First, I want to apologize for being gone so long without word. I hadn’t intended for this to happen, but what started as a few days turned into a week, quickly becoming two weeks and then more. Then all of a sudden I was lost and couldn’t find my way back. This is not something [...]
A few weeks back I promised the lovely Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella that I would submit a Chocolate Cake for The Ultimate Chocolate Cake Challenge! I had intended on doing this much sooner and only finish in the nick of time as the night ends. Lorraine is always up to lots of fun and good food, so [...]
I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving, blessings to you and your families. I also would like to send special wishes to my family, wish we could be together-sending you my love and a big hug to you all.
This is the first year that I will not be cooking this Holiday dinner. I passed [...]
Fruitcakes have been around for centuries and for good reason. Before you laugh, make fun of, or anything else- read on as I am going to change your mind about the most misunderstood cake of all time.
Fruitcakes are soaked in liquors with fresh nuts, real fruits, and an assortment of flavors. It also enjoys quite a [...]
It is hard to believe that this is my 100th post! It seems like it was yesterday when I made my attempt to create a blog, learning how to navigate and set up all the components. I can’t even remember when or why the idea came to me to do this. But it did and I [...]
It might appear that I had fallen off the face of the earth, and at times it has felt as much. A computer that crashed for the last few weeks has been the culprit of my absence on this site and visiting yours. A busy few weeks would have kept me away some, but not to [...]
Macaron mania is sweeping the world and for me to escape getting caught up in it was impossible. For one, the most talented Macaroness lives in my home town Charleston-Tartelette. The second reason is that they are just a little bite of heaven, no matter what the flavor. And thirdly, they hook you.
The thrill of [...]
Peanuts are a staple of Southern cooking, so it is most appropriate that I made these today. I have been promising to make cookies for Levi and send them in a package to him.
Levi is precious and when I helped them move to a new place in Phoenix almost a year ago, he got it [...]
The South is known for it’s “Millionaire” or “Million Dollar” cakes, pies, puddings and anything else that you can possibly think of. You most certainly don’t need to be a millionaire to enjoy one of these rich buttery treats, though I do believe that you need to be thin enough or not care that you are [...]
Fall is officially here and seeing that it is my favorite of all the seasons for a multitude of reasons, a celebration was in order. Celebrating with a cake seemed like the best way to do this, especially when the recipe called for apples.
Growing up in the Northeast allowed me to sample some of the [...]
