TWD - Orange Berry Muffins - 1/29

My husband loves blueberry muffins and I knew that these would become a fast favorite. I had just bought some delicious blueberry’s that I knew were going to work perfect. The combination of the orange and blueberry flavors and the moisture from the buttermilk made them the perfect morning breakfast.

I used an ice [...]

TWD - Quintuple Chocolate Brownies - 1/8

When I think of Brownies I think of my grandmother. She loved to make Betty Crocker Brownies from a mix and to this day they are still among my favorite brownies. I’m not a huge fan of really fudgy brownies with fudge on top but when I saw the recipes for the Quintuple [...]

TWD - Marshmallows - 4/15

To say that I love marshmallows is an understatement. I always have a bag in my pantry and love to eat them for a snack - especially when they are stale! My husband and I spend all summer in our backyard in front of our chiminea and of course no fire is complete [...]

Tuesday’s with Dorie

I am fortunate to be part of a wonderful group of bakers called Tuesday’s with Dorie.  Every week a member picks a recipe from Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan.  This was the perfect opportunity to expand the types of things I bake and try things I otherwise might not have.  I’m [...]

New Beginnings

I never knew how much I loved to cook and bake until I had to start cooking and baking!  On January 1, 2002 my husband and I got our first apartment and I was thrust into all things domestic.  I never went food shopping with my mother and didn’t ever have to cook for myself.  [...]