Christmas in July

July 25, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

I love this new Christmas recipe–Peppermint Mocha mini-cupcakes. These were perfect little bites of heaven–rich chocolate, cool peppermint, and just a hint of coffee. I definitely will be making this one again!

Sweet Treats: Healthy Fruit and Ricotta Dessert

February 27, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

For years, Hubby and I have tried to eat a primarily from-scratch diet with lots of fresh veggies and fruits. Over the last year or so, we have tried to cut back on sugar a bit too. It’s not that we never have an all out sugary dessert–we do, though we have tried to cut […]

Fall Apple Desserts

August 25, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

I am a magazine junkie–Southern Living, Cooking Light, Coastal Living, Food Network… You get the idea. In the last week or two, all the September magazines are rolling in, and I am drooling over a lot of the fall recipes–but none more than the desserts. Apples and pumpkin galore! Yum! I will never make it through […]

Coffee Break – Chocolate Chip Pecan Biscotti

July 27, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

I found myself with a touch of a sweet tooth after work last week, and editing my culinary cozy mystery was not helping the issue. When my main character whipped up a batch of biscotti, it seemed like the perfect time to try a new recipe. I love the cinnamon and almond extract with the […]

A Summer Treat: Lemon Blueberry Scones

June 15, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

I have worked hard to be a little healthier lately–more workouts, more veggies, more fruit, less junk food. I started this little experiment because I was told it could help me out with the pain I have dealt with from arthritis–and it worked! As an added bonus, I have dropped 20 pounds in the last […]

Chocolate Chip Cookies

August 5, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Most people who love to bake had one recipe that made them fall in love with baking, something that made them want to try new and exciting things. For me (and many others, I suspect), that one recipe was Chocolate Chip Cookies. Like most people, I started with the recipe on the bag of Chocolate […]

Lemon Drop Cupcakes

July 9, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

I love to cook with lemon in the summertime. It is such a versatile ingredient–it works great in both sweet and savory dishes. Plus it is one of both my mom and my husband’s favorite flavors. 😉 I made these cupcakes the first time about a year ago. I came across this three-layer cake recipe […]

It’s Pumpkin Season: Paradise Pumpkin Pie

October 14, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

My mom didn’t cook very often when I was a kid, and she almost never baked. It wasn’t that she wasn’t able–she is actually a very good cook. But, she doesn’t really enjoy cooking, where my dad does, so he took the cooking duties. The holiday meals were the one thing she did enjoy cooking, […]

Chocolaty Goodness

March 19, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

I had a different planned for today, but I just had to share this recipe I tried yesterday! 🙂 It was my grandmother’s 81st birthday (Happy Birthday Grandma!), and I was on dessert duty. I am not a chocolate cake person–I much prefer a yellow or white cake. But, it wasn’t my birthday, and chocolate […]

Pure Pecan Heaven

October 30, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

Over the past few months, I have become quite the Pinterest addict. I have found recipes galore, fun household tips, clothing ideas, inspirational quotes, and the list goes on and on! I wrote a post a few months ago about some of the pins I had tried at home. Today, I want to share a […]