Store bought granola has nothing on home made.  It is so much fun picking your own flavors and ingredients.  Although I have my favorites, I try to switch it up a lot according to what I have on hand and try new th ...

Since it is Valentine's week, I am using that as an excuse to make all things pink and girly.  Yes, that includes making cards and whatnot, but desserts are part of that too.  I had already made some chocolate, so ...

I have been seeing lots of ads for vegan chocolate bars online that look amazing.  But unfortunately I can't afford to buy them right now, because they are a bit over my budget this month, and the shipping price is ...

I can't believe that I started this blog 10 years ago. Although it didn't really start as a blog.  It started out as a way to share my recipes all in one place, somewhere other than just in my Facebook notes.  I wa ...

Desserts are an essential part of Valentine's Day as far as I am concerned.  My first good memories of the holiday were of bringing goodies and cute little cards to school to exchange with classmates, and Grandma giving ...

     The first time I ever tried tiramisu was at an Italian restaurant with my Mom when we were on a family vacation. I wasn't a huge fan of coffee at the time, but it still sounded interesting so I ordered some.  ...

When I was little, one time when my Mom and I were out shopping on a Saturday, we stopped at this restaurant that I considered a little bit fancy at the time. Fancy was anything with ingredients I couldn't pronounce or ...