This weekend, we had friends over for a night of food, laughter and dessert! I already had Cherry Coke Cupcakes for a fun summertime dessert but needed something non-chocolate. I asked Hubby what to make with them? He shouted out “Lemon Bars! I love Lemon Bars!” How can I argue with that? Lemon Bars it is. But […]
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The night is young, the skies are clear So if you want to go walking, dear, It’s delightful, it’s delicious, it’s de-lovely. I understand the reason why You’re sentimental, ’cause so am I, It’s delightful, it’s delicious, it’s de-lovely. You can tell at a glance What a swell night this is for romance… These cupcakes […]
Today’s post is not so much about the recipe but more the post-Mother’s Day reflection. Although I do give you a good peanut butter cookie recipe at the end! Today’s post is about the footprints we make in each others lives. A while back on one of my posts about my grand kids, someone commented […]
This is a recipe full of memories which crosses many chapters in my life. Today I’m a bit melancholy and misty-eyed as I remember my (ex) Mother-in-Law who passed a year ago would make blintzes for the Jewish celebrations and my own Mother who now suffers from dementia, used this recipe to make Palatschinke, a favorite […]
I like trying new recipes. I like trying recipes with a twist of flavor. I like trying recipes that seem a bit odd. I have to make them for myself to see what I missing. This is one of those recipes. We were having friends over for dessert last night and my original thought was […]
I’m not Irish…I don’t even own one piece of green clothing but I sure have fun with the holiday! When my girls were little toddlers, I would wake them up in the morning in my Irish brogue (well, my Polish Slovak Irish brogue)… and would talk to them all day in my brogue… I would […]
My dear friend, Shari invited us to her house for dinner and I offered to make dessert. All week, I wanted to bring a special dessert and wanted to bring one that was so “Shari”… Luscious and sweet with a hint of rum! I found all that in this recipe. I’m not a big fan […]
It’s a celebratory weekend and I thought I’d serve up the day with something sweet, bright, tart and colorful… Key Lime Cupcakes! I’m celebrating my oldest daughter’s visit. I haven’t seen her since October and we have some celebrating to make up for since I couldn’t see her at Thanksgiving or Christmas. We exchanged presents […]
This post is not about fancy recipes and exotic cooking… There’s plenty out there in the last few days from other bloggers on the perfect meal and dessert for Valentine’s Day. This post is about a perfect Valentine. We had the joy of watching our 4 year old twins this weekend and I had the […]
What has a pound of butter… a pound of sugar… decadent chocolate… and pecans? Texas Sheet Cake! This recipe is not for the faint of heart…nor the faint of spirit. You won’t be able to resist once you see the goey-ness and smell the chocolate. One bite leads to one piece of cake which leads […]