In my world, a holiday or life event is a reason to bake. Since I'm doing less of that all the time in an effort to eliminate excess ca...

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a bit of a nut about birthdays. I love to celebrate birthdays, especially other people's. I love ...

As we continue the Food Memories journey we come to January, where there is a birthday at the beginning of the month. This is followed wi...

I've baked Maida Heatter's version of the Queen Mother Cake a number of times and it is always a hit.  After hearing a request ...

Right at the start I have to say that my photos for this post are not the best. They were taken after dark and I hadn't thought to ta...

One of the cool things about being a baker is that you can make just what you want for your own birthday. I did just that and was able to...

The signs of fall are all around. It takes the sun a much longer time...til after 7 am...to rise in the morning and evening comes much so...

When you know that the birthday party for a dear friend will include his two grandsons, it makes sense to plan for a birthday cake. I d...

You probably know someone like her. She always thinks of others first. She has a huge heart, a love of family and community, makes sure t...

Yes, you CAN eat your vegetables and get a chocolate fix at the same time. It still isn't exactly health food but with the right recip...

March is just full of sweet opportunities. A number of my scholarship sisters have March birthdays, so does Sweetie, and so do other family...