baking · desserts

Five sweet ideas for Mother’s Day treats

So, you don’t know exactly what to get your mom for Mother’s Day? I can tell you. Unless she’s told you something specific that she would like to have (you’ve been paying attention, haven’t you?) I can tell you right now what she wants. First, she wants to be told that she is loved. Not… Continue reading Five sweet ideas for Mother’s Day treats

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Mama Steph’s banana-peach breakfast bread

I’ve been craving peaches lately. Fresh, warm from the sun, sweet peaches. Soft with ripeness and velvet-y fuzz. The scent when you hold this kind of peach to your nose is sweet and fragrant, and when you bite into one, the juice drips down your chin if it’s a really good one. But it’s May,… Continue reading Mama Steph’s banana-peach breakfast bread

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Express Your Love For Mom In The Kitchen This Weekend!

Around Mother’s Day, I often tend to get sentimental and misty-eyed.  I’ve shared with you here in the past that my mom passed away suddenly in 2003. She is so greatly missed, still, and always will be.  Some of you know how that is, too, having lost someone so close to you.  Instead of feeling… Continue reading Express Your Love For Mom In The Kitchen This Weekend!

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Sweet & Simple Jam Tartlets for Mom (or for you!)

Mother’s Day is coming up  in a few days, and I know everyone is scampering (at least mentally) to figure out what gift they should get mom for her special day.  Keep in mind that most of us moms are thrilled to have something handmade from their children, whether they’re big or small.  Knowing that… Continue reading Sweet & Simple Jam Tartlets for Mom (or for you!)

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Raspberry-Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake For Your Sweet Mom

My mother is a poem I’ll never be able to write, though everything I write is a poem to my mother. ~Sharon Doubiago I love the sentiment behind Mother’s Day; a day set aside to tell your mom that you love and appreciate her, or if she’s no longer with you, to reflect on your… Continue reading Raspberry-Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake For Your Sweet Mom