Pound cake is comfort food for me.  It was the first dessert that I ever made, and it holds a really special place in my heart.  I spent countless Sundays covered in flour making pound cakes for my immediate and extended family.  Sometimes it was plain sour cream pound cake, other times it was vanilla pound […]

Blood orange season is here, y’all!  I was so excited when I walked into my local grocery store and saw these lovelies beaming up at me.  I grabbed about four of those produce bags and filled each one of them all the way up.  I’m sure the other shoppers thought I was crazy, but I […]

I don’t know about you, but chocolate chip cookies have the supernatural ability to take me to my happy place, or should I say places.  Like spending time in the kitchen with my mom and Grand.  Or dishing about guys with my college friends with a glass of wine in hand.  Or cuddling up on […]

Dear Nutella, I’m sorry.  I’m sorry that I brushed you off as just another fad.  That I treated you like an overrated version of peanut butter, which I detest very much.  That I walked past you in the grocery store and didn’t give you a second look.  Will you please forgive me?  Because I’m unequivocally […]

2014 is going to be here in two really short days and I want to get something off of my chest before the new year rolls in.   *Deep sigh* I’m not the biggest fan of cooked or baked fruit.  I can do without strawberry pie, or the raisins in bread pudding.  Sometimes, not all […]

As a born and raised Bahamian, I thrive off of warmth and sunshine. However, there are a few things about the cold winters of North Carolina that I’ve come to love – and naturally most all of them have to do with the popular flavors of the season. So while I’m not particularly thrilled about […]

Take out a pen and paper right now and take down this recipe. Or get ready to right click and save.  You need this recipe in your breakfast repertoire.   These pancakes are perfect for a super lazy Saturday when you never want to change out of your ratty old robe.   These pancakes are […]

The great Thanksgiving Dessert Debate:  Pumpkin vs Sweet Potato I think that deep down, I’ll always be a pumpkin pie girl.   My mom used to make amazing pumpkin pies every fall (if you call 85 degrees a real fall season), so they have a special place in my heart. Plus, I just devoured that […]

Y’all. It’s almost Thanksgiving!  Where did the time go? I shouldn’t be so worried though, because that gives me the excuse to create all sorts of pumpkin desserts.  I’m packing all of the pumpkin treats into the next couple weeks before the almighty Christmas season takes over and I’m forced to put up the pumpkin […]

“Winter is coming!” That’s the first thing that came to mind when I walked into my local Earth Fare and saw the pomegranates and cranberries. Right after that thought phrase into my head, it hit me…I still have a few months before my beloved Game of Thrones comes back. And right after that, I remembered The […]