> So I finally returned from my baking hiatus if for no other reason than an excuse to use my new camera. I decided on a trusty batch of heath bar cookies, even imagining added a new element, peanut butter. The only problem: my stockpile of cooking fillers had dwindled over the holidays and I […]
Read More> Lately, I’ve found myself wandering aisles and paging through magazines filled with holiday treats thinking the same thing: “I could totally make this myself…” And while I am not above spending a good chunk of change on pre-made treats if they live up to their hype, I refuse to spend incessant amounts of money […]
Read More> Have I mentioned previously that I love pumpkin? I used this recipe from Bon Appetite for our Halloween Dinner Club a few weeks back and it was a hit. Faced with making a dish suitable for toting to multiple Thanksgiving dinners miles apart, I decided to go with this make-ahead recipe. NOTE: While flavor […]
Read More> For the past few years, my friends and I have a Thanksgiving dinner together prior to the holiday. Since Thanksgiving is usually a time spent with family, the early scheduling of our dinner allows us to not only share a holiday with close friends, but it allows us to experiment with dishes that we […]
Read More> A few weeks back, I wrote about some haunted halloween treats I was going to try this year. Though a bit laborious at times, these witch wands and ghost bites sure were a hit at our work Halloween party. Here’s a little montage to the hallowed eve: On the menu:Pumpkin Ghost BitesWitch’s BrewWitch WandsPumpkin […]
Read More> So I realize I’ve been promoting the Our Best Bites blog a lot lately, but they keep inspiring me with their adorably cute holiday treats. I have yet to blog about my successful Halloween-themed treats based on my previous post, but these were too cute not to share. Gobble, gobble folks. Thanksgiving is right […]
Read More> Sometimes fate steps in…ok so that’s a little dramatic, but what’s a girl to do when she’s emailed a recipe and just so happens to have all of the ingredients on hand? Well, she makes caramel apple bread pudding of course! I spent the majority of my weekend baking and with a bag full […]
Read More> Just as I was drafting my post earlier this week about the cute little cupcakes I received for my birthday, a friend forwarded me a link to a shop that has taken a new spin on the cupcake…a manly spin. Introducing the Butch Bakery, home to manly cupcake for manly men. With a unique […]
Read More> I guess my love for baking and sweet treats has made an impression on my family. I was greeted with a lovely box of mini-cupcakes from local cake boutique, sugarbliss, yesterday in celebration of my birthday. While most might dig right in, I spent more time taking photos and admiring the cupcakes than actually […]
Read More> Birthdays mean cake, right? Well not for a cookie lover. I’m always up for a new challenge and when it came time to make a birthday cake for someone who prefers the cookie, I wanted to ensure that this homemade version was just as tasty as the greasy goodness that is the store-bought cookie […]
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