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Hello Friends! Today's blog is all about celebration desserts. I happened upon a new cookbook at my local Sam's Club during a shopping excursion. I love purchasing seasonal cookbooks and magazines at Sam's because they are usually offered at 10-40% off of the usual price. This time around I purchased one titled "Taste of the South's Special Collector's Edition - S
I know what you're all thinking. Two posts in one week? Well, I felt that I owed my readers a little something extra for sticking with me through the time gaps. So please consider this as a "thank you" to all of you!As my readers know, I love to bake. A lot! However, there are only a few things in this world that I have zero self control over when it comes to consumin
Hello Friends. It's been awhile (and yes...I do feel that I'm saying that too often). As always I've been busy in life and in the kitchen. Recently I've been making cupcakes again. This time around trying out different combinations of cake with frostings. My family was invited to a Cinco de Mayo celebration last month. It's a pretty sure thing that
Oh my goodness!! It's been over a month (going on two) since my last post and for this apologize. There's been tons going on in our household over the past few months so blogging has been tough, BUT...I'M BACK!So, first things first. We made a pretty major purchase. We bought all new appliances for our kitchen. As much as I bake I've been jonesing for double ovens for
Good Day Blog Readers!I'm a firm believer in giving credit where credit is due. I borrow SO many recipes and ideas from others. The beauty of the internet is that we have access to so much information. I like to take FULL advantage of the situation. I follow other food bloggers. I read so many cook books. I faithfully watch The Food Network. I also purchas
Hello Friends. Warm welcomes to Norway, New Zealand, Azerbaijan and Taiwan. I am excited to have our new readers on board.Well, today it's about my husband. Not only is he a fabulous photographer, but he also contributes in other ways to the blog on occasion. He's handy with cookie decorating as well as one heck of a cook. This week's blog entry covers his very yummy
Hello Friends! As always, I'd like to welcome new followers to our readership. Hearty welcomes to Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, Czech Republic, Lithuania and Romania! Through the miracle that is the Internet we are able to connect with so many people in so many different countries. As a newbie to the blogger world it never ceases to amaze me that our
Hello Friends!Well, first off, I'd like to welcome a few more countries to our viewership. Very big and warm welcomes to Isle of Man, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Croatia and Mexico. We hope that you enjoy the blogs, recipes and photographs!This blog entry will be a continuation of holiday recipes that I made, mainly cookies, during the 2012 Christmas season. Today's feature co
I know..I know...TWO blog entries within the same week...is it possible?? YES! It is when you did a lot of baking and are completely behind on your blog posts. I would like to welcome Ireland, Nigeria, Ukraine and Greece to our viewership. I couldn't be more thrilled to have you on board. We now have followers in 23 countries. It's quite overwhelming to think th
Happy New Year! I trust the holidays treated you well. I'll admit, my intention was to post pics and recipes of all of the cookies that I baked over the holiday season, but the season got the best of me. I did a TON of baking, and visiting, and shopping and wrapping. I hosted my sister's family from 12/26-1/1. So..unfortunately I did not get to post my hardwork for yo
Though this is a food blog I am completely beside myself right now. As I'm sure many of you are aware, a tragedy occurred in Newtown, CT today. 27 innocent lives were stricken down by evil. I was at work today, watching the news during lunch when I became aware of the happenings at Sandy Hook Elementary. I'm not ashamed to say that I spent most of the afternoon completely d
Hello friends! Well, we attended our first holiday gathering and had a wonderful time. My husband and I brought along a new appetizer and bar cookies for dessert. I may have mentioned in prior blogs that I collect cook books and magazines. I pick them up whenever I can. Garage sales, book stores, cash registers...anywhere. A few years back I picked up a magazine
Happy Holidays! Well, as promised, I've been doing a little baking over the past few weeks. Taking a break from cookies (though pics and recipes will be posted in future posts) I came across a recipe for chai cupcakes topped with a chai spiced buttercream. Now..I LOVE a good chai tea. So does my husband. Silly me...I thought EVERYONE loved chai. However, I
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Yes! The holiday season is here and the baking has commenced. I bake TONS of cookies at this time of year. Not just for the hubby and kids (though there are NO complaints by them). We typically hand out cookie trays to friends and neighbors. We also take trays to work gatherings and polucks. People LOVE the cookies for the holiday. Whether they keep them f
Yes...I'm posting a blog two days in a row! Can you believe it?? Well, this is kind of a "cheat". I'm not posting a recipe. However, I am sharing a wonderful tradition started by my wonderful husband years ago. Today we celebrate twelve years of marriage. My absoluely FAVORITE breakfast dish is eggs benedict. Not just any eggs benedict..but my h
Happy Thanksgiving!! I apologize for not blogging sooner but life gets busy as we all know. I have been cooking and baking though...and documenting my adventures along the way. I recently came across a fabulous recipe in my most recent Cuisine magazine. A fresh take on beef stroganoff...and it was AH-mazing. The layers of flavor in this dish gave you something differe
Cheese. I love it. I love all types of cheese. Bleu...parmigiano reggiano...cheddar. You name it..and I'll eat it. Cheese was an inspiration in several of the dishes featured in today's blog post. I've dabbled in a little bit of everything over the past week or two. We have a loaf of cheddar bread, cheeseburger soup and spaghetti carbonara. Whil
Hello Friends!I'm not sure about all of you...but one thing I absolutely LOVE to eat is roasted chicken. I especially love the crispy and flavorful skin (I know...probably the least healthy part of the bird). I've tried many roasted chicken recipes...beer can chicken...stuffed chicken. However...none of them quite fit the bill (or should I say "beak") to me. Now, as much as
Well..it's that time of year again. Merry Thanksgivoween (September 1st through January 1st)!!! That's right...I'm a crazy holiday season person. In my world...the season starts in September with Halloween/Fall decorations and continues through the first of the new year :) SO...this is my FAVE time of the year. Everyone else can kee
Well...it's been a few weeks since my last blog. My intention is to blog more often, however this time around..life just got in the way. We've had some issues going on at work (layoffs). I must admit most of my focus was on what "might" happen. Well, though I was definitely impacted by the issues, I was lucky enough to stay employed, though in a different position.&nbs
Good afternoon Friends.It's been a few days since my last post. I believe I'm still recovering from the canning of last weekend, not to mention having a crazy, hectic work week. So, I'm enjoying a well deserved 3 day weekend but thought I'd let everyone know how the Magnifico Meatball Pie experiment went.AWESOME!! This recipe, which was borrowed for BH&G 2010 Special Publicati
Welcome back Friends.These past couple of weeks have been quite hectic. As I'm sure a lot of you are experiencing, we have school starting tomorrow. So, getting in some end of Summer visits with friends and family, and school preparations have kept me from blogging. However I have found some time to do a little baking and cooking. I've tried a few new recipes (Sticky-
My oh my oh my. That's all that I have to say. Okay...come on! I actually DO have more than that to say..I'm not one to run short of words. If you read my first blog post than you know that I was up until the wee hours of Sunday morning. By the wee hours I mean 5:00 a.m. Not partying hard...not streaking naked down the street (not that ANYONE would want to
Well my friends. Here we go. My first post! I LOVE to cook and bake. When I'm not performing the ever so glamorous duties of a full time claims adjuster you can find me in the kitchen. Through my blog I plan to share with you my Adventures in the Kitchen. I'll share my trials and tribulations as I try out new recipes while baking and cooking. I'l
