Sweet Stuff Blog

Cookies for Santa! 'Tis the season for baking all the things!  I'll chalk this up to a success! Three different cookie recipes baked. Plates of goodies packed for the neighbors. I finally mastered my husband's fave, Cherry Mash (low and slow is the key, my friends). and I also semi-figured out how to make not-rock-hard Rice Krispie Treats!  It's funny, though. I keep coming back to my tried and true twist on chocolate chip cookies as my favorite holiday (or any day, really) treat! (I may or may not be snacking on said cookie right now... true story.) Chocolate Chip...

Y'all! I have some friends that can BAKE!  What's even better, sometimes I can encourage these friends to use Tasty Good Toffee in their recipes, and then I kindly ask them to share with me. (#yum!) These recipes are so good, I want everyone to enjoy. I plan to add lots of great recipes here over time, and I hope you all enjoy, and try them yourself. If you do, please let us know -- send a note, snap a pic and tag @TastyGoodToffee in your post, spread the word. The world could always use a little more Yum!  --- Up first,...

As my first son was trying new and diverse foods, I would encourage him by making yummy sounds, and asking, "Does that taste good? Is that tasty?"Soon, I started noticing that he would try a bite of something, and then look at me and say, "Mmm! That's Tasty Good!" Well, it stuck, and what a great name for a toffee business! 

This all started because of my sweet Grandma B, and her amazing baking and candy-making skills. Each Christmas, she would make all sorts of cookies and candies and everyone would devour them!  The one candy that seemed to be the most coveted by family and friends was her Almond Butter Crunch Toffee.  She probably made this for 50 or more Christmases.  Then, one year, after I had graduated from college and moved back to my hometown, Grandma mentioned that she wasn't going to make toffee that year. It had gotten to be too much.  So I grabbed a pan and...