Spring is here, flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing...  and I made a cocktail recipe inspired by the sights and scents of springtime to welcome the season.

I love my girls, and I love the activities that they've chosen--soccer, gymnastics, Irish dancing, book club, music, Girl Scouts--but it does keep us awfully busy. I'm always looking for fast, easy, healthy meals that don't take much prep time, so we can get to the table quickly when we get home.

This easy, oven-roasted Prosciutto wrapped asparagus appetizer is perfect for any spring event, like Easter dinner.

Chocolate raspberry truffles are a decadent, romantic, luxurious dessert--but also incredibly easy to make.  This recipe for chocolate raspberry truffles has only a few basic ingredients but the flavor is spectacular; it's the perfect easy chocolate to make for your sweetheart this Valentine's day.  

I miss living in a green place--a place with defined seasons.  Sure, the Arizona desert has its own beauty, but I miss the lushness of fresh green life bursting forth in the spring.  Forsythia, and lilacs, and apple trees in full blossom.  

Easy recipe for making absolutely amazing and decadent German Chocolate filled ice cream sandwiches.

I found this adorable galvanized metal watering can floral container recently at my local craft store, and knew I wanted it for a springy Easter flower arrangement.

I'm not usually much of a fan of icing, but I have to admit that I absolutely LOVE the frosting/filling on German chocolate cake.  That gooey, caramely, coconut pecan mixture is absolutely amazing.  So why did it take me so long to think of using the German chocolate cake frosting as a filling to make German chocolate candies? 

Looking for an easy way to make your salad for Easter dinner something truly special?  Try adding some edible flowers.

This orange bundt cake is absolutely magical!  It's full of so much fresh orange flavor, so moist, and so delicious, that you'll never look for another orange cake recipe again.