Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Strawberries and Cream Scones, to me, are synonymous with June. There is nothing better than taking the kiddos strawberry picking and popping a few of those ruby red strawberry beauties, still warm from the sun, into your mouth. These scones…
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Yum My dream trip to England is coming up in just about a month! I can’t wait. Like, seriously– I lie awake at night thinking about it– it brings whole new meaning to the phrase “lie back and think of…
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Yum On a recent trip to Cracker Barrel, I saw a new item on their menu– the Cinnamon Roll Biscuit. Intrigued, I ordered one. It was divine– light and flaky, with swirls of cinnamon sugar and these amazing little pockets…
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Yum When I was a kid, my occasional guilty pleasure was eating sugar cubes. I’m not sure what it was about them that made them so irresistible, but on the rare occasion that I spotted those adorable little squares on…
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Yum Summer is the season from which dreams are made. It has endless golden days, warm, living nights, and oodles of fresh produce and glistening summer fruits. The other day when I got some gorgeous, fresh strawberries, I decided to…
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Yum Once upon a time, my family and I went to the Outer Banks of North Carolina on vacation. We rented a little seaside cottage, walked barefoot in the sand, and ate freshly caught crab until we couldn’t stuff in…
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Yum I just love scones. They are the 15 minute wonder treat you can whip up to serve with coffee or tea when you get unexpected company. They can be endlessly customized to match your favorite flavors and the fruits…
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Yum I have always loved Anne of Green Gables. From the lush, rolling countryside that makes you want to jump into the screen and never leave, to the staunch, sweet goodness of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert, to the boyishly handsome,…
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Yum There is something so deliciously summery about strawberry pie. Personally, I’m a big fan of the “Shoney’s style” Mile High Strawberry Pie, but there is also something deliciously cute about hand pies. So I figure a marriage between classic strawberry…
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Yum When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was have a “tea party.” It didn’t really matter who was on the guest list, and it didn’t really matter if we had real teacups. In…
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