Good morning! This Sunday is St.Patrick’s day and although many like to celebrate with beer, bourbon and corned beef and cabbage I prefer to celebrate with dessert. I put together 10 of my favorite desserts that have Irish cream, Stout, chocolate and even some hints of green. Double Chocolate Bourbon Brownies Irish Cream Tarts Irish…
Good morning! Did you have a nice weekend? Mine was great, the sun came out and it was 70 on Sunday, a nice respite from the cold rainy weeks we have been having. I started doing my taxes(that wasn’t so great), made some raspberry jam, baked two coffeecakes, and some soup for the week. My…
Good morning! Today is Shrove Tuesday(the day before Ash Wednesday which is the start of Lent) otherwise known as Pancake Day. Pancake day comes from the old custom of using up all of the fattening ingredients you had in your house, i.e. eggs and milk, before you started your fast for lent. Cinnamon Roll Pancakes…
Good morning! I hope that you had a great weekend and that you week is starting out well. We had yet another wet weekend so we stayed in, read, worked a bit and I baked a few things, including this Cranberry Breakfast cake. This cake is delicious, it’s a little tart and a little sweet…
Good morning! I hope your weekend was great. Unfortunately, my mom slipped and fell and broke her right shoulder and her left wrist. Needless to say she is having a hard time doing anything. She is at home resting comfortably and I am putting together a Valentine’s Day care package. xoxo garland, similar cookie tin If…
Good morning! Did you have a good weekend? Did you watch the Super Bowl? I didn’t watch but but I did eat some scrumptious food. I have mentioned on more than one occasion that I think homemade gifts for family and friends are always a great idea and they are always appreciated. This weekend I…
Good morning! I hope that you are surviving the crazy, cold temperatures. I read that the temperatures in parts of Minnesota were colder than Mt. Everest! Yikes, that is cold. Caramelized Onion Dip With the cold weather I am staying put and that of course has me thinking of comfort foods it also has me…
Silver Sentiment Bowl from Pottery Barn, Similar Scoop Good morning! I have been experimenting this week with things to make for the Super Bowl and to send my family and friend’s for Valentines Day. My family loves caramel corn and although I have a few “go to” recipes including Amish Caramel Corn and my grandmother’s recipe I decided…
Good morning! How has your week been? Did you survive the snow and cold? It was so cold here I didn’t even want to leave the house, thankfully it is warming back up. We have been spoiled this winter because we haven’t had any measurable snow and have had above average temperatures so I shouldn’t…
Good morning! Winter has arrived, yesterday the high was 28 and today I think it is going to be just a little above that. They say there is another storm coming across the plains and heading to the East coast so do stay safe. Cake stand old from Marshalls, similar here If you are lucky enough…
Good afternoon! A happy New Years Eve to you. I hope that you had a great weekend. I have been on a “staycation” since Christmas and I have loved every minute. It has been so nice to have a week with no plans, no jumping out of bed to go to the gym, staying up…
This post contains affiliate links. Â Good morning! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was a little frustrating. I had a huge list of things I wanted to bake and make and I tried to do way to much multitasking, consequently, several of the things I made did not turn out. One burned,…
