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Picnic Series #2 — Lemon Tea Cookies
It’s Lemon Tea Cookies Time!☕🍋 For the second installment of our picnic series, we are baking cookies! Lemon Tea Cookies to be exact. Lemon and springtime go together like cookies and picnics. So let’s get started. This is a simple recipe you and your children can whip up at a moment’s notice when the urge…



Puppies and Piña Coladas … and Picnics!
Banana Pudding is the Perfect Picnic Dessert🍌 Even though spring has taken its time bringing the warmer weather around, this time of year makes summer just around the corner. When I think of summer, I think of outdoors. Cookouts for the upcoming Memorial holiday weekend will be popular. When my girls were little, we enjoyed…



The Best Gaston County Mexican Restaurant Just Opened
Looking for a delicious Gaston County Mexican Restaurant? I have been looking for the best Mexican food in Gaston county and surrounding areas for a long time. While there are a few great options, I believe I have found my new favorite. In late 2017, Viva Tequis opened and my husband and I finally got a…



Fried Apple Butter Tarts Recipe
Make Use of Apple Butter in the Cabinet! Did you pick up some apple butter at an Apple festival or other festival recently? If you are like me, you likely have more butters and jellies than you can use quickly. All the varieties of apple butter are just too tempting to pass up! If you need…



Pineapple Upside Down Cake — A Welcome to Spring!
Welcome Spring with Pineapple Upside Down Cake Nothing says welcome to warmer spring days as a light dessert like the one I am baking today. This has always been my traditional Easter dessert and is loved by all. The pineapple against the sweet brown sugar will wake your taste buds up from their winter doldrums…



A treat that will make your Valentine go “YumYum!”
With Valentine’s just one day away, you may have waited too long to order that special someone something sweet. If so, then this recipe is just for you. Cherry Yum Yum is a quick, easy dish that can be whipped up in minutes. First, spray a 9X13 dish with non-stick spray. For the crust, mix…











