After going camping a few weeks back, I've been on a bit of a smores kick. While I have been known to roast marshmallows on the gas burners on my kitchen stove when cravings hit, this time I decided to channel my inspiration into these nutty smores bars.
This was ...
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Tags: chocolate, cookies, golden milled flax, granola bars, marshmallow, nuts, oats, peanut butter, rice krispies, s'mores, walnuts
It's been a few weeks since I wrote one of my regular Friday Favorites posts... It seems that live is getting in the way a bit this summer! So, as I was going through my RSS reader this week, I came up with a ...
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Tags: cake, coffee, cookies, cranberry, Culinary Institute of America, cupcakes, Macaroni and Cheese, orange, photography, props, scones
You may have noticed that I've been a bit distant in the past week... You're not just imagining it! I have neglected to update my Project 365 photos on Flickr, I haven't been posting as much, and I haven't been keeping up with everyone's tweets! I do have a ...
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Tags: baking, buttercream, cake, chocolate, cookies, cupcake, decorating, graduation, red velvet, royal icing, vanilla
It's Friday again, which means it's time for my Friday Favorites! I'm doing my best to get back to posting a weekly favorites post (despite a busy summer schedule), so I'm making a special effort to write this week's post a bit early.
We've had a ...
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Tags: beef, cheesecake, cookies, dessert, herbs, lemon, meringue, pastry, raspberry, salt, Tuscany
Have you checked out the cookbook section at your local library? I'd highly recommend it. I love looking at cookbooks, but I really don't have the budget to buy every cookbook that I look at and I definitely don't have the space to store them all in my house! ...
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I haven't been doing so well with my Friday Favorites lately... Sometimes I have trouble keeping up. I do enjoy reading everyone's blogs, though, so I'm doing my best to keep the Friday Favorites coming. This week I thought I'd get right to it and ...
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Tags: BBQ sauce, blondies, chickpeas, chocolate, cookies, eggplant, espresso, fennel, fish tacos, meatballs, nuts, orange, pasta, ravioli, ricotta, tart, tomatoes
This summer I am determined to put my ice cream maker to good use. I re-discovered the ice cream maker a few weeks ago with my creamy mint chocolate chip ice cream, and I have been dreaming up all sorts of new frozen desserts ever since!
Since Memorial Day ...
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I don't have many "favorite" recipes. Instead, I enjoy variety... My favorite dish is whatever I'm in the mood for today, and it will probably be different than tomorrow's favorite.
These cranberry oatmeal cookies are a different story. I made them around Thanksgiving a few years ago (yes, years), and ...
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As many of you know, over the weekend, I made a birthday cake for our friends' two year old son. They recently moved into a new house and decorated his room with a sports theme, so we decided to use that same theme for the cake. A lot of you ...
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It's Friday again... Good Friday, to be exact. So, I thought it was only appropriate that I pick a few Easter dishes for this week's favorites. If you're still planning your Easter menu, or if you just want to make a few fun treats, these recipes are for you! ...
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