• 12 Easy Recipes for Mother’s Day

      In case you haven’t been paying attention, tomorrow is MOTHER’S DAY. On May 11th, 2014, mothers across the country will be wishing for a day where they can…relax. That’s right, more than anything (even, jewelry!), most moms want Mother’s Day to be 24-hours (heck, we’d settle for just a couple…right?) of…

  • Snickerdoodles

    These Snickerdoodles are simple to make, soft and chewy and filled with sweet cinnamon flavor. More and more I’m trying to cook things from scratch. I’ve made Italian bread, French bread, pizza dough and biscuits and one day I plan to try my hand at homemade mozzarella and ricotta cheeses, too!…

  • Almond Lime Snowball Cookies

    Almond lime snowball cookies are the perfect, festive holiday recipe to add to your cookie list! Growing up, my extended family lived nearby and we always spent a day together making Christmas cookies. We made the same four kinds every single year, which is exactly what you want with a…

  • My Friends & Farms Basket Arrived!

    If you haven’t already heard of Friends & Farms, they’re a regional CSA program out of Columbia, Md., that runs all 12 months of the year. Most CSA programs only run 8 to 9 months out of the year, so a full year is pretty unique and awfully nice. They source produce, fish,…

  • Diabetic-Friendly Pumpkin Pie

    This diabetic-friendly pumpkin pie sweetened with stevia is the great addition to a Thanksgiving feast. Make it when you can’t (or don’t want to) use cane sugar! Years ago I was anointed “pie maker” for both families’ Thanksgiving dinners and I chose two classics to bake: pumpkin pie and apple…

  • Holiday Chocolate Sugar Cookies

    This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pompeian Grapeseed Oil Spray for yummy holiday chocolate sugar cookies. It’s time to start thinking about holiday baking, right? Thanksgiving is next week (GAH!), and yet I feel like school just started, summer just ended and the leaves just…