Happy New Year! I can’t believe we’re already a week into 2011. Speaking of time flying, I can’t believe it’s been so long since I last posted. I was looking forward to my daughter’s two weeks off of school (and my husband’s week of vacation) figuring I’d get all sorts of writing done so I’d [...]

Are you sick of all those parties yet? Hosting one of your own this weekend? Here is a great recipe I found on Food Network. It’s by one of my favorite TV hosts, Sandra Lee. (This recipe is from her Semi-Homemade show. I love watching that show – if only to see what her new [...]

As soon as I saw this recipe on a blog I read (Picky-Palate), I knew I had to make it. It’s all the things I love: brownies, shortbread, and Hershey’s Kisses.  All in one recipe! And I knew instantly that I wanted to use the peppermint flavored Kisses (the white ones with the red candies [...]

It’s December. That wonderful time of year when we get to sit by the fire all snuggled with our family sipping hot cocoa and watching Christmas movies on TV, nothing but time on our hands. Yeah, right. Is it just me or have November and December become the most craziest time of year? In one [...]

Okay, I know Thanksgiving was last week. But it’s still the “Season of Baking,” so I wanted to share my all-time favorite pie recipe. The “I can’t wait to eat this pie” recipe. The pie even my husband (Mr. Diet Desserts) loves and can’t get enough of. Apple Crumb Pie. The words alone make me [...]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my readers! I’m sorry I haven’t posted in the past week or so. I’m hosting Thanksgiving this year and have been in prep for days. Of course, I’m taking pictures of all of my food and will be posting some of my best recipes in the coming weeks. I want [...]

I love pizza. Who doesn’t? Some people love it for the cheese and toppings, some love it for the sauce or the whole experience of it. What do I love about pizza? You guessed it. The Crust! It’s bread topped with cheese. What’s not to love? In the past I’d always avoided making pizza at [...]

This is the simplest recipe ever. And it’s SO tasty, you’ll never go back to canned refried beans again. I really wanted to make myself a taco salad a few weeks ago but ran out of canned refried beans.  I really wanted that salad, so I went to the internet. I found this recipe on [...]

A few weeks ago my parents came to help us with some trees that needed to be taken down. I wanted to make something special for them, as a thank you. The hard part about that is that my dad is not supposed to eat sugar. He’s not diabetic, but as a precaution he is [...]

What’s the use of having a blog, if I can’t get some shameless plugs in now and then?? I wanted to share something I made today for my good friend, Joann Sowles. Joann’s first novel was officially released yesterday.  I made her these to celebrate this wonderful achievement. “Laney” is a gripping novel about a [...]