What better way to welcome a new month than with some coffee cake. And some new pretties for the apartment.February is one of my favorite months.It doesn't hurt that it's my birthday month.The weather was a bit chilly on Saturday, but armed with Minecraft swords and a pick-ax we had a great time running around at the park.The coffee cake is a recipe from my mother-in-law. It's always a … [Read more...]

  Poor planning sometimes turns out in my favor.    I forgot to plan a dessert for our dinner guests on Saturday night. With less than an hour until they arrived I tore through my pantry in a panic, trying to see what ingredients I had on hand. I quickly realized I could make a Texas Sheet Cake in the time I had, but I only had dark chocolate cocoa and no regular … [Read more...]