My daughter came home yesterday with a little pint of hand picked blueberries. A little box of jewels! We deliberated as to what to do with them…pancakes or muffins? Muffins won unanimously. They last longer and boy, did I have a great recipe for them! It’s fragrant with the addition of lemon zest and nutmeg. [...]

Why? Why do what we do to sweet potatoes? We cover them with marshmallows…with sugar…with syrup….brown sugar…and butter. Why can’t we just let them be their own sweet self? Sweet potatoes have been so misunderstood. Every Thanksgiving we are forced to deal the latest sugary-coated recipe. Here’s a recipe where the potatoes rule…enhanced only by [...]

We’re having a family barbeque today in celebration of my daughter being home. I always like to surprise my family with a recipe from our past and this time, I decided to make our Aunty Kay’s coconut squares! My Aunty Kay is my godmother and was always our ‘cool’ Aunt.  She worked as a waitress [...]

Tonight I bring you a simple slice of simplicity. Sometimes it doesn’t need to complex or complicated. My daughter is in town – a trip she only can make once a year and I want to spend as much time as I can with her. I also want to treat her to home cooking and [...]