Semi-Homemade Fruit Pizza Bars

First of all, Happy Birthday MOM!!    We had a great time cooking out with our new neighbors who live down the street on Sunday! They are they cutest family with twin three-year olds and a baby on the way! For the cookout I volunteered to bring dessert. So...

Twas a Celebration Weekend!!

Last weekend, along with celebrating the country’s birthday, we celebrated my cousin Mandy’s engagement! We had a brunch on the porch of the Atheneum, an old wooden hotel in Chautauqua, overlooking the lake. For the special event I made engagement ring...

Baby Jasper is on the way!

Yesterday I had a baby shower for my neighbor Tracie who is expecting in June. She is having a baby boy, Jasper William! Our neighborhood is really close and often throws parties and showers for one another, so it is my kind of place! A few of my neighbors brought...

Does it get any better than this?!

Angela is a GENIUS! I made her raw cookie dough recipe that she has been raving about, and I am totally hooked! It really was the best cookie dough I have ever tasted ( I thought she was lying when she said that). Here is her recipe with my minor modification: Cookie...