Kiss me. I made Irish cupcakes.
I’m not Irish. Not even on St. Patty’s Day. Maybe it’s because I’ve never developed a taste for Guinness. (Although Baileys is a totally different story.) But Guinness in my cupcakes? That I like. And...
View Article{ Bake & Bitch: Part 1 } Almond Biscotti.
{ Our usual blog swap with the ladies at A Good Hostess will be taking on a new spin from time to time. If there’s one good thing about the time Lena and I spend together, it’s all the bitching that...
View ArticleFlourless chocolate almond cake.
I’ve been majorly slacking with the baking lately. There just aren’t enough hours in the day, you know? But when your husbands coworker asks if we’re having marital problems because I haven’t sent him...
View ArticlePumpkin Spice Syrup.
Like I’ve said before (and I know I sound like a broken record, but whatever), two of my fave things about Fall are boots and Pumpkin Spice Latte’s. I haven’t actually taken my boots out of hibernation...
View ArticleSpiced pumpkin mini muffins.
About a month ago I was on Pinterest (my husband calls me a Pinaholic) browsing through the wonderfully picturesque food recipes when I stumbled across a recipe for Pumpkin Spice Mini Donuts from...
View ArticleHomemade candy corn.
As you may have guessed from yesterdays post, I LOVE candy corn. I know it’s just sugar, sugar and more sugar in the form of corn syrup, but I love it. So much so that I wanted to make my own. A few...
View ArticleSimple & Skinny Eclair Cake.
One trait I did not get from my mother is her cooking ability. I can cook, but I just don’t enjoy it. Instead I bake. And my mom would say that she can bake, but doesn’t really enjoy it. That being...
View ArticleHoliday Cake Crumb Confetti Cookies.
Even though this holiday season is flying by and has been more stressful than usual, I always try to find time to bake. And after participating in the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap last year (see my...
View ArticleLavender Shortbread with Lemon Cream Filling.
Ever since my road trip around France last year, I’ve been totally obsessed with lavender. I was in search of this vision I had in my head of a perfect, picturesque lavender field complete with stone...
View ArticleMini Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake with Brown Sugar and Bourbon Cream.
This recipe is born out of my love for several things. One: pumpkin. Self explanatory. Two: cream cheese. I LOVE cream cheese. So much so that I could eat it by the brick. And three: miniature things....
View ArticleAlmond, Cherry & White Chocolate Cookies.
It’s that time of year again. (Yes, already.) I feel like I say this every year, but this holiday season has been a total whirlwind. Some sort of freaky holiday time warp. The kind where you blink and...
View ArticleRose Simple Syrup.
I finally got around to purchasing the Ladurée Sucré (The Sweet Recipes) cookbook a few weeks ago. I’ve wanted it for I don’t know how long, and now that I have it, I want to bake everything in it. And...
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