Despite your desire to be a powerful and independent woman who doesn’t care about getting anyone's approval, there are the occasional situations where you might feel the need to please. Maybe you're meeting your boyfriend’s parents for the first time, or have been invited to your boss’ house for dinner. Either way, you want to impress and you want to do it easily. I used … [Read more...] about Fancy & Foolproof – Almond Lemon Cake
My First Cheesecake – Strawberries included!
I've never liked cheesecake. I think it’s heavy, and the idea of eating baked cream cheese was always a little off to me. But this weekend I’m leaving for a trip and I had strawberries and a lot of cream cheese in my fridge plus some graham crackers in my pantry. Seemed like a logical combination. So I dug up an old Comfort Home Cooking book and got started. I didn’t … [Read more...] about My First Cheesecake – Strawberries included!
The Best No-Bake Baby Shower Desserts
I enjoy baking, and this fact alone means that I get tasked with making desserts WAY more often than most of the ladies I know. Luckily, I don't really mind, because watching the excitement people express when they eat something sweet makes it worth all the work. So maybe you've been in my situation: someone is having a baby, thus a baby shower must be thrown and sweets must … [Read more...] about The Best No-Bake Baby Shower Desserts