This Strawberries and Cream Pretzel Crust Pie is fantastic! This is a drool worthy dessert full of wonderful textures and flavors. Pillowy soft cream cheese compliments the sweet strawberries and is finished off with a salty crunch from the pretzel crust—do not pass this Strawberries and Cream Pretzel Crust Pie up! It really is so …
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I held this British Afternoon Tea for my wonderful sister-in-law, Jessica. This was a baby shower to celebrate Jessica’s pregnancy and subsequent birth of her first baby girl. I chose a British Afternoon Tea theme because I love watching movies, videos, novels and reading about England—especially during the Victorian Era. A popular blog post of …
Below you will see how my daughter and I made this Just Add Magic Last Ditch Layer Cake—Easy Version. While this cake looks authentic, I made a few changes to make it much easier and inexpensive to make than what the show Just Add Magic depicts. The show’s recipe for this cake requires hard-to-find extracts …
The steps below will demonstrate How to Make a Victorian Tea Stand Out of Porcelain Plates. I threw an Authentic Victorian Tea Party baby shower for my awesome sister-in-law. I love the Victorian Era and watching TV shows and movies during this time period. So when planning the baby shower, I knew I wanted to …
This Authentic German Rouladen and Gravy Recipe is absolutely delicious! When I was living in Germany, I met a woman named Irmgard Schröder. She was about my grandmother’s age when we met and we got along very well. Eventually Irmgard became such a good friend, that I considered her my German Oma or German grandmother. …
This Pear Avocado Salad with Feta Cheese is one of my most favorite salads ever! It is so good that I actually get cravings for it! This salad has a genius mixture of flavors that range from tangy to sweet to salty, and it is full of textures: smooth, crisp, crunchy, and juicy. This pear …
A lot of people love this Delicious Beef Stew. One day an old coworker of mine saw me eating it for lunch and commented that it looked like the stew her grandma used to make. The next day I brought her some. She loved it! She was very happy to finally find a stew that …
My daughter requested an ice cream cake for her birthday. So, I made her this Snickers Ice Cream Cake and it was delicious! I thought I’d share it here so others can enjoy the deliciousness as well. This Snickers Ice Cream Cake was super easy to put together, it took about 10 minutes is all. …
My mom grows concord grapes in her backyard. Growing up we would juice them together each year. She would then make a few dozen batches of delicious grape jelly from her homemade grape juice (post here). This is my favorite jelly! It is so flavorful, sweet, and delicious! It is easy and quick to make, especially considering the …
My mom has been an avid concord Grape grower for 30 or so years. She has many beautiful vines that produce a lot of grapes each fall. I guess playing classical music to them on occasion does work! And yes she really has tried that. Each October we pick the grapes and juice them. Then, throughout the …
Banana bread has always been a favorite of mine. Today I made Banana Bread muffins because I was short on time, and they bake about 25 minutes faster. They are also easier to divvy out if you are gifting them to multiple neighbors (which I’m planning to do) than a loaf of bread would be. I …