Ever since I can remember, my mom always made my dad his favorite pie for his birthday: coconut cream pie. Forget the birthday cake- it wasn’t his birthday without his pie! My mom never cared for coconut herself, but she made it every year for…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links In case you hadn’t noticed, I LOVE lemon desserts. I think the love affair started in my childhood when I first tasted my grandma’s lemon meringue pie , and since that time I’ve loved everything lemon that I can…
Halloween is here!! I mean, technically it’s still two days away, but Halloween parties and potlucks are upon us. I absolutely love making themed foods at the holidays. On Halloween, we always do a little potluck party with our neighbors before taking the kids around…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. A few weeks ago I was organizing my family recipes from my old, broken recipe box to my new, chic Rae Dunn recipe box that Jeff got me for Christmas. Wouldn’t you agree this recipe box is chic? I…
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Several years ago, my grandma brought a new dessert to our Superbowl party. I’ve told you all this before, but my grandma was a master chef. She was always in the kitchen, creating new recipes and perfecting published recipes.…
Believe it or not, it’s been a little chilly here in Southern California! And wouldn’t you know it-the week the weather finally cools down is the week our heater decides to stop working. In all fairness, we have been having issues with the blower unit…
Once upon a time, we went to a friend’s birthday dinner. And at that birthday dinner, the most delicious Puerto Rican “stew” was served. It was love at first taste! I insisted that my friend share this recipe with me and she was generous enough…
Confession: the first time I’ve ever had green bean casserole was when I was 22 years old. It was my first Thanksgiving with my hubby’s family and they had made the traditional holiday casserole concoction with cream of mushroom soup and wormy looking noodles. Nobody…
Christmas in not Christmas without Christmas almond ball cookies. Throughout my entire childhood, my mom always made these cookies and they were always my absolute favorite cookie that she made. I suppose you could really make these at any time of the year, but…
