Author: swooz

  • When I was a little girl my Mom used to make this cake. Busy Moms listen up. This is your saving grace when someone tells you need to bring something to a potluck. You can whip this thing out in no time. Two main things are key to this cake; sour cream and an angel…

  • Which type of coconut person are you? Are you a COCONUT LOVER or not? I know when it comes to coconut people seem to really love it or not…. Guess which one I am? Yep, COCONUT LOVER. I’m kookoo for coconut. My favorite popsicle or ice pop is coconut cream. My Mom was a tupperware lady when I…

  • Why do carrots get such a bad rap?  Carrots are cool; just ask Bugs Bunny. Matter of fact, tre cool! Carrots are healthy. Carrots are full of beta carotine. Carrots help make the most amazing cake! Everytime I make this cake people tell me its the best carrot cake they’ve ever had; and quite frankly I agree.…

  • A word about baking substitutions. Baking is as we all know,  a science and sometimes you can “fool” a recipe by substituting another ingredient in the recipe if you don’t have one. Below are a few common substitutions you can do instead of running to the store if you are hard pressed for time. I…

  • I’ve really come to love the taste of green tea in baking. You have to be careful with the amount of green tea when it comes to baking. Too much of a good thing and you’ve crossed over into weird taste territory. Starbucks has a green tea frappe with blackberry drizzle and this was my inspiration for…

  • In the late summer of 1998 I moved to San Francisco from New Mexico. I had been living in the “Land of Enchantment” for a short time when I was a traveling Nurse. I still remember the long drive through the central valley of California on my way to San Francisco and seeing all the fresh…