Moist, tender cake loaded with juicy blueberries and a crunchy spiced crumble that stays crispy for days. My grandmother had a way with blueberries. Every summer, she would take me picking, early, before the heat settled in, our fingers turning purple before we had filled half the bucket. She never wasted a single berry. They…
Good morning! It is so nice to be back, home and here as well. As I mentioned a few weeks ago I have been making the most of my summer and have literally been traveling sine June 28th. We have been to Chicago, Milwaukee, Denver, New Orleans and points in between. We have visited family,…
Good morning! How was your weekend? Mine was too short, as was the time with my parents. There is never enough time to do all of the things you want to do or say the things you want to say. It is always nice to have them to myself, don’t get me wrong I love…
Good morning! Whew, I am tired and the holidays have not even started yet. I returned late last night from a fabulous weekend in Knoxville, TN where my husband and I visited with friends and attended the University of Tennessee versus the University of Missouri(my husbands alma mater) football game. I have never been to…
This moist and delicious Pumpkin Carrot Cake combines two of the best cakes cakes into one. Filled with Fall spices and topped with cream cheese frosting it is perfect for Thanksgiving.  Pumpkin and carrot cake are two of the best cakes in my opinion. In fact it is hard to chose between the two to pick…
Raspberry Filled White Almond Cake Frosted with Whipped Vanilla Bean Butter Cream is easy and delicious to make. This recipe starts with a box mix! This past week I made, if I do say so myself, the most scrumptious cake to celebrate my husbands birthday. Believe it or not, it was not chocolate or carrot…
Good morning! How was your 4th of July weekend? Mine was FABULOUS! My husband had been out of town for work for the entire week and it was so nice to have him at home, not to mention an extra set of hands to handle the growing pack of pups we have amassed. We went…
Good morning! Thank you so much for all of your comments and emails yesterday, I am blessed to have found so many kindred spirits through blogging and I am humbled by your kind words and sentiments. I had a fabulous birthday. My mother is here visiting and we had a ladies day of antique shopping…
Good morning! Can you believe that this week is Halloween, the beginning of November and daylight savings? Whew! Time is flying. I am still in the pumpkin mode and will be until the Christmas baking begins. Not that I haven’t already tried a few things but I am talking about the full fledged bake-a-thon beginning…
Good morning! I hope that you had a great weekend.The weather was beautiful so I spent a quiet weekend reading and relaxing and then did a little baking. I LOVE pumpkin and the more I can use it tin the Fall the he better. Pumpkin bread is a favorite around my house and I know…
Good morning! I thought you might like to start the day with a scrumptious Vanilla Cream Cheese Cake with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Glaze. Â Although this cake is delicious, I did not eat it for breakfast, but I did have it for lunch. I think it is a great cake to make for guests, to…
Blueberry & Blackberry Ricotta Custard Cake We went to the farmer’s market on Saturday and I left there feeling as if I had never tasted real food. Do you know what I mean? So often the produce from the grocery store has little if any taste. Then when you try something locally grown or even…
