Posted on July 30, 2013 by Susan
Tia’s Treat of the Week officially ended last year. That doesn’t mean she stopped making killer treats for her team. This is one of those concoctions. The idea came from Pinterest. That’s a given since Pinterest is the place where all food is turned into other food. I think the whole Pinterest thing is based on …
Posted on May 30, 2013 by Susan
There’s no denying Pinterest’s awesome power. Tia picked up many recipes on there to supply her Treat of the Week challenge last year. There’s no denying there have been lots of hits and some misses in searching through the oodles of images. One trend I see the most in Pinterest, and the one I find the …
Posted on November 8, 2012 by Susan
Thanksgiving means pie. Don’t try to deny it. You’re guests are expecting pumpkin and probably apple. How can you surprise them with something different, but sticking to traditions? Make it individual. Tia made this little goodie as a Treat of the Week and vowed to never do it again. It’s a popular post 0n Pinterest and …
Posted on August 27, 2012 by Susan
Fall is just around the corner and will bring the harvest fruits with it. Some people will have the opportunity to pick a bunch right off the tree and then end up with tons of apples they aren’t sure what do with. Applesauce is the staple for these situations, but then you are back to …
Posted on August 6, 2012 by Susan
When Tia said she was going to make a gingerbread cupcake, I sneered. I scoffed. I huffed and said “Who likes gingerbread? I mean you’re forced to at Christmas time, but why would someone choose to eat it?” Boy, was I wrong. People couldn’t get enough of it. People who usually pass up sweets and …
Posted on July 30, 2012 by Susan
It’s peanut butter, white chocolate, marshmallows, and mini-chocolate chips. All that AND it’s super easy to fix. What’s not to like? Here’s the site where Tia got the recipe. It walks you through every step. You can do it! Rating: Easy Delish! Tia’s Note: These were so good and super easy!
Posted on July 23, 2012 by Susan
The official name to this is the Ultimate Pretzel Crusted Peanut Butter Cookie Candy Brownie Bars. Seriously? How is anyone supposed to wait around for you to get out the title before you dive into this awesome brownie? So, I changed the name. Yeah, I did it just like that. With all the ingredients being …
Posted on July 9, 2012 by Susan
It should be a crime to use lemons for anything but Lemondrop martinis. Okay, maybe that’s a little drastic. If you do end up having tons of lemons you aren’t sure what to do with them, here is a great, easy, summer recipe. These lemon bars are a fabulous combination of tart and sweet. They have …
Posted on July 3, 2012 by Susan
This is a perfect treat for a 4th of July morning. And it’s super good, too! I’m not a big fan of the blueberry muffin, but this cake is so much more. The cake is moist, light and a nice ratio of blueberries to cake. The crust on top has a crunch and a beautiful brown color. The …
Posted on June 4, 2012 by Susan
For a few minutes, we saw a flash of spring. There was warm sun beating down on our skin and even the whim of wearing shorts. In this quick spurt there was enough time for strawberries to grow and the local strawberry stand to open. To welcome this change of the season, Tia wanted to …
Posted on May 27, 2012 by Susan
I know the site has been a little delayed lately. Don’t worry. Tia is still cranking out her weekly’s. It’s the fault of the blogger they have not made their way to the web. I’m currently in the works to correcting this problem. Here is a decadent one to keep you on a sugar high …
Posted on May 6, 2012 by Susan
The snickerdoodle is a classic cookie. Funny part is the fact I’d never really had a snickerdoodle before meeting Tia. She introduced me (and my daughter) to the world of a soft sugar cookie rolled in a cinnamon/sugar coating. The concept sounds so simple, but as we’ve discovered through several tastings of snickerdoodles all over …
Posted on April 21, 2012 by Susan
From the moment I saw the creation of Rainbow Cake I’ve been gushing, “We must make this.” Tia answered the call before I had a chance. It didn’t mean I was out of the loop. In fact, we had many conversations about it before it was created. But Tia did all the heavy lifting to …
Posted on April 14, 2012 by Susan
There is something about April that reminds me of lemons. Maybe it’s the matching yellow from the rough skin of the fruit to what it supposed to be the sun shining in the sky. Or maybe it’s the fresh citrus smell to match the blooming tulips. It may even be the hope there will be …
Posted on April 7, 2012 by Susan
When a banana passes that day where you want to eat it straight out of the peel, it turns into something delicious. Sure, there’s no possible way you are going to eat it as a mushy mess and unless you have a baby in the house, no one else will either. Bakers all over the …
Posted on March 31, 2012 by Susan
Even though I’m late in getting the treat to you, it wasn’t because Tia didn’t do it. She’s kept up with her treat of the week and it is I who has delayed in getting it to you. After doing breads and bars, Tia wanted to mix it up with something different. It was the …
Posted on March 22, 2012 by Susan
We’ve been buried under grey clouds and rain for far too long. Last week it even snowed. To fight away the dreaded winter blues, Tia showed up with a tropical quick bread. Right from the start, the cheery yellow color brightened the room (and day). The texture was typical of a quick bread with a …
Posted on March 13, 2012 by Susan
Like millions of other women out there, Tia and I are addicted to Pinterest. It’s a hotbed for pinning different ideas and brainstorming our own twists on them. One of our baking differences is Tia is traditional about following a recipe while I don’t sweat the details. And at different times, we both are left scratching …
Posted on March 5, 2012 by Susan
Tia and I both have “real” jobs. The dreaded “day job.” But we really don’t dread it that much because we work together and talk about baking a lot. We have the same job of being supervisors over a staff of 14 each. Part of our job involves making sure our staff knows how much we …
