How Sweet It Is

When trying to grocery shop on a budget, it is probably not wise to buy a $12 bag of pistachios. That is why I married a guy who is good with numbers. But it still didn’t stop me from buying the pistachios. I barely put a dent in the bag when I used them for [...]

Growing up, pancakes were always a staple in our house. My dad would make them on Saturday or Sunday, continuing the tradition from when his grandmother would make him a short stack. Luckily, I married a man that can also make some superb pancakes. However, everyone tries to test me and ask ‘who makes better [...]

Mother Lovett was famous for her coconut cream pie. I was famous for eating it. Since I have barely mastered her pie crust recipe, I have yet to make a coconut cream pie. In that case, I made the next best thing – coconut cream cupcakes! I love coconut. I will happily eat it in anything. [...]

Please update your google reader! http://feeds.feedburner.com/howsweeteats/smSp Mother Lovett made a lot of cakes. In fact, if you haven’t read her entire story yet, you wouldn’t know that she had a heart attack while hand-mixing cake batter. It began her demise, but once in the hospital, she was simply concerned with how dirty her kitchen still [...]

These here are a tradition of Mother Lovett’s. I have to admit when I pulled my first batch out of the oven, I smelled her. And no, I’m not talking about her constant release of gas with every step she took. But have you ever seen someone walk and pass gas at the same time [...]