Hello! Today I’m going to give you the recipe for the best tasting cake ever. It’s called 14 Carat Cake. But before I do that I have a little tale to tell you… Last weekend was my stepmother’s birthday. She is Puerto Rican and full of Latin charm and zest for life. Can’t you just […]
Hi there, When I was growing up my mom used to make a Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cake that we all loved. I long ago lost the original recipe, but I remember it was moist and delicious and almost fooled you into thinking it was healthy. Well, as cakes go, it probably wasn’t all that bad. […]
Hello! I’m not a fan of gingerbread cookies but I sure do love Gingerbread Cake! The recipe that I’m about to share with you is delicious proof that gingerbread can be consumed and enjoyed in a form other than a cookie. I adapted my recipe for Gingerbread Cake from one a reader sent into Gourmet […]
Happy holidays! Last weekend we visited some friends for the weekend and I needed a holiday-inspired hostess gift. So, I decided to bake my favorite Christmas Cookie Recipe, Pecan Snowballs. They are similar to a shortbread cookie; rich, buttery and delicious! And they are so good it is impossible to eat just one. So, let me […]
Hello. Yesterday I shared with you a lovely fall inspired baby shower that was hosted by my friend Brenda for her daughter-in-law. Brenda asked me to prepare fall inspired cupcakes for the baby shower. So, this is what I came up with. Ina Garten has a great recipe for Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese […]
Hello, In an upcoming post I plan to tell you all about the making of hard apple cider with my friend Nancy Corbett. The day we did that Nancy was kind enough to send me home with a big bushel full of apples. So, what does a girl do with a big bag of apples? […]
Hello! Hey, as Joan Rivers would have said, can we talk? I have a confession to make… I have a MAJOR SWEET TOOTH! I seriously wish I could ask my dentist to remove it! It is my biggest downfall and my worst enemy. I would choose something sweet over almost anything else. For instance, I […]
Happy National S’mores Day! Did you know that the S’mores recipe first appeared in a 1927 edition of the Girl Scout Handbook called Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts? Photo Via Well, despite the fact that I was a Campfire Girl and never a Girl Scout, I grew up loving them. To me S’mores […]
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