Monday was kind of a rainy dreary day here in Minnesota.  Everyone was excited about the lunar eclipse taking place, but it ended up being covered by clouds.  Eric and I were hoping to see it, but instead we went out f ...

Before I went vegan, I used to buy tubs of local chevre at the co op all the time.  It was mild, slightly tangy (without being goaty) and delicious.  I would top salads off with it, eat it with fruit for dessert, or sp ...

I loved anything with cheese when I was little. Grilled cheese, mac and cheese, cheesecake.  I mean cheese was delicious.  I begged my Mom to make mac and cheese a lot, and what I liked was the boxed variety.  We alwa ...

I have seen poke cakes on Pinterest and Facebook but I have never actually made one or tried one myself.  Probably since most of them are made from boxed mixes and jello or already prepared ingredients and I prefer ...

The truth is I hated chocolate covered cherries growing up.  You know, the ones that ooze sweet syrupy white goo when you bite into them, and a cherry so red it can't possibly be the real color?  My Grandma would give ...

Brownies remind me of good times and happy memories.  They remind me of cross country banquets in high school that I used to bake them for, or late night baking with my friend up at camp, or that one time my Mom baked t ...

I used to love strawberry shortcake as a kid.  Of course it was usually the store bought sponge type cake ones with the strawberries in sugar and Cool Whip at my house. But it was awesome to my 8 year old self.  I had ...