These beautiful cupcakes made their debut on Mother's Day, and popped out again for an Afternoon Tea and Oils Party, I hosted a few weeks ago. Usually I make as much as possible homemade. Between church, schedule, and mom-ing, I did this one semi-homemade. Ingredients: 1 white cake box mix (NOT vanilla or yellow!) Purple… Continue reading Lavender Lemon Cupcakes
This easy dessert is also an easy crowd pleaser. It's sheer size is usually enough for a few "Oh wow!" remarks. Nobody has to know it only took 20 minutes to whip up! What you'll need: 1 large carton of heavy whipping cream 1 large box vanilla instant pudding and required milk 1 carton strawberries… Continue reading Patriotic Triffle
St. Patrick's Day might be one of my most favorite holidays. I'm fortunate that I have a family that loves history and genealogy. I am potato famine Irish and had family come to America in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Now that I’ve been to Ireland, my adoration for the holiday has grown…if that’s even possible!… Continue reading St. Patricks Day
When my brother graduated high school, he requested sugar cookies like you buy at the grocery store with that super sugary awesome frosting. Mom was going to buy them but OF COURSE I couldn't let that happen. In true Anna fashion I looked up about 8 different soft, fluffy sugar cookie recipes, looked at the… Continue reading Fluffy Sugar Cookies
My dad has this guilty pleasure- the frosted fruit bread from Shady Maple. It's pretty awesome. I was going to make this recipe as muffins, but we didn't have enough muffin papers sooo I changed my plans a bit and went for the full loaf. I am really missing my summer berries and decided to… Continue reading Frosted Strawberry Raspberry Bread
The Nurtured Bee 