Category: Family

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

I tried a chocolate zucchini cake today.  I felt like baking again  This one I dusted with confectioner’s sugar – it looks so good and is so easy!  I loved it.  My husband… not so much.  Never met a chocolate cake he didn’t like… unless there’s zucchini in it.  It’s really moist and tender with [...]


Red Velvet Cake

My brother and his fiancee were here for the weekend!  I had such a good time  They shared in the strawberry cake and liked it!  They still have no idea what kind of cake they want their wedding cake to be.  I think the chocolate, strawberry and vanilla might go out the window.  I know [...]


Strawberry Cake 2

Well, that ugly strawberry cake was a hit!  My in-laws and my husband loved it!  It worked so well with lemon buttercream icing and whipped cream with fresh strawberry filling.  Yum!  I can’t be over-filling it the next time though.  The darned thing fell all to pieces and didn’t serve very pretty when we cut [...]


Will’s Race

My Will rand his first ever 5k race today!  I’m so very proud of him!  He took up running last September and has been heading out 5-6 days per week, every week   He ran with his company as part of a team – they were all there to cheer him on as he finished!  [...]


Cookies!

I baked oatmeal cookies this weekend at my parents’ request: “Oatmeal cookies would be nice!!”  These cookies I have made for all occasions – especially when family visits   I’m glad I get that kind of reaction from my baking! The visit was so nice.  Weather was good for Easter weekend and I had my [...]