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


