I’ve heard that people wear and eat green things on St. Patrick’s Day. I guess that’s why I felt compelled to dust last year’s chocolate
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It took me a little longer than usual, but I am fully in the holiday spirit. Most of my Christmas shopping is done, I have a wreath on my door, I’m heading to Lebanon in two weeks, and I’m eating peppermint everything. That last one isn’t unusual for me,…
I am in the midst of getting settled into a new place, in a new city, and love that we got a burst of cool fall weather for a couple mornings. And amongst all the craziness, I ran into a new coworker while running errands and he invited me to a lovely potluck brunch that…
I know, I know. It’s like as soon as July ends, people get fall fever. Don’t get me wrong – there is nothing I love more than crisp weather (crisp. NEVER cold.) and a good pair of boots. But let me enjoy August while it’s here! I was in Target at the end of July…
When I was a lot younger, I used to dislike pastry cream. I know. I am still cream-cheese-sour-cream-yogurt-mayonnaise-etc-phobic. But pastry cream? What was WRONG with me? One of the best food sensations has to be biting into a buttery pastry filled with thick, cold pastry cream – it’s so delicious and vanilla-y and custard-y. As…
For the Easter season, I’m continuing my stuffed-cupcake trend with these beauties. A simple yet utterly flavorful and velvety vanilla cupcake gets the royal treatment with an entire Cadbury Creme Egg in the middle. There is far more creme egg than cupcake in this recipe, and oh boy, is it worth it. Look how amazing that is.…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope your weekend has been filled with good music, great food, and whatever drink makes you laugh a little harder. To do my part in the feeding-other-people-delicious-things department, I made these delicious cupcakes for a St. Patrick’s Day parade party I was at today. And yes – there is alcohol…
Happy Valentine’s Day! To share the love, make these easy-peasy, from-scratch red-velvet sugar cookie bars that are topped with an Oreo truffle layer. Heart shapes optional, but totally adorable. These were kind of inspired by my super soft red velvet cookies but are chewier, denser, and easier to cut into shapes. They are also a match…
Mardi Gras is fast approaching, and here in Louisiana, there has been nothing but king cake everywhere! Not that I’m complaining one bit. King cake, if you’ve never had it, is more of a bread or cinnamon-roll-type dough that is wrapped around in a ring and filled with sweet cream cheese, cinnamon, or fruit filling.…
Hello, February! It is officially time for all things red and pink. Love it or hate it, I’ve jumped on the V-day bandwagon – just for a little while. I find it the perfect excuse to use heart sprinkles and make red velvet things. Like these cookies. I am not the world’s biggest red velvet…