Meyer Lemon Lavender Marmalade

Last year, right around now, I already had several dozen jars full of different kinds of jams, syrups, sauces, and what-have-you. This year ...

CHOCOLATE PECAN TARTS!

Ahhhhh! What can I say............Yum ! {photography by: andie from ditzie cakes}

Fondant is INSURANCE, not a Guarantee!

We live in the South, so heat and humidity are just what is expected this time of year.  Oh, how I long for the days when I don't have ...

Tip for Tuesday - Cold Cookie Dough

If you've ever used my Vanilla Sugar Cookie Recipe , you know that it calls for the dough to be rolled, then refrigerated for 30 minutes...

Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Cream Pudding

We celebrated my husband's birthday yesterday. We had a low key family gathering at home. I made a little birthday cake, nothing too com...

Monkey Cakes: How to Transfer a Picture to a Cake

I refer to my children as monkeys all of the time, because, let's be honest, the difference between a 5-year-old and a monkey is hair an...

Layered Chocolate Mousse Cups

We were walking around Harris Farm Markets the other day and wandered past a giant container of Belgium chocolate mousse. Though I resisted ...

DEVICEPHARM - PHASE II !

{Monday morning will be another exciting day for an anxious client of mine who will be receiving these wonderfully designed gift packages on...

mother and child meal

Ever since my elder child went on to secondary school, with longer school days, he hardly comes home for lunch. Gone were the days when the ...

Breaking (and Heartbreaking) News About Hubig's Pies

A reader let me know today that the factory where Hubig's Pies are produced in New Orleans was destroyed in a five-alarm fire last night...

The Elements of [Cake] Style

Are you interested in a simple and delicious yellow cake recipe that can be used to make Boston Cream Pie, coffee cake, fruit cobbler and mo...

Lemon and Cococut Squares

I am a citrus girl! I have a deep love for lemons.Growing up in Costa Rica we had a few lemon trees in out backyard. Every day we would make...

July heats up...