this is a cake that my mom has been making for years. she made it almost every time we'd go over to her house because she knew it was my husband's favorite - and who would blame him? it's got sour cream to make it super moist, and pudding to make it fudgy. it may be called "death by chocolate" cake, … [Read more...]

some of my readers may know that i am canadian - born and raised. i only just moved to the united states 1 year ago. and that whole time, one of the things i've been missing from my home country is this: that's right. it's a big turk chocolate bar. i'd always heard that they were only sold in … [Read more...]

is it just me, or has this winter seemed really long? i'm aching to get back into gardening, buying fruits & vegetables in season (so they taste better and don't cost as much), and generally eating as much fresh food as i can! so when i went shopping the other week and found a great deal on … [Read more...]

our giveaway for the Savoring the Seasons with Our Best Bites cookbook is still going on, but time is running out, so click here for your chance to enter to win your very own copy!! like i've mentioned before, i've been trying out a bunch of their recipes since receiving a copy of their book as a … [Read more...]

  these are my mom's mini cheesecakes. she's actually kinda famous for them in the area where i grew up. i cannot even count the number of times she's been asked to bring them to church activities, weddings, open houses, meetings, dances, etc. which goes to show you that they're not just for … [Read more...]

today is a cold, rainy fall day. and nothing would hit the spot better than some warm straight-out-of-the-oven oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. but since it's cold and grey, and we're all in our pajamas (and all feeling more than a little lazy), who would want to get out all the ingredients, make the … [Read more...]

if your kids are anything like mine, they practically live on chocolate milk. plain milk just doesn't cut it for them. it has to be chocolate milk. because of this i tend to have a small stockpile of hershey's chocolate syrup in my pantry at all times. but every now and then it's nice to have … [Read more...]

while visiting my sister the other day, she showed me a picture she had pinned of a caramel apple dip. she said it was sooo good and told me she gave some to a neighbor and less than a minute later that same neighbor was on the phone asking her for the recipe. must be good right? it sure sounded … [Read more...]

  we bought a bunch of peaches last week and decided to use some of them to try out a new recipe: the pioneer woman's peach crisp with maple cream sauce. i have this recipe pinned on my dessert board and even had it bookmarked pre-pinterest. but it wasn't until i heard from one of my sisters … [Read more...]

this is one of my favorite things to make. and to eat. and not only do i love it, but my kids go crazy for it! they hurry over to help make it just so they can lick the spoons. and they can hardly contain themselves at dinnertime - they eat their food so fast when they know this is waiting for … [Read more...]