Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Abraham Lincoln The Gettysburg Address, 1863 God bless America.  Read More →

Check. it. out. That is one brightly colored cake! And today, I am going to share how to make it… This post is long overdue.  I first started thinking about birthday plans at the end of February when I completed my birthday wreath (which remains one of my most popular posts). But with four birthdays in five weeks, the launch of SNAP! and everyday life, it just didn’t get done… Anyway,... 

I simply love the look of dessert toppers, they are a wonderful addition to just about any yummy treat. Rather than the usual cupcake and topper, I wanted to try something a little bit different this Fourth of July… Welcome, the patriotic pinwheel and mini cheesecake. Yay! I know that there are probably a zillion pinwheel tutorials available, but the version I made was so simple (I already had... 

It’s hard to believe we are well into summer… I blame it on the weather (it has been unusually wet and cold here in Utah) and the fact that I have not had a seasonal wreath on my door since March 1 (when I took down the Valentine’s Day wreath). Anyway…I absolutely love the Fourth of July. It is seriously one of my favorite holidays. Follows right after Christmas for me (confession:... 

Do you have a Valentine’s Day tradition? When I was a kids, my parents used to leave little gifts and love notes out on the porch. We received candies, posters, videos. I remember one year cupid left me The Neverending Story. Remember that movie? Loved it. And, yes, I was a strange child that believed anything fantasy. Ahhh, but I digress…For whatever reason, that tradition isn’t... 

You’ve probably heard of the Bible Belt, maybe the Sun Belt, but have you heard of the Jell-O Belt? Well folks, I live in Utah – smack dab in the middle of the Jell-O Belt. We take Jell-O very seriously ’round these parts.  We eat our Jell-O plain, with fruit, carrots, whip cream and we eat more of it than any other state in the nation. In 2001, the state legislature even named...