With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, a Sour Cream Coconut Cake or cake roll is a perfect dessert for any celebrations you may have. Last Christmas I told you about our annual Sour Cream Coconut Cake. This year I made the cake for the Christmas dinner our neighbors shared with us, and everyone loved … Read more
My friend Margaret gave me the cutest little mini-parfait glasses for Christmas. They are so cute and came with cute little spoons! Immediately I started researching dessert recipes to serve in the cute little parfait glasses. New year’s eve was just around the corner and I surely wanted to show off my new glassware. Dinner … Read more
At a holiday luncheon my sous-chef dish-washing mom and I were served a warm fruit compote alongside a delicious egg strata. Mom is absolutely crazy about fruit in about any form. Me, not so much. As a matter of fact I usually loathe anything that even resembles cherry. However, in the interest of politeness I … Read more
Did you receive any sweet surprises this Christmas? I did! Rewind to a month ago at the beginning of the holiday baking season. My cousin Laura sent me an email asking if I had ever made my Grandma Paulsen’s anise cookies. Both Laura and I remember the hundreds of anise cookies our Grandma would make … Read more
Thank you to everyone who entered to win this cookbook. I am so pleased to be wrapping it up to send to Terri Conner. Terri is a regular follower through Facebook and often shares her comments! Congratulations Terri! But wait … there’s more! It’s Christmas and I just couldn’t resist sending this 2012 Southern Living … Read more
Got 30 minutes? Wanna have some fun? Then you can make these crazy dipped pretzels! Gather the kids and make this a family time. I gathered my sous-chef dish-washing mom and we had a blast. Mixing white almond bark and white chocolate semi-sweet chips makes for a rich candy coat. We did the same with … Read more