I adore this little lady by the name of Amanda. Amanda has created this fun little club called the Secret Recipe Club. It’s a fun little crapshoot. You sign up and you get randomly assigned another blog from which to pull a recipe, make it and then re-blog it. It can be easy peasy, challenging,…
Did you know that July is National Blueberry Month? Blueberries are everywhere now; Farmer’s Markets, grocery stores, ice cream shoppes and my kitchen table. I adore blueberries. They’re one of my favorite fruits; plump, crisp, sweet and delicious. I eat them by the handful, on top of my granola, in my yogurt, in muffins and…
Let me say this now, this is more a method than a recipe 🙂 and some of y’all aren’t going to like these because they have food coloring in them. You could always use different flavors of pudding or jello and they’d be adorable, but when the kids and I set out to make these…
[donotprint]If you were reading me way back in the summer of 2008, then you might remember me sharing a recipe for a delightful little concoction that with just one sip can whisk me all the way back to childhood and summer evenings in Galveston on the deck of my Aunt and Uncle’s beach house. I…
A very good friend had a birthday this past Thursday and when I asked her what she wanted – she said; “Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting” This kind of stumped me because before then, I had never made Chocolate Frosting. I’m not a frosting person by nature, unless you count Texas Sheet Cake or Coconut…
[donotprint] Thursday is Cinco De Mayo. That’s 5th of May for those of you who don’t know a lick of Spanish or Spanglish (as the case may be) Now for today’s history lesson: Cinco De Mayo is a holiday held on May 5 ththat commemorates the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the…
These easy homemade cupcakes topped with Peeps and Festive Frosting make for a delicious and delightful Easter treat
[donotprint]I can’t believe it’s Monday already, y’all!! I had a recipe all ready in my head while I was in New Orleans at the Mom 2.0 Summit, but, I didn’t calculate my time correctly and by the time I got home last night, it was 11 PM. The only thing going through my head was…
Real Strawberries. Real Sugar. Real Butter. Those are all things you’ll find in these cupcakes. Things you will not find in these cupcakes — fake pink coloring – jello – gelatin – pink cake mix Princess’ teacher adores Strawberry Cupcakes, her birthday was last week so, I searched and searched and searched for…
[donotprint]Rich, Moist, Dense, Vanilla-y and Coconut-y and just downright tonguegasmic — that’s what these cupcakes are. I’ve been playing around with coconut and vanilla cupcake for a while now, trying to find that perfect harmonious blend and I’m pretty sure that I have finally found it! I adapted this recipe slightly from one that…
Want the recipe and more pictures? Go check out my guest post on Karly’s blog today *ps. I think this virus has nearly run its course. I’ve been in bed since Tuesday with fevers so high that I’ve hallucinated and my joints feel as if hot fire has been poured into them and then wrenched…
It’s that time of year. The time when you say to yourself– “holy hail, I have 4 days to come up with an amazing gift for my kids’ teacher/principal/daycare provider/nanny/ etc…” Let me help you. Each of these handmade holiday treats is delicious, lovely, impressive and simple to make. These Oreo Truffles, hands down the…