Hot weather’s coming. I’m ready for it. I’m tired of the cool, rainy spring we’ve had. I’m planning ahead for all the fun things I’m going to do in the hot sunshine of the summer days that will soon be here! Antique shopping. Hammock testing. Barbecuing. Working on the Sailboat. Iced Tea Sipping. You can see, I’ve got a list going already! When the temperatures go higher and I’m looking for a cool dessert, I [...]

Hi everyone! I’m so excited today.  Not only is this my very first post as a Culinary.net contributing writer, but I made fudge.  Not any ordinary type of fudge. Cake Batter Fudge. Yes. The ooey, gooey, sweet, sinful taste of yellow cake batter in fudge form.  Chocolate fudge…. you’ve met your competition. Raise your hand if you’re guilty for licking that giant wooden spoon after mixing up some cake batter. C’mon. You know you do [...]

This quick and easy cake has been in our family for many years, since both my grandmothers made it. It is one of the best summertime snack cakes I can remember from childhood on the farm in Central Michigan. I have dressed it up with cream cheese frosting, while Grandma’s used powdered sugar for a topping. Enjoy! Bavarian Spice Cake Yield: 9 servings 1 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup [...]

Spring seems to be having an identity crisis. For the past month, temperatures across the country have been feeling a lot like early summer — 80 degrees in Chicago?! — but a trip to my local farmers market doesn’t match up. Weaving through the aisles of produce stands reveals spring’s typical bounty of oranges, artichokes, asparagus and even strawberries, but there’s not a hint of a summer’s harvest. Mother Nature has pulled a cruel bait [...]

For my first post, I decided to share a recipe that is very old. I remember making it as a teenager and that is almost 50 years ago. Ha… I told you it was old. $100 Chocolate Cake is the original name, but I think with inflation that name should be changed to what…… $1,000 Cake, $10,000 Cake or maybe $1,000,000 Cake? To keep with tradition, I will use the $100 Chocolate Cake name. A [...]