Can you get more American than Peaches and Pound Cake?
I first off want to say a warm-hearted Happy Independence Day to my followers here in America. We live in a great Nation, and I swell with pride thinking that I belong here. Even more so…an...
View ArticleDo failures actually exist in the kitchen???
Don’t be fooled by the pretty pictures, and the yummy recipes I put up on the site. I am a normal person, that has the occasional failure in the kitchen. But, are they ever really failures? Or, are...
View ArticleWill Cook for Foo: Week 9 – Monkeying around with Monkey Bread
Innocence…Do you remember what that is? Do you remember the feeling that innocence brought you back in the day? The feeling of an easier time, less responsibilities, less issues, less worries, less...
View ArticleHappy One Year to The Onyx Plate! Masterchef…say whaaaaaaaaaat???
November 13, 2010, began my journey. A few months before that date, I had found myself needing something more, not feeling that passion I once had in life. I discovered something that I was pretty...
View ArticleMagically Delicious! AVOCADO SPICE MINI CUPCAKES WITH AVOCADO CREAM CHEESE...
Sometimes we just need to write to keep our minds off of things…so I write to you this morning. *smiles* If you have been following my posts on the Facebook page (which you all should be *smiles*…So...
View ArticleFit for a Mardi Gras King….Cake.
I have a super good friend of mine that is in love with everything Mardi Gras, and I know she looks forward to it every year. Well, this year, I decided to try my hand at a King Cake. I also knew that...
View ArticleIt’s time we had a talk…about Sticky Toffee Pudding and an English Pub named...
di·et/ˈdī-it/ Verb: Restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight: “it is difficult to diet in a house full of cupcakes”. Now that you know the definition of using...
View ArticleLemon Chess Pie – A Southern Favorite
On December 18, 2013, Maw-Maw left us. I wrote the below post on October 12, 2011. In 2005, she made quite a few of us a copy of her cookbook that I still am happy to have in my kitchen. She would...
View ArticleSundays with Friends: Buttercream Dream Icing
If you've been looking for a fool proof icing for birthday cakes (or just for leisurely consumption, no judgement here), this is your icing. My mom has been making amazingly beautiful cakes for as...
View ArticleThin Mint Cookies – Keto Style
I miss the good ol’ days. The days when I’d be sitting on the couch while Mom or Maw-Maw would cook. The dishes they were cooking always smelled so heavenly. The ingredients list always seemed short...
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