The flowers are daily wilting in thirstiness this week. We are wilting too. It is a hot July. Every night I go out to give the garden a good long…
May flowers are finally here! It is such a joy to see them coming into the local nurseries. My favorite local nursery knows my face well as I fairly haunt…
Today’s recipe takes us back to the 1920’s Ritz Carlton Hotel for an amazing Lemon Poundcake they were noted for. Vintage recipes are always fun especially because cooking was simpler…
Vintage Cream Cheese Butter Mints. February 28, 2022. Remember those soft, melt-in-your-mouth cream cheese butter mints that were served once upon a time at weddings, parties, and showers? Those were…
Chocolate is in our lifeblood. The simple and humble bar of chocolate has evolved into a whole industry with a dizzying array of flavors, types, forms, uses, and so much…
White Chocolate Mandarin Cranberry Cookies. December 21, 2021. New Christmas cookies are always welcome because they spice up the Christmas cookie tray while still enjoying the old favorites. And often…
No-Bake Pink Peppermint Fluff. November 29, 2021. No-Bake Pink Peppermint Fluff was the Christmas dessert we had every year while I was growing up. We loved it. Nothing says Christmas…
Hot Fudge Sauce & Butterscotch Sauce Recipes. October 6, 2021. Homemade gifts are a special delight to receive because you know the giver has put effort and love into them….
Chocolate chips just make everything better in my world. Those tiny morsels of rich chocolate polka dotting cookies and desserts are always a welcome treat. Chocolate chips are a form…
Valentine’s Day is not a huge event at our house, but we do enjoy a Valentine’s Day treat. Today’s Raspberry Truffle Hibiscus Torte for Two is a fun recipe that…