Praline Cookies
I have been wanting to make pralines but with the moisture in the air, forget it. They’d never set. These cookies have the taste of a good old Southern praline…. Continue Reading »
Recipes
A Barefoot Contessa dinner party!
My mom loves Ina Garten aka the Barefoot Contessa, she loves her recipes, adores her shows, pores over her cookbooks, except…my mom doesn’t cook. Instead she bookmarks recipes and subtly… Continue Reading »
Layered Jello
Jell-o, jell-o, we love jell-o. Especially at family parties, the buffet table isn’t complete without a Jell-o creation. Broken Glass Jell-o is beautiful no doubt, but this Layered Jell-o is… Continue Reading »
Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon Rolls or one of my mom’s favorite sweets and I think she passed down that love to me. It’s hard to resist the smell of cinnamon and sugar. While… Continue Reading »
Sweet Potato Cupcakes
This is an easy recipe where you just mix it all together…I promise you, you will LOVE these. They don’t taste sweet-potatoey at all, more like a lovely, moist, little… Continue Reading »
lemon pepper broccolini
I always try to buy broccolini when I see it. It’s more tender, flavorful and not so…stinky. Just my opinion. And since the Baby will ONLY eat broccoli stalks, this… Continue Reading »
Dyed Cookie Dough how-to
I saw my kids playing with play-doh and realized that if I just dyed cookie dough, we could make cookies without all the mess of icing, sprinkles, etc. I am… Continue Reading »
White Velvet Cupcakes with Mascarpone Frosting
My friend Darlene has been going on a lot of caketastings for her wedding. Sounds like a dream! She happened upon a white velvet cupcake and I couldn’t stop thinking… Continue Reading »
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Dipping anything and everything in chocolate is the way to go but chocolate covered pretzels – there’s something completely satisfying about them. The salty and sweet combination makes a simple… Continue Reading »
Slushies!
Yes, there is an exclamation point at the end of it – because that’s how I feel when I think about frozen blended drinks. Exclamation pointy! This is not a… Continue Reading »