Here in California we can get strawberries pretty much year round but they are definitely best in the summer. We go through a lot of strawberries in this house. Uh-lot! One of our favorite summertime desserts growing up was dipping strawberries in a mix of sour cream and brown sugar. It's actually really good. When Wayfair asked me to be a part of their Cake Off I knew that I would have to combine two things my kids love...strawberries and lemon. Also, since May is National Strawberry Month it just seemed like the perfect time to make my Strawberry Lemonade Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Enjoy! ... [Read More]
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Recipe: Angel Pie
In planning this last minute Memorial Day party I knew I had to come up with a quick dessert and could have gone with my tried and true brownies but what's the fun in that? In flipping through my family recipe book I found Angel Pie. Angel Pie is one of those things I remember from childhood. My mom used to belong to a ladies' club in Los Angeles called the Ebell which is an educational and philanthropic organization founded by women in 1894. The building itself is beautiful and is featured in more movies than I can recall. Some of my fondest memories are centered around the Ebell and the holiday activities. One in particular was the Father Daughter snowball dance at Christmastime. All of the little girls went up to the balcony and threw snowballs ... [Read More]
