Raspberry Dessert

Need a quick and easy dessert for Easter or Mother's Day or any special evening? This Raspberry Galette is sure to please.

Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Cups

Need a unique COOKIE for a cookie exchange? This Brown Butter Snickerdoodle is the ONE!

Caramel Cupcakes

Well, how is YOUR summer going so far?  Happy to not have schooling every day on top of everything else: cooking, cleaning (oh the cleaning!), working, laundry, etc.?!  My family is trying to keep up with reading & math on weekdays, but we need more TO DO'S!  And this week, my teen got her first…

Lemon lbs. Cake

Lemon.  It's the taste of summer.  So refreshing, thurst quenching and oh so delicious.  In California, they are blessed to have the perfect weather to grow citrus.  At my dad's house in the bay area, there is a very large lemon tree that produces the grandest lemons I've ever seen.  I mean, these things can…

Wreath Making Party

Oh what an afternoon! Another FIRST in the books!!! I hosted a wreath making party inspired by my dear friend Tania @thebendflowercompany who hosted one in her new space in Bend, OR last year and said it was a total blast! We laughed, we learned and we all left with the most beautiful wreaths to…

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Nothin’ like a lil’ Christmas Bunko Party to kick-start the holiday festivities! This morning my head is spinning, my cheeks are sore and my mouth is still watering from the new dessert I baked up for the festivities! These Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese frosting from @eighteen25girls were DELISH!!!! The cake was moist, the…

Race Car Birthday

It's the day before my son's 10th birthday... 10 years! Double digits!  I can't even believe it.  It feels like just yesterday we were walking past a shiny red Corvette and he literally stopped in his tracks, as a 5 year old, stared at it, then turned to me with the biggest cherry bright eyes,…

Tea Time: Tea Party

A tea party fit for a princess. A little wacky, a whole lot of color, and special touches throughout.

Amazing Blueberry Dessert

When I commit, I commit hard.  So when I was asked to join a Bunko group in our neighborhood, and was told that "..you have to come.  No excuses.  We rely on all 12 members coming every month..." etc. etc.  Well...she didn't know who she was talking to.  I am a dedicated person.  If I…

Waldorf Astoria Cake 🎂 (aka Red Velvet)

This is the BEST red velvet you have ever tasted! And the frosting: so unique!