I almost never make layer cakes. I’m just not good at them so I lean towards pies and brownies. However, after reading through this Ina Garten cake recipe, I was motivated. I am so glad that I tried it because it baked up beautifully and was the best tasting chocolate cake I’ve ever had. Beatty’s… Read More
My mother and mother in law prepare most everything on the table for our Thanksgiving feasts. This year I only needed to bring an appetizer and dessert for Honey’s side of the family and set the table for mine. :-) I thought I’d share two favorite “comfort food” recipes that I’ve made for almost twenty… Read More
Let me preface this by saying that I am not wildly crazy about everything pumpkin. I do like the pumpkin cream cold brew at Starbucks and I enjoy a slice of pumpkin bread with chocolate chips. But if I could only eat one pumpkin thing for the rest of my life, it would be these… Read More
I’m going to start this post with two notes. First, the brownie bowl pan was a complete impulse buy for which I have no regrets. :-) Second, as I’ve gotten older and had to work harder at staying healthy and keeping my family healthy, a dessert has to be worth it for me to make… Read More
Bestie M and I attended our first Williams-Sonoma in-store cooking class a couple of weeks ago and had THE best time! It was a lot of fun and we learned to make something we had neither tried previously: French madeleines. Madeleines are shell-shaped sponge cakes that are eaten like a cookie. The recipe our instructor… Read More
When my family loved the lemon pie I made the night before school, it reminded me that I haven’t made a key lime pie for them … maybe ever! I dug out an old recipe, with handwritten notes from my ZTA big sis, and whipped it up. They were huge fans! This recipe comes from… Read More
I scream! You Scream! We all scream for MICKEY ice cream! At long last, my grocery store finally carries the Mickey ice cream bars. They are just like you get in the parks!! You know… absolutely delicious and outrageously expensive. :-) While most snacks here these days consist of fruits, veggies, hummus, etc., sometimes there’s… Read More