by Maryanne on May 29, 2012, 6 comments
Happy Birthday Cameron! 5th birthday is a big deal. It marks the beginning of kindergarten and the start of full day elementary school. It means more friends to play with and more questions to ask your parents when you come home.
by Maryanne on May 23, 2012, 6 comments
Can you believe I’ve never had a real strawberry shortcake? I’m not even really sure what a shortcake is. Is it supposed to be more like a biscuit, a cake, or somewhere in between? Does it fall into its own category? I tried looking it up on wikipedia but that was no help. While I [...]
by Maryanne on May 15, 2012, 3 comments
My 27th birthday is two months away and I’m feeling not so healthy. Maybe its time I stop eating ice cream everyday. Should I give away my Costco size stash of gummy bears and Sour Patch Kids? Am I too old to have Peanut Butter Captain Crunch cereal for breakfast? Okay, that may be a [...]
by Maryanne on May 13, 2012, 5 comments
The famous red velvet cake. I’m still not sure whether to categorize it as a chocolate cake or a yellow cake flavored with a hint of cocoa. Some people absolutely love it and others could care less about it. I fall into the latter category but I’m always willing to try new recipes to change [...]
by Maryanne on May 9, 2012, 19 comments
I’m sure many people can recall the smell of homemade pie coming from the kitchen. That wasn’t the case at my house growing up. While my mother is an excellent cook, most of the sweets she made at home were Filipino desserts. My first introduction to pies came from Marie Callendar’s and Polly’s Pies. Pies [...]