Our backyard pear tree is a special attraction to the neighborhood wildlife. The deer like to pull down the fresh pears right out of the tree. The squirrels take a pear in their little jaws and one by one, they tote them across the electric lines in a careful balancing act and then go leaping … [Read more…]
Despite the forecast, let’s live like it’s Spring! Between the snowflakes and frigid temps, we can all breathe a sigh of relief knowing that sunshine lies ahead! (at least I think!) It’s time to start celebrating longer days, pops of beautiful floral colors, the sounds of lawn mowers, and butterflies fluttering around. Yes, spring has … [Read more…]
Say hello to the easiest, best frozen hot chocolate ever. If the chocolate craving hits and you don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen, this drink comes to the rescue. It certainly looks impressive (and it tastes even better), but I promise this recipe is extremely easy! When it comes to … [Read more…]
There are days when I just need peanut butter. I thought I could satisfy my craving with the secret spoonful of peanut butter right out of the jar, (I admit I’m one of those people.) but that plain ole peanut butter just didn’t seem to do the trick. I needed super sweet peanut buttery, cookies! … [Read more…]
We visited a quaint little coffee shop who serves out of this world coffee. We went there for the coffee of course, but my son ordered yogurt with granola topping. We all drooled over the decadent, crunchy topping on his creamy bowl of yogurt. From that moment on, my love for homemade granola was born. … [Read more…]
I’m about to transform what you think of muffins. If your idea of a muffin is a dried, crumbly, and a little on the grainy side, have I got a surprise for you!! My secret is the greek yogurt. (Actually, no big secret…it’s big and bold and right there in the title.) If you don’t … [Read more…]
Everyone needs a go-to chocolate cake recipe…something that looks elegant but not too fussy. So here you go a simple stir and serve recipe. (It’s almost that easy!) Of course, I do have some other chocolate cake favorites, but as far as a classic, this is the one I seem to turn to time and … [Read more…]
A few years ago we had the snow storm of the century. I’m not talking inches…I’m talking a couple feet of snow. Incidentally in that snow storm, we had a new neighbor moving in next door, yep there they were with their U-Haul shoveling and dragging in the sofa. On that snow-bound day, I was … [Read more…]
Summer is winding down! My son goes back to college on Monday (tomorrow..yikes!!!). So yes, I feel the reality that summer is coming to an end. Hope everyone had some fun!! I know I did! There’s nothing quite like the hot, smoldering sun (right??, hubby), the great outdoors and family vacation memories. So I’m here … [Read more…]
I think banana cake should be moist and fluffy, and this little number does just that. Buttermilk is the key to this moist masterpiece. But if you don’t have buttermilk, no worries, I often do a substitution of lemon juice and milk. (see notes in recipe). I recently took this cake to a picnic and … [Read more…]
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