(Pic A Day) Lemon Cream Tart

March 2, 2012
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A friend of mine gave me some Meyer emons and I wanted to something special with them. I found this recipe for a Lemon Sour Cream Pie on Mary’s Blog and fell in love with it. It’s easy, it’s delicious, and it’s LEMON! You can make this as a pie, but I choose a tart [...]

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Almond Cream Cheese Danish with Dried Cherries

March 1, 2012
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I like to make  danish. I like to make it for special occasions, like a hoiday or just for a lazy, rainy, weekend morning. The problem is,  I don’t want to have to wait all morning as I made the dough, let it rise, shape, stuff,  braid, and let it rise again.  I want to [...]

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{TWD} Chocolate Truffle Tart

February 21, 2012
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My daughter got a new car today. Well… it’s new to her.  She got a cute little 2002 Volkswagen Bug with all the bells and whistles and it fits her perfectly. The bonus? I get my car back! She’s been taking my car to school now for a while, because I got too lazy to [...]

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{Baking With Julia} White Loaves

February 7, 2012
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I joined a new baking group! Well, I don’t know it you would call it brand new. It’s the sequel to the group Tuesdays with Dorie. They have already baked through Dorie Greenspans cookbook From My Home To Yous, and now we’re going to bake our way through another cookbook,  Baking With Julia. This is [...]

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Minnie’s Chocolate Pie

February 6, 2012
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When I got my assignment for this months Secret Recipe Club and I was pleasantly surprised to see I was hooked up with the blog, Swettie Pettiti. It’s ran by blogger, baker, crafter, cook Susie from Tennessee. She particularly loves to bake sugar cookies, which I was tempted to bake, but this Chocolate Pie caught [...]

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Tart Cherry Bars Ala Mode

February 1, 2012
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Somethings just go together, like peanut butter and jelly, cake and ice cream, chocolate and cherries. This month I’m participating in the Kitchen PLAY Progressive Party featuring cherries from the  Cherry Marketing Institute. Each month, Kitchen PLAY   hosts a sponsored  Progressive Party , featuring six different food bloggers.  Each food blogger is assigned to one [...]

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Chicken with Artichoke Hearts and Angel Hair Pasta

January 17, 2012
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Let’s rewind, shall we. Yesterday was Martin Luther King day and I had the day off from work. It kind of messed with my schedule, making me forget to post my Martha Monday pick. So lets rewind to Monday and start this again. This weeks Martha Monday recipe was my pick  and I choose Chicken [...]

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Top 10 Posts of 2011

December 30, 2011
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The new year is almost here and it’s ready to smack us in the face. Personally, I couldn’t be happier. I’m ready for a clean slate, a fresh start, a new year! No resolutions, no fad diets, and no major overhauls. I’m sticking with clean living, clean food, and that gratitude attitude! I wanted to [...]

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