Personally, I’m not Gluten-Free and Sugar-Free. When we choose to try gluten-free products it’s a personal choice for our lifestyle. I do however know that not everyone has the luxury of choice to buy gluten-free or sugar-free desserts. Celiac Disease is a serious condition that affects at least 1 in 100 people in the US. When…
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Rubbermaid TakeAlongs Are Perfect For Holiday Gatherings #ShareTheHoliday #shop #CBias
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareTheHoliday #CollectiveBias The holidays are in full swing, with Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas shortly after. Rubbermaid TakeAlongs are perfect for holiday gatherings. This time of year usually means lots of holiday parties and different gatherings. One of…
Easy After School Snacks Created with NESTLÉ® NESQUIK® Powder #StirImagination #ad
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #StirImagination #CollectiveBias Growing up in Trinidad as a little girl, I remember my mother making us chocolate milk with NESTLÉ® NESQUIK® Powder. It was always a delicious treat, and she would always remind us about not eating it straight from…
Celebrating National Strawberry Month: Strawberry Shortcake Donut
Celebrating National Strawberry Month: Strawberry Shortcake Donut May is National Strawberry Month and I’m super excited to share that I was chosen an ambassador for Strawberry Shortcake. I’m super excited about the partnership because it means I get to share some awesome things with you all about Strawberry Shortcake and her whole gang, delicious recipes,…
Trinidad Coconut Roll Recipe
Baking my mom’s Trinidad Coconut Roll always reminds me of growing up on the beautiful Caribbean island. Growing up in Trinidad we didn’t buy much candies. It just wasn’t in our family’s budget to get expensive candies. One thing I remember growing up there is the number of sweets my mom used to bake for…
Soft Baked Peppermint Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Our family cookie exchange is quickly approaching and I’ve been looking for different recipes to try with the family. I plan to make a Twix Cookie for the first time (be sure to check back for that recipe) and some sweet treats we had growing up as kids in Trinidad. I recently tried baking…
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies It’s holiday baking season for me, I just love this time of year just because I can bake up a storm. This year my family decided to have a cookie exchange and I’ve been looking for a variety of cookie recipes to add to our choices on Christmas Day. We all…
Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies
Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies Giant Foods sent me a package of their limited edition peppermint flavored items. Included in my mailer was a package of double filled peppermint sandwich cream cookies, a box of peppermint whoppie pie mix and a pack of peppermint bark. I was so excited about the box of peppermint goodies I…
Basic Icing Tips for Cakes and Cookies
Basic Icing Tips for Cakes and Cookies I’ve tried to take Wilton classes in the pass to learn about decorating cakes. I love baking and during the fall I enjoy it even more. Baking for me is a great way to relieve stress and in the colder months instead of turning on the heat I…
Easy Homemade Biscuits with Sawmill Gravy
Easy Homemade Biscuits with Sawmill Gravy My daughter recently started asking me about learning to cook and making dinner with me. She’s eight so it’s time she start learning survival skills like being able to cook meals for herself. I love cooking with kids and there are so many creative ways you can get kids…
Delicious S’mores Brownies Recipe
For weeks the kids had been asking about making S’mores. It’s summer so who doesn’t want a nice warm S’more for an after-dinner treat or a mid-day snack. We make ours indoors most of the time. I purchased a gadget a few years ago that made it easy to make them inside or I…
15 Tequila Recipes to Try this Summer
15 Tequila Recipes to Try this Summer Summer is in full swing and while some people don’t like cooking as much in the summer months I like being able to break out my grill. It’s an electric indoor grill but we also head outdoors to the local park or my parents house when we have…
Bake Up Magic with Tastefully Simple
Bake Up Magic with Tastefully Simple Most people wouldn’t want to turn on their ovens during the summer time but I absolutely love baking and I don’t wait for fall/winter to use my own and bake. I actually prefer to bake up homemade goodies for my family instead of buying store brought products. Whether I’m…
Bake Up Goodies With Among Friends Bake Mixes
Bake Up Goodies With Among Friends Bake Mixes I love baking, it’s one of those things that just relaxes me and keeps me stress free. When I first started baking I would mostly use store brought mixes and then I stepped into baking from scratch. While that works great there are times when I mix…
Sweet Corn Bread Recipe with Corn
Sweet Corn Bread Recipe with Corn My husband is from Oklahoma and he likes when I make southern inspired meals that remind him of home and his grandmother. While we were living in Winston-Salem, NC I started making a corn bread recipe from scratch that he loved, over time I perfected it and made it…