Over the last two days I have been working on a raw Almond Strawberry Sandwich Cookie recipe. Want a sneak peak? This morning I was finishing the cookies off by drizzling dark chocolate over the tops when I found myself with extra chocolate and a few strawberries. I dipped a strawberry into the chocolate, excited by this potential discover, only [...]

Earlier tonight I was out in the country celebrating Christmas with my family before heading our separate ways for the holiday. The evening was rich with old traditions of soup and sweet tea, cookies and gifts, and matching pajamas for the little ones. My two and a half year old nieces displayed their excitement by chasing each other around the house and [...]

If your last few weeks have been anything like mine, I imagine your freezers are filling up with holiday treats. Or perhaps you have already gifted your Peanut Brittle and Chocolate Truffles, making more room for the cookies and cakes coming out of your oven. Or perhaps I’m over doing it. Keeping up with a food blog means a lot [...]

Happy Merry Monday! This morning I have something very special for you… But first, I want to make sure you all check out the new navigation bar on my website’s homepage. I spent a good chunk of the weekend reorganizing my blog, categorizing my recipes, and ultimately making sense of what became of this fast growing project. I hope the new menu makes [...]

As a young child  my family spent our winter evenings reading the Little House on the Prairie books. My mom would read and my sisters would make faces at each other, trying to get one another to crack up. I don’t remember much of the books, but one story is often brought to the front of my memory this time [...]