Snicker Bar Blondies

I've been making these simple but delicious blondies for years now, always to rave reviews, but today I decided to have some fun with them..........

Celebrating YOU!... Paninis Margherita and A Surprise Giveaway!

Milestones are fun to celebrate and The Café reached a big one yesterday! A hundred followers!............

Peach and Cherry Scone Shortcake, a Secret Revealed & a Surprise Give Away!

Before I share the "secret" I want to tell you about the "surprise"; I reached 100 Followers this week and so I'm celebrating with a give away drawing for my readers - a year's supply of amazing Maldon Sea Salt! Check it out here!

Today is "reveal" day for The Secret Recipe Club, a fun bloggers game that I play, along with hundreds of other bloggers..................

Poppy Seed Pound Cake with Caramel Cascades Icing

This cake is crazy good! sensational! heavenly!..........

Fresh Corn & Sweet Basil Cornbread with Figgy Butter

I found this delicious recipe online several years ago. It was labeled The World's Best Cornbread. With a name like that I just had to give it a try.....

Roasted Tomato-Basil Soup with Melting Bocconcini

Okay, okay, maybe I'm rushing the season just a bit.........

Arugula Salad with Roasted Beets, Caramelized Walnuts and Goat Cheese Bruschetta

Goat cheese and beets make a spectacular combination!....................

Yeasted Belgium Waffles - The Real Deal!

My husband surprised me one Christmas morning over fifteen years ago with a shiny new Belgian waffle maker and I've been making what I thought were real Belgian waffles ever since - but boy was I ever wrong!.....................

Salted Toffee (Microwave!!!) Caramel Corn - In Honor of Virgie

Please be sure to read the fine print before proceeding with this blog post........

Cheddar-Thyme Swirls with Honey Butter

I've been wanting to try this recipe forever..................

Plum & Raspberry Kuchen

Hey, does anyone out there know what a schweinschtal is?...... or what about a schweinerei?.....

Dulce's Mexican Sauce (aka Salsa)

This recipe always makes me smile because of the dear friend who gave it to me...........

Pan-Seared Portobello & Spinach Salad with Fresh Basil and Peanut-Ginger Dressing

I get an unbelievable craving for this delicious salad out of the blue and today was one of those days........

Toblerone Chocolate Chess Tart with Chocolate Shortbread Crust

This is just plain old naughty but...................

Grill-Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

I teased you yesterday with a picture of these yummy grilled potatoes................

Brown Sugar Grilled Chicken Breasts

This has to be one of the most delicious and fun recipes I've made recently! It's also a great way to relieve stress - but you'll have to read a bit farther to find out about that.......

Golden Salad with Beetroot, Spinach, Gorgonzola and Mango/Cilantro Vinaigrette

There's something about the color combinations of vibrant green combined with varying shades of gold and touches of deep red that remind me of early fall..........

Japanese Grilled Chicken Yakitori with Tare Sauce

The minute I saw this delicious looking recipe in Cuisine at Home magazine I knew I would have to try it...... I did a little online research and found many other versions of Yakitori and also discovered some fun history about this fabulous Japanese specialty.....

Cake in a Jar and a Bittersweet Farewell

Wow, why is it that when you start a vacation it seems like the week will go on forever............

Orange/Fennel Salad and a Little Chef's Birthday Party

We're posting from the beach in South Carolina this week while enjoying family and sunny, lazy, fun-filled days........

Chicken Lo Mein and a Photographer Gone Wild!

 I've been posting this week from DeBordieu and the beach in South Carolina where we're spending the week with our family.......

Roasted Tomato and Chicken Pasta

Greetings from lovely South Carolina and DeBordieu!...

Super Simple Sticky Buns and a Bit of Heaven of Earth

Yippee!!!! We're at the beach!.............