Winter is finally over and the days are getting longer, everything is growing and we are starting to enjoy the warmer weather. This is my absolute favorite time of year. I get to put my garden in and watch everything start growing. The kids are able to run around the...

A few nights ago I decided to experiment with the candy thermometer for the first time. I settled on trying chocolate fudge as it seemed fairly simple and a good jumping off point into confectioneries. So I skimmed a few different recipes in some of the old books that I have,...

One of my favorite things to have when I am getting take out with friends is vegetable tempura, it is fast, yummy, and can be made with lots of different vegetables so there is some variety. I also recently found out that it is not necessarily vegan, as depending on...

Vegan chocolate chip cookies!!!! OH yeah!!! Playing outside on a cool fall day, coming into the house to delicious smells, biting into still warm gooey chocolaty goodness. Chocolate chip cookies are one of the fond memories of my childhood, and I would expect the childhood of many other people out there....

Scones have a special place in my heart. I was in my early 20’s and was down to my last $50 or so. My rent was paid, but I was unemployed and had no immediate prospects, and lets be honest not a great deal of motivation in those days. So...