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 ...

I am all about the strawberries lately!  I got some organic ones for a good price at the store so I have been enjoying those, and Eric's Dad sent us some amazing strawberry jam that he makes, so I have been making t ...

When my Mom would take me to the bakery when I was little, one of our favorite things to get were the raspberry bismarks.  We loved the tart raspberry jam inside of the sweet fluffy doughnuts with a vanilla glaze.  ...

Meteorological spring is here, and even thought it is not technical spring on the calendar, I am treating it like it is.  I am so ready to wear cute spring clothes, watch everything start to green up outside and to ea ...

I was never a Girl Scout, but my parents always bought Girl Scout Cookies when I was little.  I had a few favorites, Tag-a-longs, Thin Mints and Samoas are usually what we would buy.  This one year they had these r ...