Strawberry Pecan Tea Cookies
It’s strawberry season and unfortunately, my obstinate strawberries did not receive the message. No worries; I refuse to let their procrastination stop me from dreaming of them in all of their ruby...
View ArticleRocky Road Lace Cookies
I should really pay attention to my instincts when in the kitchen, but I usually don’t. Not only do I not take other people’s advice, I often don’t even take my own; I’m hardheaded like that. I...
View ArticleSouthern Honey Drenched Jalapeño Cornbread – #BundtBakers
By now most of you have come to realize that recipes aren’t always just recipes around here. Sometimes they are created out of necessity, like this one which I made for this month’s Savory Bundts...
View Article4th of July Recipe Roundup
Are you ready for a three-day weekend? I know I am. I’m already making a list of things I need to buy at the market because this is the weekend I get to cook whatever I want, whenever I want. There...
View ArticleBrown Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Do you love your neighbors? I do; well most of them anyway. We have unfortunately acquired some new neighbors over the past year that leave much to be desired. B.O.B. Bob has an often-told story in...
View ArticleSummer Blueberry Pie Crisp
Did y’all have a great 4th of July? I know the weather around here in Virginia kind of put a damper on things, but at least we didn’t all have to worry about burning the neighborhood down with our...
View ArticleButtermilk Double Vanilla Ice Cream
I change favorite colors more than most people change cell phone providers. While white and black tend to take over most of my wardrobe and closet, a few bright colors can always be counted on to make...
View ArticleSweet Chocolate Feel the Beet Cake – #BundtBakers
I had glorious plans for this month’s #BundtBakers “Secret Garden” themed cake recipe hosted by Sue from A Palatable Pastime. God pretty much threw his head back roaring with laughter at those plans....
View ArticleMalibu Crockpot Peach Beach Crisp
Uggghhh! The Monday after vacation is always hard. Spending more than a week at the beach and not having to trek to work every day has made me realize that perhaps I’m not so happy with what I do for...
View ArticleSalty Caribbean Vanilla Ice Cream
Have you made homemade ice cream yet this summer? No? What’s holding you back? I’m sorry, but I’m just gonna have to holler at all y’all who haven’t. There’s no excuse for not making your own ice...
View ArticleSalty Caribbean Vanilla Ice Cream Recipe Card
I’ve decided to try something new around here. During the summer months, a lot of last-minute events pop up, and I often find myself scrounging around for a birthday, shower, or hostess gift. Lately,...
View ArticleCrockpot Cinnamon Praline Pecans
So was it hot enough for y’all this weekend? Did you totally melt away into a big ol’ steaming pile of sweaty salty goo underneath the sun’s persistent rays of baking torture? Sadly, I didn’t have...
View ArticleJewish Praline Pecan Apple Cake – #BundtBakers
B.O.B. Bob and I have a new show that we can watch together without totally wanting to strangle one another afterwards. The Great British Bake Off is a show that we can both appreciate, all be it in...
View ArticleChocolate Toasted Coconut Frozen Pudding
Today is Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck’s 3rd Blogiversary, which is a very big event, even if only to me. I’ve spent the past 3 years developing recipes, writing about life, and somehow managing to...
View ArticleDelicate Mint Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
I’m having a hard time saying goodbye to summer, even though I know that fall is a far superior season. I mean who doesn’t love pumpkin everything, crispy cool mornings, squirrels scurrying to hide...
View ArticleFlourless Chocolate Bundt Cake – #BundtBakers
I didn’t grow up with chocolate cake. Now before you start shedding tears for me and screaming insults at my mother for depriving me of one of life’s greatest pleasures, let me try to explain. Rarely...
View Article10 Best Ways to Use Pumpkin This Fall
By now you’ve gotten used to the fact that summer is over with a capital “O.” While there will be no more ninety degree days, there will be loads of falling leaves wreaking havoc on your yard and days...
View ArticleTaste of Home – Fall Celebration
Da, da, da, da! What the h-e-double-hockey-sticks was that you might ask? Well, that was my cheesy attempt at a drum roll. I’ve been hinting awhile now about this, but today is the day that I am...
View ArticleChocolate Sirloin Chili
Fall has officially arrived, bringing with it cooler temperatures, pumpkins cheerfully decorating every neighborhood front porch, leaves swirling haphazardly through the air, cravings for large bowls...
View ArticlePumpkin Chocolate Whoopie Cookies
“If You Give a Skeleton a Pumpkin Chocolate Whoopie Cookie.” That sounds so much more exciting than, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” right? I think so. So why am I posing one our outside skeleton...
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