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When it comes to baking, I very rarely consider anything a failure, unless of course it tastes horribly. Most times, I can pick myself up, dust off and get back in the kitchen. But today, I failed big time. So badly that I don't even want to attempt this one again. For Mother's Day my dear sweet husband let me choose my own gift. (He's finally learning, YAH!) Excited, I drive over to Michael's (ugh, Hobby Lobby is closed on Sunday) and ran … [Read more...]
When I see the grocery store produce section start to fill up with strawberries, I know summer isn't far away. It's most definitely that time and I'm ready to kick off strawberry season with my favorite strawberry dessert with a twist. The only sad part of making this dessert was I didn't get to pick the strawberries myself, but that will happen soon enough. This is a rather easy dessert to whip up and all starts with a greased 8 inch … [Read more...]
Growing up, Wilton was a brand that could always been found lurking in my mother's kitchen cabinets. Around every known holiday you would find us in the kitchen together baking cakes and cookies. The best part, I was the "Chief Decorator". Now that I'm all grown up with children of my own, I still enjoy using the same products that I once did as a child and have every bit as much fun with it. To celebrate our daughter's first birthday, Wilton … [Read more...]
With every major holiday comes another opportunity for my children and I to embrace a tradition that has taken place since I can remember. My mother and I use to sit around the kitchen table measuring, mixing, rolling, cutting and baking sugar cookies. And like my mother, I tend to collect an abundance of cookie cutters and decorations. My collection is so bad it gets an entire shelf in my kitchen. Over the years, I've tried many different … [Read more...]
Last year I shared my version of Hugged and Dipped Strawberries, which are still my favorite just because of the simplicity and my love of Hershey Hugs. Today, I want to share a sweet Valentine's Day treat that really makes dipped strawberries pop. The key to making really delicious dipped strawberries is all in the chocolate you use. Buying the "chocolate bark" blocks do save you money and come in a larger quantity but why sacrifice taste when … [Read more...]
I would say I'm like most women creeping towards 30, silently hoping and praying the day never comes. While I swore I'd never be one of those women, the ones that celebrated 29 until so many years passed that their own children don't even truly know their true age. But I am. Yesterday, I turned 27! Gah! I know, anyone over the age of say...30, probably wants to smack some sense into me and give me the "you're so young, you have no idea what old … [Read more...]
