My brother's birthday falls around Saint Patrick's Day, and every year we celebrate with a corned beef dinner. Traditionally, he ha...

I'm mildly obsessed with baking a surprise shape into a cake or cupcakes. I can envision something for almost every occasion - shamrock...

Today, I am honored to be recognized by a fellow food blogger, Jen of The Beantown Baker. She's included me in her (fabulous) Friday Fav...

In 2007 after we moved to the Chicago area, I started a job that allowed me a 4 day work week. I jumped at the chance to have that schedule,...

I was cleaning out my wallet recently and discovered not one, but TWO Williams Sonoma gift cards. I'm never sure if gift cards in my wa...

A recent baby shower for a friend gave me another chance to bake a cake. I always try to do something different and after some mulling arou...

I have been ooo-ing and aaahhh-ing over have cake, will travel for a few weeks now.  The recipe offerings are vegan, but I noticed many of ...

I love to get the Penzeys catalog in the mail and flip through it. They fill the catalog with tons of information about their many wonderfu...

I am blessed to have two very special women in my life - two very special breast cancer surviving women - my grandmother and a very close fr...

This week for Barefoot Bloggers we had the second of two cakes. I made this earlier in the month for a party to honor a friend who is get...

I had a party to attend and offered to make a cake. I wanted something light and summery, and I thought this cake would go well with the re...

With all the experimental baking I've done, I've never made cheesecake before. This is probably due, in part, to the fact that I do...

I love carrot cake. LOVE it. I remember my mom used to make it for my birthday (unless I requested ice cream cake). She must have make it fr...

Another week gone by, another Tuesday arrives. This week's Dorie recipe was Gooey Chocolate Cakes. I'm not big on chocolate, but it ...

I am SO excited to now be a part of Tuesdays with Dorie (go here for more!). I received Dorie Greenspan's Baking: From My Home to Your...