Brownies with Coconut Oil
The post holiday season usually finds most people tired of sweets and goodies- for me, that actually meant that I threw things out this year. It seemed that from Thanksgiving to Christmas...
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A New Season With The Best Blueberry Muffins
It’s time to give this blog a little reboot. I had no idea how much my disfunctional camera was affecting my desire to blog until I started telling Andy the other day....
Finally- Homemade Macaroni and Cheese!
It has taken me YEARS to find this recipe. I have tried many homemade mac and cheese recipes over the years in my quest to find THE recipe. I have tried simply...
The Only Marinara With Meat Sauce You’ll Ever Need
It really is that good. I first had this meat sauce…hm… sometime last winter, I think. I wanted to make lasagna for dinner, and was debating making a lasagna different from my...
Delicious Oatmeal Bread
I know what you’re thinking. It’s summer, and I’m baking bread. This has actually been a very cool summer here in my neck of the woods. It’s been rather pleasant, though in...
Fresh. Cherry. Pie.
This pie is… in one word… AMAZING. I have played with cherry pies for years. No matter how hard I tried though, I could not assemble a cherry pie that I thought...
Scotcheroos, K-Bars, Or Whatever You Want To Call Them
The second bar I made up to take with us this past weekend was a Scotcheroo. This is one of those bars that I’ve never made, but gosh, do I love to...
A Summery Twist On Magic Cookie Bars
I won’t keep you with a long-winded post today, because I’m just feeling a little tired after a spectacular holiday weekend. I went back and forth for a couple of hours on...
Quick Strawberry Salad with Vinaigrette
When you live in a Northern climate like I do, you tend to look at magazines and magazine articles with a jaded eye. When a magazine is touting “fresh strawberries now” in...
Delicious Berry-Filled Muffins
A few months ago I was looking for a quick muffin recipe to add to my repertoire. I had a carton of strawberries in the fridge that needed to be used in...
Convenience: Made My Way
Sometimes it’s really difficult to stick to your personal cooking convictions. Take, for example, my insistence that we eat homemade as much as possible. There are definitely days where I want to...
Revisiting Homemade Yogurt
It’s been a very long time since I pulled out my yogurt maker. In fact, I seem to recall not to long ago wondering if I should pass it on to someone...