IRRESISTIBLE RECIPES USING LAVENDER AND VIOLET

Besides rose water, lavender happens to be another personal favorite ingredient to use when baking or making a tea latte. Another floral ingredient that I haven’t tried but would like to is violet. The floral aroma of both lavender and violet is amazing and its fragrance is bursting with a distinctive flavor that you feel like…

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IT DOESN’T GET SWEETER THAN THIS…NOTHING BUNDT CAKES

If you follow my blog, than you may recall that over this past weekend, we had our very good friends visiting us from out of town. They drove down in their souped-up RV all the way from Texas and we were gifted with a dessert from Nothing Bundt Cakes. We didn’t eat it right away…

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VALENTINE’S MARSHMALLOW TREATS – DIPPED IN WHITE & DARK CHOCOLATE

Serve up something sweet this Valentine’s holiday! These Valentine’s marshmallow treats are popular with kids and adults alike. To make these, I used pink striped paper straws, cut them in half and inserted the cut straw in the middle of each marshmallow. Whatever your preference, melt your favorite chocolate bar and simply dip and swirl your marshmallow inside…

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Dessert Recipe: ARROZ CON DULCE {Sweet Rice Pudding}

As a latina, there are traditional Puerto Rican foods and beverages that I grew up having every Christmas holiday with my family. A few years back, I posted about “Coquito” (our version of an Egg Nog). You can find that cocktail recipe, here. When it comes to desserts, one of the desserts primarly made during the holidays is Arroz Con…

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