I can imagine no better Mother’s Day than waking to breakfast in bed prepared by my pajama-clad clan including handwritten notes, strong mugs of coffee, one of my most favorite recipes, big hugs and kisses, and a memorable gift all enjoyed over a leisurely, snuggly morni...
Recently, I happily volunteered to make cupcakes for a bridal shower for a beautiful young bride-to-be at our church. Soon after, my friend who was in charge of the shower preparations, found some ideas on Pinterest for cupcake bouquets and a cupcake wedding dress (photo of m...
With my middle child’s birthday on December 20 and my youngest on the 26th I make more cake this time of year than the rest of the year combined. It just so happens that I was also asked to make cupcakes for a bridal shower coming up in January as well, so we’ll ad...
I had been dreaming about a stunning roasted chicken with pomegranate and black pepper glaze since I was inspired by my blogging pal, Meredith, from In Sock Monkey Slippers over year ago. When I was asked to review the new Wolfgang Puck Pressure Oven, it seemed like a perfect ...
Weather: 19 degrees, fiery sunrise over snowy landscape What I’m listening to: Let Her Go, Passenger Thanksgiving is just around the corner and it’s the time of year when we in the U.S. make the most pies – pumpkin, apple, and pecan being the seasonal favo...
I’d like to introduce you to the T-Fal OptiGrill. It’s an indoor, counter-top grill, with Precision Grilling Technology, which detects the quantity, temperature, and thickness of your items and alerts you when it is at each cooking temperature (rare, medium well d...