Food

Potato Chip Shortbread Cookies

Recently I went to San Antonio, Texas.  While I was there, I discovered a serious gap in my cookie experience.  A local bakery had Potato Chip Shortbread; I absolutely had to […]

Red Velvet Oreo Cupcakes

Oh my goodness.  Oreo has been a specialty kick for awhile- birthday cake, peanut butter, mint and more.  Recently I spotted Red Velvet Oreos.  I'm a fan of red velvet […]

Saturday Morning Smoothie

It's (finally) the weekend!  To celebrate I made smoothies.  Easy, healthy and high in protein, these spruce up any day of the week. Saturday Morning Smoothies Makes 2 tall glasses Ingredients: 1 1/2 C […]

Big Easy Bread Pudding with Rum Caramel Sauce

We just got back from New Orleans.  One of the most enjoyable parts was a Cajun and Creole Cooking Class.  We made everything from jambalaya to gumbo and I went […]

New Orleans Praline Bites

Bucket list time- we're in New Orleans for Mardi Gras.  Yep, THE Mardi Gras.  We've spent the last few days eating ourselves silly, watching people act ridiculous in public, going […]

Mardi Gras Cupcakes

Mardi Gras- also known as Fat Tuesday- marks the end of carnival celebrations from Epiphany to the start of Lent.  Parties are held around the world; Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Sweden […]

Valentine’s Day Treat Ideas

Valentine's Day is in less than a week.  According to the news, the average person spends $134.  $134!!!  While I'm all for spoiling people you love- spouses, partners, friends, family, […]

Peanut Butter Boiled Icing

The #1 recipe on Sugar and Spice is my grandma Eleanor's Boiled Icing.  Boiled Icing is similar to fudge and makes any brownie recipe irresistible.  I love boiled icing so […]

Lemon Tarts

Everyone in my family loves lemon- lemon ricotta cookies, lemon cupcakes and copycat lemon loaf.  Lemon tarts are a bit like lemon bars with a creamy, tart filling on shortbread crust.  […]

12th Man Cookies

It's all things green and blue with Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday.  I heard the City of Vancouver was renamed "12-couver" for the week (unsure if this is […]

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