May Day Million Dollar Glazed Pound Cake

Glazed Million Dollar Pound Cake
Glazed Million Dollar Pound Cake

This cake is called a Million Dollar pound cake for a reason. It is amazingly rich, moist and buttery tasting. It’s also simple to make with an electric mixer and with very few ingredients, you probably have everything you need to make it right now.

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Popcorn and Cheese Sprinkles for Easter Gifts

Popcorn with Cheese Sprinkles Gifts
Popcorn with Cheese Sprinkles Gift

Popcorn and cheese sprinkle gifts are easy to make from ingredients you probably already have in your house. Package them up in vacuum-sealed bags and you can take them with you anywhere, or do like I did, and give them as gifts.

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DIY Faberge Eggs

DIY Easter Eggs
DIY Easter Eggs

DIY Faberge eggs are so easy to make and you can keep them for years to come. The picture above is my collection for three years.

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Easter Centerpieces You Can Make at Home

Easter Centerpieces
Easter Centerpieces

I think the best part about Easter is kids, and how much fun they can have. As some of you may know, I have been involved with a wonderful organization called Ascencia. I wanted to make them special centerpieces for their Easter breakfast, and I cooked breakfast as well.

We had a lot of fun making these little “nests”, as I got the children, including my dear Spane, to decorate plastic eggs in whatever fashion they desired. I had plenty of glitter glue, paint, sticky gems, and all we really needed to make Fabergé jealous.

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Carrot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Easter Carrot Cake
Easter Carrot Cake

I don’t know why I wait for Easter to make a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. I think it just seems appropriate for the rabbits of Easter to have a carrot cake treat. This is a really rich cake, not something for every day.

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Silk Tie Dyed Easter Eggs

silk tie dyed eggs
Silk tie dyed eggs were the star of my Easter table a few years ago, and I thought I should share again how to make them.  I still have some leftover ties, so that I will make new ones again. They are very easy to make and look stunning. It’s a great way to use up old silk ties, blouses, shirts, etc.

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Quick Warm Scones for a Breakfast Treat

Quick Warm Scones for a Breakfast Treat
Cranberry Orange Scones, Cheese Scones, Raisin Scones

Quick Warm Scones

I graduated from Immaculate Heart High School in Hollywood, California. So did Meghan Markle, now Duchess of Sussex. You know, when one of the girls gets married to Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex and the wedding is shown on live television, you have to get up at 4 o’clock in the morning to watch. That was the first time I made scones because I wanted something to celebrate and have with my winter forest tea.  I have always been biscuit challenged, they come out flat as a pancake.  It seems, however, that scones, which are in the biscuit family are not beyond me, and actually come out pretty good.

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