I was buying carrots for a recipe and all there was to buy was a giant bag of carrots, not the bulk ones I normally buy.  I only needed one or two for my recipe but I bought it because they were an important part of ...

    I was using poppy seeds at work the other day and it reminded me of how much I loved lemon poppy seed muffins growing up and how good they sounded at the moment.  One of my coworkers agreed.  That soft texture, ...

I had some limes leftover from making a key lime pie recently so I was trying to come up with something delicious to make with them. Of course limeade is always good, but I wanted something a little more fun, creativ ...

     I have always loved key lime pie.  When I was little my Mom and I would order it at restaurants when we saw it on the menu or occasionally make our own.  It had to be the perfect balance of tart and sweet tho ...

Roll cakes used to intimidate me, but now I find that they are easier to make than a layer cake because the frosting is far less fussy (if they have any). So when I had some over ripe bananas and I was craving banana ...

     My Mom's Birthday is in a few days and this year she requested a caramel nut tart.  Pecans are good, but you know what's even better and prettier for spring?  Pistachios!  I have a funny story about them too ...

I love making Easter candy!  One of my favorites has always been filled chocolate eggs.  This year I made some raspberry ones, and some caramel, and also some with a matcha white chocolate filling earlier this week ...