Whether it’s tea for two or a few, an assortment of small bites and sweet treats make any tea party extra special. This menu was carefully created for my dear friend Maddie’s birthday using some of her favorite flavors - vanilla, coconut and strawberry.

Although not native to North America, lavender and lilacs are two commonly recognized Easter related flowers. Lavender, pruned in early Spring, symbolizes purity, grace and calmness, a perfect choice to incorporate into this year’s Easter gathering.

Cheers, lads and lassies, to a favorite day o' mine...one with no restriction on food and alcohol consumption! This Italian girl might not have been born Irish, but is always up for a good paddy!

Shake your kitchen shamrock with these magically delicious treats that go above and beyond the typical corned beef and green beer.

Tips, tricks and recipes to put together an easy and elegant Spring brunch. And as you might have guessed it, my theme and color is pink!

Stop and smell the roses - it’s almost Valentine’s Day! Rose is the quintessential symbol of love, so why not add a little rose to your day and share it all around. From the Pretty in Pink Rose Martini to the Love at First Bite Chocolate Cake, you can entertain your loved ones with some fun treats made from the heart.

When your birthday lands on Christmas Eve, you can ask for just about anything your heart desires. My father's only request was simple enough, almond cake. Sugared berries were the inspiration to a festive homemade Christmas themed birthday celebration.

Sugar and spice, and everything nice. Treat your loved ones to Star Bread, filled with your heart's delight. Perfect for Christmas morning, or gifted with love. Just as impressive as two turtle doves.

My favorite part of Thanksgiving is time spent around the table. And all the better with some seriously tasty food to bring us all together. This year was far from traditional, but it was the perfect host to throw the playbook out the window.

If the lack of ghouls and goblins at your doorstep is getting you down this year, you might as well create your own Halloween spirit. Add a little orange and black magic and watch your spirits fly. Here are the tricks to these treats.

Gone are the days of watermelon and rosé. Like it or not, it's officially pumpkin spiced everything season. And as you might have guessed it - I'm all in. It could not have been a more perfect October weekend to enjoy an assortment of colorful autumn flavors to savor.

Key Limes are aromatic and juicy with a stronger, more complex acidic flavor than Persian limes. They are best know in the Florida Keys for their use as a flavor ingredient in Key Lime Pie.

It felt like just yesterday Mark and I were throwing his daughter, Alyssa, her Sweet 16 Surf Birthday Bash. It’s hard to believe another year had flown by and it was time to plan how to make her day special again.

Father’s Day had always been celebrated with a large gathering at my Aunt and Uncle's house full of family members and friends from near and far, many of which I would only see once a year.

This week, we finally had a change of scenery as we traveled to Florida to pack up our old home and prepared to move into a new one. I wasn't about to let the opportunity pass by without using the abundant delicious citrus we had on hand.

It was a watermelon everything kinda weekend! The pool is open, and the kids are enjoying some sunshine and time together outside. Summer is officially in full swing.

There is so much to love about Memorial Day weekend – the long-awaited unofficial start to summer, the plethora of food at family BBQs, the extra day off from work, but most importantly seeing those beautifully bright red, white, and blues.

You can spend hours online searching for the perfect gift for Mom for Mother's Day, but nothing is more meaningful than delivering something homemade to her doorstep in person.

Birthdays are my favorite days to host a dinner, a lot less stressful than a holiday but with no shortage of thought and effort involved.

Love and joy are abundant in the Easter season, and so is the work put into making it memorable!