If you're from Chicago, or have visited this most fantastic city, odds are good that you've eaten at Bandera restaurant on Michigan Avenue. (And if you are from Chicago and you have not eaten at Bandera, go! It's a.maz.ing and you will have a wonderful time in the city, as … [Read more...]
Deliciously Easy Homemade Chocolate Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
I will be honest- I have not baked cupcakes in YEARS. I feel like I used to make cakes and cupcakes all the time, but then my oldest daughter went to culinary school and had a small, home-based bakery business. Of course I started ordering cakes and desserts from her as soon as … [Read more...]
Sweet and Easy Strawberry Muffins with Streusel Crumb Topping
It is summertime in western Michigan and where I live, out in the country, the strawberry crops are ready to be picked. Although my family came to this area for decades before my husband and I moved here last year, I had never been strawberry picking! As I was driving to town I … [Read more...]
