It is Tuesday, and you know what that means, another drool-worthy day with the talented bakers over at Tuesdays With Dorie.  This week’s challenge is the Florida Pie. It is a variation on a Key Lime Pie. I have never had a Key Lime Pie, I know, that is weird, so I was excited to …

When we head to Paris, we prefer to rent an apartment to get that “living like a local” feeling.  Every time we have been lucky enough to be close enough to a pastry shop or baking so the aroma of yeast, flour, and sugar penetrates the walls to say wake up!  Best alarm clock ever. …

We discovered this wonderful cooking site, Holy Basil.  Not only will it make you hungry visually, but, I can say that the recipes are spot on.  I am always looking for new recipes to try out in the kitchen, ones that are easy for weekday cooking and do not involve pasta!  Christine is doing this …

Morven from Food Art and Random Thoughts is the hostess for this month’s Daring Baker Challenge. I was going to sit this out as it has been a busy month.  As well, I was scared to have a big beautiful cake sitting around the house for us to devour.  All I could think about was my …

I LOVE these scary vampire bite cupcakes.  Aren’t they so cute?  I baked them as a surprise for MEM when they coming knocking on our door tomorrow night.  I  found some adorable boxes that look like coffins and will tuck these cupcakes into them to make the surprise even more fun.  A better idea than …

Since dinner was such a wreck a few nights ago I decided to make something with one of Lenny’s favorite ingredients, the ole O’Mighty Chickpea.  I was inspired by a recipe in Food & Wine magazine, but I kind of broke all the rules when making it.  That is okay as it was a delicious chickpea …

Hello World!  I am new to blogging.  In fact, two weeks ago, I had no idea what a blog was!  I am excited to be here but also so scared to hit the publish button.  I have so much to learn I am sure of that, but let’s start with a margarita!     A …