I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I call those Things That Are Meant to Be Broken. In other words, keeping to goals aren’t my best feature. Waaay back I said sis and I should come up with the following week’s recipe plans after we’re through with the current week’s cooking. Be prepared instead of deciding [...]

Here’s one that’s relatively quick and easy for a Holiday treat – taking the idea of hot chocolate to not only cake, but a jar as well. A – there’s no mixer of any kind needed. Well, except for you. You and your whisk, baby! B – whipped cream comes in a can (gasp – [...]

One day we’re going to attempt a layered cake – duh duh duuuuhnnnn! Maybe with, you know, two layers. But for now, I love these kinds of cakes, the singles. They’re a great way for cake novices to slide into their groove. Practice makes perfect, and even though the original recipe wasn’t perfect, nor were [...]

There’s something comforting about homemade chocolate chip cookies. They are some of the easiest things to bake, yet so reminiscent of home, family and general good times. My mom always made the best ones, of course. I’m betting your mom did, too. That’s just the way it is. Every family, if you indeed like the [...]