Recipe Review: Honey Glazed Blackberry Cornmeal Bundt Cake
Don’t you hate when you’re excited about something; then when the moment happens, you’re like, that’s it? I had such an experience this week, when I chose to bake my most unusual dessert to date –...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies
Life is full of ups and downs, changes and uncertainties. But what do you cling to when it’s too much at once? Your partner? Family, friends, faith? Perhaps it’s all the above and a little of something...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Peach Bread with Salted Caramel Glaze
There’s a heat wave coming. The kind of heat that makes you want to laze around air conditioning and sip a cool drink. So before my motivation left, I did some baking. Yes, I still prefer the comfort...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Sour Cream Cookies with Sour Cream Glaze
Have you ever noticed that some of the best desserts are the unfussy ones? They’re made from recipes with everyday ingredients in your home. Recipes passed down through generations. I made such a...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars
Friends, some things are meant to be. You just have to trust in the timing. Like this recipe, Peanut Butter & Jelly Bars, I wanted to try it a while ago. However, I couldn’t find natural preserves...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Spiced Plum Crisp
The first full week of September, darkness creeps into the evenings sooner. Pumpkin spice populates the stores. And retailers are already advertising for Christmas. Summer has unofficially ended. Or...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Easy Chocolate Banana Cake
I’m a firm believer that birthdays should be celebrated, and the celebrations shouldn’t be limited to one day. Instead, one week is more fitting. That way you can spread out the lunches, dinners,...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Carmelitas
Friends, sometimes we can recognize trouble from the start. All it takes is one look. But how often do you turn away and how often do you continue forward? This week, I invited trouble. I baked a batch...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Apple Fritter Bread
As someone with many food and dessert vices, self-control is a struggle I lose more often than I win. However, I can claim victory when it comes to breakfast treats. I’d rather not splurge early in the...
View ArticleRecipe Remake: Brown Sugar Cookie Bars
It’s not what you have; it’s what you do with it. My friends, this week I bring you something new – a recipe remake. It’s an accidental dessert inspired by another one of those days when I was...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Caramel Apple Chunkies
Can you believe it? The middle of October and I haven’t made anything pumpkin yet. Instead, all I can think about is apples. It’s like someone hijacked my taste buds! Until this is sorted out, you’ll...
View ArticleRecipe Review: 3 Musketeers Mississippi Mud Cake
Less than 10 days until Halloween. Are you a planner who’s ready to celebrate? A procrastinator who still has shopping to do? Or are you a non-participant? I admit I’m the latter. The holiday wasn’t a...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Snickers Ganache
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein Friends, I did it again. And there’s no one but myself to blame. I chose this dark path, thinking...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Sweet Potato Banana Bread
Friends, a lot happened in a week. We had Halloween, daylight saving time ended, and if we go by TV commercials, it’s Christmas. But what about Thanksgiving? Maybe retailers gloss over it because...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Pumpkin Pie Snickerdoodle Bars
Can we talk pumpkin? Not pumpkin spice, pumpkin, specifically pumpkin pie. How many of you are pumpkin pie lovers, and can’t imagine Thanksgiving without it? Be honest. I’m sure there are some...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Spiced Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting
How easy is it to start a new tradition in your family? Are you met with doubt and resistance? Or acceptance and an open mind? My family stays pretty close to their comfort zone (I definitely didn’t...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Brown Butter White Chocolate Pear Cookies
What is it about the Holidays that makes indulgence not only acceptable, but a given? From elaborate events to lavish presents to sumptuous food, it’s all perfectly permissible. Perhaps that’s why some...
View ArticleChocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Pecan (Almost Fudge) Bars
There are things in life that bring such joy; you smile from the inside out. Often they’re not what some would consider big things. Rather small moments of significance to that person. For me, it’s...
View ArticleEggnog Crinkle Cookies Recipe
Friends, with Christmas only days away, I couldn’t resist any longer. I know it’s a sensitive subject, but it wouldn’t be the Holidays without eggnog. I like drinking it and I adore it in desserts. So...
View ArticleRecipe Review: Swedish Chocolate Brownie Cake
Friends, to say 2015 was nothing like I expected would be a gross understatement. This year has given me more twists and turns than I felt capable of handling. My bright spot has been this blog;...
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