Author: swooz

  • I saw this on Pinterest.com and thought this was pretty nifty. Apparently I’m late to the party as this recipe is all over the web. Never heard of it myself.  If you are not addicted to Pinterest then you must be sleeping very well. Myself- I’m a Pinterest addict. Sometimes I have to cut myself off…

  • If I had to pick an ethnic food as my favorite it would probably be Thai food. I love spicy, and I love the layers of flavor that Thai food has; spicy, sweet, and tangy. Near my workplace there is a Thai food restaurant; called Sweet Lime that has the MOST AMAZING Thai limeade. Ever. That limeade haunts me. I can’t…

  • Have you ever been to Montreal? It’s such a beautiful city. Quite a few years ago I went to a conference there for work. I have to admit; I ditched one of my classes about a quarter way into the lecture after my head was bobbing up and down and I could barely stand myself. I headed out…

  • When I was growing up my Grandmother had a designated “candy cupboard”. She had many kinds of candy in that cupboard. My Mother was not fond of that cupboard.-but that’s what Grandmothers do- give anxious little children all the naughty pleasures our hearts desire. {Just in case you needed reminding}.  It took my sister and I all…

  • What do you do when you have leftover pie dough? You can make mini pie tartelettes or mini pie pops. You can use store-bought jam or preserves or make your own. I had some leftover raspberry filling from a couple of weeks ago that I made for my mini cheesecakes and it worked out well. Here are two…

  • These scones are packed with orange flavor. There is triple flavor from orange zest, orange extract and candied orange peel. I had some candied orange peel that I wanted to use up so I got inspired to make scones with a true assertive flavor. If that were not enough I glazed them with orange icing. I really…