This past weekend, we took a family trip to the beach. Myself, my daughter, brother, sister-in-law and nephew all packed in the car and went to my parents house to harass them for the whole weekend. Lucky them! After the cupcake contest Friday evening, I was talking with my mom and sister-in-law about different ideasRead More
About a month ago, a very close friend’s mother lost her battle with cancer. Rhonda was a wonderful woman with a good heart, spoke her mind, and laughed all the time. Literally, all the time…she always had a smile on her face. She organized the Relay for Life in Myrtle Beach and her hometown. Before sheRead More
Click here to watch the instructional video I made of how to make these Oreo Truffles! This is one of the most memorable desserts I’ve ever made. Seriously. I know, memorable and dessert probably doesn’t make sense putting those two words together…but in this case, it makes perfect sense. Before I really got into bakingRead More
Although I may not be able to cure cancer…yet…that doesn’t mean I can’t honor the people who have battled cancer. There are two cancer benefits on the same day in two different cities that are 150 miles apart, and I’m donating several dozen to both places. Crazy? Yes, that just may be the case here.Read More
On Easter, we celebrated with my husband’s family. My mother-in-law always has great magazines that I like to thumb through, including Southern Living. Well, this issue had a section with just strawberry flavored desserts, drinks and other snacks. Just reading over the recipes made me excited and want to try a bunch of them, soRead More
During college, I worked on a dinner cruise boat as part of the waitstaff. Cheesecake was the usual dessert at the end of the meal, and after everyone was served, you could find me back in the kitchen, hunting for extra dessert that wasn’t used. That may have been my favorite part of the eveningsRead More
Easter is a big holiday for cakes, candies, chocolates…anything sweet, you name it. Since I haven’t made lemon cupcakes before, this past weekend seemed like a perfect opportunity for it, and to use family as guinea pigs. They’re just so lucky…or doomed. While thinking about colors and flavors with what to decide on forRead More
Today is my best friend’s birthday, and she looooooves Oreos. No really, she does. To the extent when I mention something about trying out an Oreo recipe, her eyes light up like a little kid who sees an ice cream cone, and I get the question from her, “Ohhh, can I try it??” Of courseRead More
About a week ago, we received a local food magazine in the mail. My husband asked me if I wanted to keep it, and my eyes lit up when I saw “The Food Issue” in bold black letters on the front. “Yes!” I exclaimed. As I started flipping through the magazine and reading some of theRead More
Well, the chocolate caramel delight cupcakes were such a big hit, that when I was asked to make a cake for my friend’s coworkers, I decided to give the cake a shot. The same recipe was used, only I didn’t add mini chocolate chips and drizzled the top with straight caramel instead of mixing itRead More
