Category Archives: Recipes

~ Valentine’s Day Pound Cake ~

Made this perfectly wonderful Orange Ricotta Pound Cake for my honey for Valentine’s Day. It’s a Giada De Laurentiis recipe. Love her & love this cake! Serve it sliced on a plate or layer it with fruit then drown it all in cream like I did here. So delicious! Thought you might like to give it a try… And Happy...

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~ Homemade Pesto! ~

At some point during every Autumn season I start frantically hoarding the Basil I have growing in my garden & keep a careful eye on the temperature to make sure that I get every last little leaf before the 1rst frost. And curse the fact that I didn’t grown more of it the past summer. The...

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~ Goodbye Summer ~

There’s an unmistakable feel in the air. Yellow school buses are out & we’re talking football once again. Summer is FINALLY nearing an end. I unashamedly admit I’m not a fan of the season with it’s sticky heavy heat & humidity so to Summer I say Goodbye, Adieu, Adios & Bite Me!  But the only problem is you’re taking...

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~ Chocolate Ice-Cream Valentine Sandwiches ~

OK.  Going out on a limb here. Valentine’s Day is not really a big deal for me.  Red is toward the bottom of my favorite color list.  And I’ve never come across a Valentine card that comes even close to the poetry of classic romance. With that said, I will say I love chocolate & I love...

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