There are plenty of Cinco de Mayo recipes for appetizers, entrees, and even cocktails, but Cinco de Mayo desserts often get overlooked.  This recipe for Ancho Chili Chocolate Lava Cake…

This Monkey Bread French Toast is a delicious make-ahead french toast casserole, oozing with cinnamon and buttery caramel–OMG!  Most people love fresh cinnamon rolls with brunch, but they can be…

Even if you are not a big fan of whole cranberry, the enchanting combination of fresh cranberries, orange peel, and cinnamon, kissed with a touch of brandy, makes this Brandied…

Sweet Potatoes are in season, so I try to use them in many of my seasonal dishes.  With only one tablespoon of olive oil in the whole recipe, this is…

Strawberry & Corn Summer Salad Since we are in the last throes of summer, I thought I’d make this salad to have with dinner today.  The strawberry, corn, and avocado…

  My son and his friends love when I whip up a batch of crepes, especially these Cinnamon Sugar Crepes.  Most people think crepes are hard to make, but just…

Once upon a time, there was a girl.  This girl lived in Arizona, the hottest place on earth, so she was hot-very, very hot.  Not hot as in “oh my…

  Chocolate Jumbles cookies are a treasured holiday cookie in the Schoharie & Mohawk Valley areas of upstate New York where my husband grew up. (Shout out to our extended…

Most people love flavored coffees, especially as a holiday gift, but flavored beans can be so expensive.  This recipe for homemade DIY Orange Liqueur Soaked Coffee Beans is easy, economical,…

Bratkartoffeln (German Fried Potatoes) a traditional potato dish, are easy to make, and go perfect with German bratwurst, knockwurst, or Schnitzel.  Add sauerkraut and applesauce and you have the makings…

This is hands-down one of our favorite seafood dishes.  The zip of the Chinese mustard and the sweet brown sugar incorporate to make an irresistible flavor for this Brown Sugar…

Gelatin molds, like this Lime Jello Salad, became insanely popular in the 1960’s and for good reason…they were easy to make and delicious.  Today jello salads are still popular for…