If there is one thing I’ve learned from baking, it is that we all have our favorite type of baked goods and ingredients with which to bake. I’m seriously a sucker for anything related to breakfast in general, and one of my all time favorite ingredients are bananas. We all have …

I love the springtime. Not only have we lost all our snow, but delicious fresh berries are available in the stores again in abundance. I’ve been enjoying large containers of blueberries and strawberries from Sam’s Club.  The prices are great and it gives me a great excuse to bake something …

I really can’t resist a good scone. No really, I can’t. Earlier this week I made my favorite Cranberry Orange Scones with orange butter and enjoyed one warm out of the oven with a cup of coffee. That is my idea of heaven. So when I was told I could share …

Every morning after I send my boys off to school, it is my time to sit down at my computer and get work done.  I can’t do this however, without my cup of coffee. It is one of my favorite parts of the day. The house is generally quiet as …

If you were to ask my what my favorite holiday dessert is, I would say sugar cookies. But right after that it would be chocolate fudge! It’s a tradition in our family to have a fresh batch for Christmas, has been as long as I can remember. Once you make …

My list of goodies to bake recently increased. As I was browsing my usual blogs this morning I saw the cutest idea for peppermint bark. Over at Mommy’s Kitchen, she shared a great way to spruce up ordinary peppermint bark, so I definitely can’t take credit for this idea!  When …

It’s no secret that I love to bake and decorate cakes, but I recently discovered something just as fun but more more simple to make … candy pops! I was browsing my local Michael’s craft store and saw this incredible display of Halloween baking and candy products and the cutest …

While I love the smell of delicious goodies baking in my oven, I always appreciate a simple and no fuss treat. This is especially true in the warmer months so I don’t have to heat up my house.  My mom made these scrumptious candies as a special Easter treat. Of …

I’m a sucker for chocolate, especially around the holidays. Nothing makes me happier than seeing homemade chocolates on a holiday treat tray, no matter where I go. One of the easiest but tastiest holiday treats is definitely bark. Traditional almond bark, peppermint bark, mint chocolate bark, if it is bark, …

If you’ve spent a lot of time around the Christmas dessert table, like I have, you may have noticed these pretty church windows. I’ve seen them at many  a holiday gathering from work to family functions, but never realized exactly what was in them or how they were made. Now …