If you’re thinking “Hey, is she making a lot of cheesecakes lately?” by looking at Facebook and some of the recent posts, the answer is Yes. Actually, Heck Yes. I’ve been a huge fan of cheesecakes throughout my life, and up until recently, I’d never made a REAL one from scratch. I learn something newRead More
If you think the title is a mouthful, wait until you sink your teeth into one of these bad boys. There are so many food bloggers out there. So. Freaking. Many. Every once in a while, I’ll come across one that I really like. I like the person writing it and their recipes, so I’llRead More
There are so many things about my junior high school prom that I’ll never forget. I’ve never been much of a fancy girl, but it was exciting to go hunting for a nice dress with my closest friends, and deciding on what jewelry we were going to wear, how our hair would be styled, who wasRead More
Before I really got into baking, every once in a while my husband would pick up a pack of the big, soft snickerdoodle cookies at the bakery in the grocery store…and they would only last a couple of days. “Why do you get these?!” I’d fuss at him, while stuffing yet another one in myRead More
As I’ve mentioned before, I love trifles. They look elegant sitting in that trifle dish all layered and put together, and there hasn’t been one yet that didn’t taste delicious that I’ve come across. While I was talking to my mother-in-law on Friday, we were planning the menu out for Mother’s Day on Sunday. SheRead More
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF HOW TO MAKE CANDY SUSHI! Candy Sushi…who knew? Really! A good friend that I grew up with had a birthday dinner party last night at a sushi restaurant, and she had asked me a while back if I could make the cake. When I talked to her earlierRead More
For dinner this evening, I’m doing a Hawaiian themed dinner…for the first time. I’m nervous, yet excited. Since this is experimental, there won’t be any decorations, music, or games this time…just a Hawaiian style menu. And since this is a first time theme with ALL experimental recipes, my guinea pigs are my family. Lucky them,Read More
Yesterday morning when I came upstairs to get on the computer, there was a recipe page that had been torn out of a magazine sitting on my desk. I knew that my husband had put it there, but I just wasn’t sure where in the heck he found it. Either way, the page looked veryRead More
Although I grew up with two older brothers, there are two ladies in my life that are the closest thing I have to sisters…and those are my cousins. My mom’s sister has two daughters; one who is two years younger than me, and the other, who is only 5 weeks older. I practically stalk the oneRead More
For several months, I’ve had this idea for peanut butter cake pops lurking in my brain, just waiting for the opportunity to be tested. Well, this opportunity presented itself when I made some peanut butter icing for my chocolate peanut butter chip cupcakes…and I jumped all over it. Imagine a peanut butter cake pop withRead More
