Remember those hummingbird cupcakes I made?  Well, I couldn’t quite get the flavor of pineapple, coconut, banana and cinnamon out of my head.  After several mornings of oatmeal topped with dried pineapple, toasted coconut and cinnamon, I had an epiphany:  breakfast pancakes that taste like hummingbird cake! My sweet friend Rachel of Rachel Cooks is [Click to Continue Reading...]

By now, you were probably hoping that I would have some things to say about our new home state of Kansas.  The truth is, I really don’t.  Some days, I absolutely love it (the weather is pretty similar to northern California), but other days I struggle with the fact that everything is new.  I can’t go into [Click to Continue Reading...]

Y’all trust me when it comes to desserts, right?  I thought so. So, believe me when I say that pineapple + buttery bread crumbs + cheddar cheese is delicious. I found this little gem of a recipe in my Mom’s recipe collection. My Mom is a little uneasy sharing recipes with me.  Maybe it’s because [Click to Continue Reading...]

Next up in the Breakfast in Bed For Two series is a delicious, rich and indulgent smoothie.  By delicious, I mean rum.  By rich, I mean rum.  And by indulgent, I mean rum.  All before noon. I always try to take care of you health nuts out there.  Last year, I made y’all mulled wine [Click to Continue Reading...]

No, I did not name this recipe.  It’s an old Southern recipe that consists of moist yellow cake soaked in pineapple syrup, topped with whipped cream and coconut.  I updated the recipe to include rum, and I used coconut oil because I think the extra coconut flavor makes this better than better than sex cake.  If you’re [Click to Continue Reading...]

This is my birthday cake of choice.  Hold the chocolate cake for me—all I need is fruit cooked in syrupy brown sugar.