Slow Cooker Apple Butter & Apple Butter Pull Apart Bread

November 11, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Hey Y’all! There is something about this time of year that just makes me crave apple everything. Apple Pie, Apple Cider, Apple Turn-Overs, or a crisp granny smith apple. One thing I’ve always wanted to try making is homemade apple butter. Then a couple of weeks ago a video recipe from the Brown Eyed Baker […]

Mayme’s Peach Cobbler

July 4, 2016.Reading time 7 minutes.

First off I want to wish everyone out there Happy Fourth of July!!! (For everyone outside of the USA… Happy Monday!!) Of all the recipes in my kitchen arsenal this one for my Mayme’s Peach Cobbler is the MOST special to me. Mayme’s Peach Cobbler was served at almost every family gathering (especially on the […]

Baking Up a Little Sunshine, Brûlée Meyer Lemon Tartlets….

March 21, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

Spring is in the air and I’m surrounding myself with sunshine and all things Yellow….

Cinnamon Swirl Blueberry Coffee Cake

August 21, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

Every time I read a recipe on how to bake cake I always laugh and think about at the movie Sleeping Beauty. You know when the fairies decided that they are going to throw a birthday party for Aurora and not use magic. While the Red and Blue fairies are making the dress (which is […]

Going Hawaiian Style: “Ono” White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies….

May 2, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Aloha and Happy Saturday! This photo was taken 2 years ago along the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii. The Big Island is home to volcanos, observatories, coffee plantations, breweries, and of course the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Factory. I just love macadamia nuts don’t you? In Hawaii macadamia nut products are everywhere […]

The Trials and Tribulations of Making Limoncello Lemon Drizzle Cake….

April 9, 2015.Reading time 9 minutes.

Dear Lemon Drizzle Cake you are a tricky one aren’t you? For the past month I have been trying to make a lemon drizzle cake. The first time I attempted to make this cake I wanted to use a traditional British Recipe….. Where did I go wrong??? It wasn’t just the fact that I was […]

My Grandmothers Earthquake Cake…..

February 22, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

When I was a very little girl my parents took me to Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, Texas to see the Dinosaur tracks in the riverbed. Ever since then I have always loved dinosaurs and studying about the Earths geological history almost to an obsessive level. I had these visions of what the […]

The Delicious Smell Of Gingerbread Cookies In The Morning

December 18, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Well it’s the final Holiday Countdown is everyone ready??? Just one week until Christmas!! It seems like December has just flown by this year leaving me with not enough time to get in all of my favorite Christmas traditions, but I’ve covered most of the basics… 1) Watch Charlie Brown, Rudolf The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty The […]

Ooey, Gooey, Pecan Pie Cobbler and Pecan Pie Bars

November 25, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

This past weekend I hosted my first ever Friends-Giving. I was cooking the Turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, rolls and a dessert. I made my to do list and I checked it twice. The night before I brined the Turkey, and made the cranberry sauce. For my dessert I decided to make a Pecan Pie […]

Spiced Sweet Potato Cupcakes With Toasted Marshmallow Fluff….

November 7, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

With all of the delicious pumpkin cakes and pumpkin bread recipes going around I though I would give another shout out to my beloved Sweet Potato. Raise your hand if your childhood Thanksgiving feast was incomplete without Mashed Sweet Potatoes topped with Toasted Marshmallows? I know my hand is raised… My sister and I loved this […]