We have had some very strange weather this winter in Kentucky! It has gone from cold to high 60's, back to the teens, tornado weather and....finally....snow, beautiful snow! We have waited for the snow since the last snow just after Christmas! The snow we had then didn't stay on the ground for long. Our weather… Continue reading Snow and Yoberry (Yogurt Strawberry) Muffins…What a great Saturday!
Category: Baking
Oh Babycakes….Cinnamon Swirl Cake!
Hey there...Babycakes! That is one of my favorite terms of endearment! OK...moving on... There is something so fun and special about the celebration of an anticipated blessing! This was my creation for a co-worker with a little one on the way ... I made this a double layer 9x 13 cake. The design wasn't perfect...but it was fun… Continue reading Oh Babycakes….Cinnamon Swirl Cake!
New Year, New Recipe… Crazy Good Blueberry Ribbon Coffe Cake!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here we are...already nearly one week into the new year! Do you have any resolutions for the year? res·o·lute! Definition: Adjective: Admirabley purposeful, determined, unwavering. Synonyms: Determined - firm - decided - resolved - decisive I have a month to month plan and...categories! I find that I am resolute in some categories… Continue reading New Year, New Recipe… Crazy Good Blueberry Ribbon Coffe Cake!
Orange Poppyseed Cookies…for Poppy!
These cookies were my tribute and thank you...to my Viet Nam Vet husband (Poppy) on Veterans Day! I call my husband Poppy....a nickname that evolved from Mom 'N Pop. He calls me Mommy...I call him Poppy! I also happen to love Poppies. Remember the Poppy field from The Wizard of Oz? One of my all… Continue reading Orange Poppyseed Cookies…for Poppy!
A Tailgating Tale, a Treasure Chest and Apricot Bars…my writing challenge entry!
WordPress has started a weekly writing challenge. Although I don't consider myself to be a writer (although I do write), I was excited about the topic of this week's challenge. The challege was to write about a favorite possession... One of my favorite possessions is a little Cocoa Cola Cooler. This little cooler warms my heart with some… Continue reading A Tailgating Tale, a Treasure Chest and Apricot Bars…my writing challenge entry!
A Matter of Life,Death….and a dessert ‘to die for’…Pecan Pie Bars!
No crisis....no emergency....just a bit about one of the 'not so odd...ities' in the South! Here in the South.... Cemeteries are in the Church yard! Something that, at first, creeped me out! Now... I find it appropriate, thought-provoking and ...bittersweet! When I first moved to Kentucky, last December, I noticed that cemeteries reside in the… Continue reading A Matter of Life,Death….and a dessert ‘to die for’…Pecan Pie Bars!
We Whooped it up…and Whipped it up! A Celebration…and Vee’s Italian Cream Cake!
Well...Poppy's birthday came and went. There was celebration of another year...along with celebrating a Great Niece's visit and our Brother-In-Law's race victory. He competes in the NMCA (National Muscle Car Association). So we Whooped it up...and Whipped it up! There was Victory... And there was cake... And there was cake! My husband loves coconut... coconut cake... coconut… Continue reading We Whooped it up…and Whipped it up! A Celebration…and Vee’s Italian Cream Cake!
Mom’s Homemade Granola Recipe!
So...I'm feelin' my oats (as they say)...or...eating my oats! I made some granola for Poppy to eat while I was on my trip to Utah. I think that is all he ate...and time to make some more. There are a lot of great recipes for Granola on the web...but I have always used this simple… Continue reading Mom’s Homemade Granola Recipe!
Photo Challenge…Blue wrap up….Blueberry Cheesecake Bars, YUM!
My final photo challenge...blue photo. This photo reminds me of life's simple pleasures. I remember how much my children enjoyed having a large balloon tied to their wrist, watching it bob and drift and sway. Then, when the moment was right...letting it go and watching it drift away into the clouds. Simple pleasures...sweet! And...another sweet… Continue reading Photo Challenge…Blue wrap up….Blueberry Cheesecake Bars, YUM!
An Angelic Dessert…in Honor of my Angel Mama!
Another Mother's Day has come and gone. I hope that all Mother's had a wonderful day! Having moved, recently, from the Southwest to the South, I was unable to spend the day with my Mother, kids or grand kids. So...what to do? I baked something in honor of my Mother and I enjoyed it...with thankfulness… Continue reading An Angelic Dessert…in Honor of my Angel Mama!
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