I love these soft, delicious homemade apricot tarts and they make a great holiday cookie. I am not a fan of the canned apricot filling, so I created a homemade filling from dried apricots that exceeded my expectations. This filling is also delicious on English muffins or toast for breakfast. For the homemade filling, start…
Pumpkin Chocolate Cake
This moist Pumpkin Chocolate Cake is a delicious alternative to traditional indulgent cake recipes made with refined ingredients. I used healthier dessert ingredients and nutritious pumpkin puree. The inspiration for this dessert came from a Pumpkin Chocolate Cake recipe on the Whole Foods website. I modified a few ingredients and made it into a…
Easter Blessings
Well, it’s been 2 weeks and 5 days since my bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction. It’s still so hard to believe that breast cancer had invaded my healthy body. We’ve been through a lot in a short time frame and it still feels surreal at times. The beautiful truth is that I am cancer-free and feeling great!…
Raspberry Ginger Fizz
This simple cocktail would be perfect for a Christmas toast, Holiday party or New Year’s celebration. I’m a little obsessed with Domaine De Canton, it’s so good just straight up in a cordial glass. The ginger flavor is perfect, not too strong, but enough infusion to give this Raspberry Ginger Fizz a kick. This cocktail…
Egg Nog Cupcakes with Rum Whipped Cream
*This post for Egg Nog Cupcakes is sponsored by Restaurantware. All opinions are my own. The holidays are a busy time of year, so I wanted to come up with a fun “cheater” recipe using my favorite all natural boxed cake mix to save time, but not sacrifice quality or taste. I’m also sharing some…
Orange Cranberry Glazed Cheese Croissants
This is an easy recipe for homemade croissants that are made with cottage cheese, stuffed with dried cranberries and drizzled with a heavenly orange glaze. These Orange Cranberry Glazed Cheese Croissants would make a sweet addition to a holiday breakfast. I’ll be honest with ya’ll, I made these with whole grain white wheat flour on…
