December 26, 2015 FrugalHausfrau

I try to make this cake. Buche de Noel Yule Log, from Martha Stewart’s 2003 Christmas Book, every Christmas Season. She calls it Birch de Noel, and I always thought it was fitting because up “Nord” here in Minnesota, all the logs are blanketed in snow through the winter season. You betcha! I guess it appeals to the realist in me, though this dessert is pure fantasy!

Buche de Noel

Chocolate Banana Bundt Cake with a Few Surprises!

42 Comments November 1, 2015 FrugalHausfrau

Did you know the Bundt cake pan was developed in Minnesota? It’s true. You betcha. And guess what? This Chocolate Banana Bundt Cake was, too. By moi! It has a surprise inside: a Rum spiked Cream Cheese, Chocolate Chip Tunnel. And to take it to the next level, it has two glazes, and not your ordinary plain old tired glazes. Nope, nope, nope! This one has a Chocolate Ganache Glaze topped off by Rum Vanilla Glaze. Uff-dah!