Tag Archives: Sweet Stuff

Coffee Granita

This is by far the ultimate iced coffee… Coffee Granita. It’s elegant and pretty on your table… Sweet and light… and easy to make! A perfect ending to a dinner party. But let’s start at the beginning. This is recipe number two of my recipe submissions for the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program with Godiva Coffee. I started by brewing […]

A Peach of a Summer Soup

Today I give you an easy recipe that celebrates the flavors of the season! Peaches! Oh my – the peaches this year are ripe, juicy and full of flavor. I can’t keep enough in the house…they just disappear. Here’s a fabulous cold peach ‘soup’ recipe to start out your week. I demonstrated cold soups this […]

A Trilogy of Salsas

I’m doing my first food demonstration at a local garden center, Graf Growers. Summer salsas are the theme and what better way to celebrate the flavors of the season? There is so much you can do with salsas… So many flavor combinations… So much flexibility… Hundreds of combinations, but for tonight we’ll start with three. A […]

What Would Nonnie Do?

I’m going to tell you upfront that I have had a ‘sucky’ day. We woke up to 2 inches of water in our basement…in our new home… Good news is that all the photos from the past twenty years were salvaged. The day was filled with mops, rags, papers towels and phone calls to insurance […]

Berry Berry Mini Pies

What do you do when it gets hot? Go SHOPPING! Air conditioned stores…no sweat…and a great excuse to buy things! This weekend Hubby and I went to the mall and gravitated toward one of my favorite stores, Williams Sonoma. I was in the baking section and admiring this cute little pocket pie mold. After I left […]

Mango Monday

It’s Monday and I’m on a diet. Seriously. Too many vacations. Too many holidays. Too many celebrations. And this food blog writing thing…. Geez! This week I’m starting WeightWatchers…again. That’s not to say I’m not going to stop blogging about gooey, sticky things…I’ll just have to give them away.   Until then, we’re having mango […]

Pineapple Cupcakes

Today I bring you sweetness. Today I’m happy and want you to be happy too! I’m happy because my girls are all in town for the first time in a year. Tonight I’m hosting a family cookout so they can visit with their aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. I wanted to make something special for […]

Cool Bananas!

I just made banana ice cream from just one ingredient – bananas! I first saw this recipe on the Today show, then on Dr. Oz and it began popping up in the blog world. I had to try it for I found it so intriguing. Did it really taste like ice cream? You start with […]

Sunshine in a Jar: Lemon Curd

Yes dear, it’s been gloomy outside. I want to grill. I want to plant flowers. All my friends on facebook are grumpy. My dogs are grumpy. It’s time for a little sunshine to brighten your day – and mouth… Lemon Curd. Oh how I love lemons. Lemon pies. Lemon tarts. Lemon curd. Lemons are happiness, […]

A Sweet Mother’s Day

My daughter is a foodie too! Sadly this Mother’s Day she wasn’t able to make it home from San Francisco. Yesterday, the doorbell rang and inside a little brown box was this beautiful package. Inside this package was a incredible array of chocolates… And inside this box of chocolates was a delightful little white chocolate […]