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…
Hello dah-lings! It’s been a while. I was in Italy with mother queen and sister queen, eating our weight in spectacular pasta and Ferrero Rocher gelato. It’s the stuff of food intolerance dreams, really. Continuing the discussion of things that are spectacularly delicious are these cookies. I made these for a friend’s party several weeks…
Don’t you just love it when berries are in season? There is nothing that makes me happier. In fact, I’ve learned that one can go blueberry picking in Louisiana in just a couple short weeks. It’s happening. Two weekends ago, I picked up loads of fresh raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries. While I thoroughly enjoy a simple bowl…
Let’s talk about how utterly simple this apple sharlotka is to make, and also about how you need to make it for your mama for Mother’s Day. I’m talking five-ingredient simple. I made this several months ago (…I know…timely blogging) and am heavily considering whipping up another very soon. The sharlotka is a traditional Russian…
Spring is here, the skies are blue, etc! Louisiana strawberries are all over the place, too, and this makes me extremely happy. I love strawberries. I also love almonds, and have been curious to try my hand at baking with almond flour. I am not supposed to eat wheat or dairy, but as you can see from…
More peanut butter and chocolate – is there anything better? I think not. You might remember these ah-mazing cheesecake-swirled fudge brownies from a while back. And I’m sure you remember these decadent Reese’s peanut butter cup-stuffed dark chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. So why not let those two play together in a mixing bowl and inspire today’s…
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.…
Here’s the deal with this banana bread: I didn’t taste it. I, with the raw batter/cookie dough addiction, was not even slightly tempted to taste the batter. That is how banana-averse I am. I remember being four years old, at my grandparents’ kitchen table, gagging as I tried to eat some banana slices. To this day, the…
I realize that it has been one week since I’ve made these cupcakes and I am just now sharing the recipe. Y’all…I apologize for withholding the sheer ohmygodwhycan’twestopeatingtheselongenoughtobreathe that is these cupcakes. My sister visited me last weekend and her one request was a cupcake of the chocolate-peanut butter variety. Let this recipe end your hunt for…
I have yet to meet a single person who doesn’t like pizza. If you’re out there, show yourself. And provide me with an explanation as to why you…don’t like pizza. Glorious pizza, with a chewy-crispy crust and gooey cheese and tangy sauce and, yeah. Explanation. When people ask, “What’s the food you would pick if…