You don’t have to have any “goodies” with tea, but it’s always nice to enjoy something tasty when you have time to “Take Tea.”  You can enjoy something simple and savory, or sweet and sassy.  Since I have a “thing” for chocolate I love to enjoy it along with a great cup of tea.  This would be great with morning coffee, too!  Here’s a lovely recipe for a nice little treat to offer a friend...

Ohhhh, it’s that time of year.  Time to grab a comfy sweater and make yourself a cup of something sweet to warm you up!  I love storebought mixes – they’re fast and usually quite tasty.  But they can also be VERY expensive and contain LOTS of sugar.  Here’s a few ideas for homemade drink mixes to warm you up! Pumpkin Spice Mochacchino Mix  from The Better Baker (I can vouch for this one.  GO MAKE IT NOW!...

Did any of you try any of the Homemade Flavored Coffee Creamer recipes I posted last week?  I didn’t get to try them yet, and because one of our local stores had flavored creamers on sale (for 99¢!) we’re stocked for awhile, but I’m anxious to try my hand at making my own and seeing what I can come up with at home. Something else I’ve done with creamers is add them to recipes.  I really enjoy baking – especially...

My husband & I are BIG fans of a great cup of coffee.  While he enjoys a bolder roast, I am quite content with a medium roast.  But one thing we agree on is flavored coffee creamer!  Roy & I love having a cup of coffee in the evening after things have quieted down, and we certainly enjoy a variety of flavors.  I think our favorites are Sweet Italian Cream, Vanilla Caramel (Breve), and Almond Joy.  But we’re not opposed to...

We love cookies at our house.  So much in fact, that I cannot make them very often because they are gone ridiculously fast.  Okay – so I still bake them, but I like easy recipes that don’t take a lot of time or make too many at once.  In honor of National Cookie Month, I wanted to share an easy recipe with you – one that is really versatile and can be tailored to your preferences! This is exactly why you should bake cookies this...

There is nothing more satisfying on a cool, Fall day than a nice, hearty bowl of soup.  And since butternut squash is plentiful in the fall, it’s time to put it to good use! This is a soup that my family and I enjoy.  Although it is meatless, it is still filling and tasty!  I found the original recipe online and tweaked it to our flavor preferences… Butternut Squash Soup 3 lbs butternut squash, peeled & diced* 1 Golden Delicious...

Today is National S’mores Day.  REALLY!  I have a serious weakness for S’mores.  I cannot say no to toasted marshmallow and gooey chocolate sandwiched between two delectable graham crackers. But the COOL thing is – there are so many ways to eat S’mores now that you can enjoy them all year round! Traditional.  Yes – the traditional way remains popular.  A campfire or backyard gathering – toasting...

National Cheesecake Day.  Seriously.  Like I need a REASON to eat cheesecake.  I can celebrate cheesecake all on its own.  After ice cream, it’s one of my favorite things to eat. I don’t like the namby-pamby no-cream cheese cheesecake.  Give me some REAL cheesecake with good ol’ Philadelphia Cream Cheese and I’m a happy camper. When I was 19 – living in California as a nanny – my mom’s birthday was...

Did you really think I’d feature a couple of days worth of Copycat recipes and NOT focus on Coffee Drinks?  P-shaw! I am always looking for ways to make my favorite drinks at home to save a few bucks – even though there is something glorious about standing in line (even at the end of the line) in a warm, cozy shop that breathes coffee into every pore of my being… I do have to put a plug in here – and this is a freebie...

Yeah – this one is a tad off my normal post.  But I have to write about it because it has had a huge impact on my life for the past several months!  Having experienced some pretty heavy nausea in my first trimester, and even worse heartburn, nausea and vomiting from the start of my third trimester, I have found ONE thing to soothe the savage pregnancy beast: THE POTATO. ((Why?  I don’t know.   Do you?  Is there a scientific...