My favorite summertime dessert has always been strawberry shortcake. Simple, not too heavy or overly sweet—perfect for bbqs and Fourth of July! Here I’ll show you three ways to make strawberry shortcake using my cream cheese pound cake. Recipe for that at the end of the post!     Grilled Strawberry Shortcake Give your shortcake […]

I’ve always been a picnic enthusiast. It’s hard to explain…but something extraordinary happens when you pack some delicious food and drink to enjoy in beautiful or unexpected places. Planning picnics has always been one of my favorite things to do—I get to combine my love of food with styling and staging. Through my business Sweet […]

This year, fall seemed to be even better than I remembered—unusually warm temps and mild weather, gorgeous changing colors of leaves, and LOTS of delicious apples from the orchard.  Erika Mattingly Photography met me at Garwood Orchards in my hometown of LaPorte, Indiana for an afternoon of apple picking…and my dear Mama (and baking partner-in-crime) came […]