Luscious Lemon Bars
Every so often I get a craving for lemon bars. I didn’t have a recipe that I just loved so I’m always trying new cookbooks and websites for the perfect one. Ones in the past have been too sour, too bitter, too sweet, or just not enough lemon. I recently tried the ‘Luscious Lemon Bars’ […]
Local Honey for My Honey
My MIL has been telling me to get some local raw honey for my honey. He has nasty allergies and there are claims that local honey is the best medicine for this problem. I looked into this claim and found there are no official studies for proof. There was an unofficial study conducted that found […]
Coconut, Pumpkin, and Chocolate Chips!
I’ve been trying to use up some ingredients in my pantry. I found some pumpkin and coconut and thought, “there has to be something I can do with both of these”. It turns out – there is! I found this great recipe for pumpkin coconut muffins. The sugar on top was my idea (and ended up […]
Perfect Chocolate Cake Recipe
As a chocoholic, I have great appreciation for a really gooood chocolate cake. It’s so easy to make a boring, dry chocolate cake. So, I’m always on the hunt for a great recipe. I like to take a base recipe and then adjust some of the ingredients to suit my tastes. My chocolate cake needs to […]
WW Banana Bread with Wheat Germ
Banana bread is one of my simple pleasures. Warm, right out of the oven, and melting butter is my favorite way to eat it. It’s also a nice and easy way to use up over ripened bananas sitting on my counter. Weight Watcher’s ‘Simply Delicious’ cookbook has been on my shelf for going on five […]
Sea Salt Caramels
Deep breath – I’m about to share one of my MOST FAVORITE recipes EVER! It’s very addicting and I don’t mean that lightly. Once made, this barely lasts a full day around here. It’s just something about the sea salt, sugar, and cream. A little background – So there I was…in Whole Foods…staring at all […]