It’s Spring! Grocery stores are filling up with fresh, often locally-grown strawberries. My strawberry patch is beginning to flower, and soon I will be able to pick that wonderful…
Spring is here, and soon grocery stores and gardens (including my strawberry patch), will be full of strawberries. Time to celebrate this wonderful fruit with some amazing strawberry cake!…
Lavender Cookies with White Chocolate Chips and Lavender Icing
In my flower gardens, I often plant flowers for the color beside herbs for the smell. One of my favorite plants is French Lavender for both the flowers and…
Mango Cream Pie with Bananas and Caramel Sauce, with a Gluten-Free Option
For years, I never really cared for mangoes. To me, they weren’t very sweet, unless I baked them in something like my Mango, Coriander, and Almond Bread, in which…
What makes the greatest Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies? Cookies that are buttery rich, crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside, and loaded with that wonderful oatmeal flavor. And…
What makes the greatest Oatmeal Cookies? Cookies that are buttery rich, crisp on the outside, chewy on the inside, and loaded with that wonderful oatmeal flavor. And for an…
Lately I have been finding huge blueberries in the stores. Sadly, I have often found that “beautiful, large” fruit is all looks and no flavor, but these blueberries have…
At the Virginia Renaissance Faire, I often get asked if I have anything diabetic friendly. And people dealing with diabetes are delighted when I say, “Yes! I do have…
Crazy Chocolate Cake with a Vegan Option!
Crazy Cakes are amazingly delicious cakes that are made without eggs. They may or not include butter or milk, but all Crazy Cakes are made without eggs. In my…
Mini Meringues with Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, and Bourbon
Several years ago, I began exploring how to make a vegan Angel Food cake. Initially, I wasn’t successful, but my results showed that it should be possible. I just…