Homemade Pop-Tarts
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch
Ever since I made the happy discovery that I can eat nutella, a whole new world has opened up to me. From nutella on a lightly toasted bagel, to nutella cookies, to my latest obsession, these homemade Pop-Tarts. I grew up eating Pop-Tarts; as a kid, they were the perfect portable breakfast or snack. Even [...]
Tags: pastry
Cherry Crisp
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Remember those cherries I mentioned that I wanted to get out of my freezer? Well, this is where they all went. One of my favorite things to make with fresh fruit is a simple crisp or crumble like this, and these cherries were no exception. I have a hard time resisting sweet fruit with a [...]
Tags: cherry
Nutella Cookies with Sea Salt
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
I’ve never in my life tried nutella until a couple weeks ago. I was talking to Katie, a good food blogging friend of mine, about food allergies because her son has a severe peanut allergy like I do. She mentioned that he could have nutella, which intrigued me…somehow, I never knew that nutella is processed [...]
Tags: chocolate, cookie, nutella
Earth Day Virtual Picnic – Apple Hand Pies
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Happy Earth Day! Today, in the spirit of the Nature Conservancy’s Picnic for the Planet, I’m linking up with some fabulous fellow food bloggers to celebrate the day with a virtual picnic. We’re all bringing something different, whether it be a side dish, snack, dessert or drink, so be sure to check out all of [...]
Grapefruit Cherry Marmalade
Posted by Tracy | Filed under canning
The busiest time of the year for canning is almost upon us, and I couldn’t be more excited! Even though we’re still a few months away from berries being in season here in upstate NY, which I love to use to make jams and jellies, the local markets are already beginning to carry a larger [...]
Tags: canning, grapefruit
Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake Bars
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
Lately, I’ve been really in the mood for light, fruity desserts. With fresh fruit still not in season around here though, I’ve been turning to my pantry of jams, jellies, and marmalades that I canned last year. So when I came across this recipe from Gina of skinnytaste.com, I couldn’t wait to give it a [...]
Tags: cheesecake, strawberry
The Whole Family Cookbook Giveaway Winner!
Posted by Tracy | Filed under blog
Congratulations to lucky number 141 – G! Please contact me at prizes [at] sugarcrafter [dot] net with your full name and mailing address so that the publisher can get your copy of The Whole Family Cookbook out to you as soon as possible! And, a huge thank you to everyone who entered – I had so [...]
Tags: reviews & giveaways

