Lately I’ve had a slight obsession with wanting to make homemade doughnuts and bagels for the first time. I mean, talk about cold weather comfort food! Bagels straight from the oven? Perfectly sugared mini doughnuts? Now that’s some kind of heaven. So in a nutshell, you can expect that I’ll be trying these lemon ricotta …
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Happy Halloween, everyone! Is everyone gearing up for the festivities tonight? It’s going to be pretty low key around here. I’m thinking a bit of baking, lots of flickering candles, and scary movies while the trick or treaters make their rounds. If you’re marking the occasion at home, too, I thought I’d share a few …
Throughout October I’m going to be taking some time off and have invited a handful of my favorite bloggers to join us. Today I am honored to have the absolutely awesome Eden of Sugar & Charm here to visit. Be sure to visit her for amazing party inspiration, DIY ideas and recipes! There is no …
Throughout October I’m going to be taking some time off and have invited a handful of my favorite bloggers to join us. Today the awesome Andrea Hubbell is joining us! Andrea is a commercial photographer and the founder of Bella Eats, one of my favorite food blogs. She’s also co-creator of Beyond the Flavor, alongside Sarah Cramer …
Seriously, friends. I may have just died and gone to pasty heaven. Could we please pause a moment in homage to this amazing blueberry brie galette? I kind of love galettes. They’re like tasty little pie/tart confections that skip all the fuss of fancy crust in lieu of a little pocket of deliciousness. And make …
Throughout October I’m going to be taking some time off and have invited a handful of my favorite bloggers to join us. Today I am honored to have the lovely Lisa Rupp of That’s Happy dropping in to take the helm. Lisa is a ridiculously talented designer and illustrator, with mad DIY skills. Be sure …
Despite my undying passion for baked goods, I’m not big into donuts. I’m not sure why, but they’re just kind of not my thing. That said, there’s an exception to every rule and the exception to my no-donut rule is glazed chocolate cake donuts. They’re just delicious. These glazed chocolate cake donut holes are right …
I’m not sure what it is this week, but all I can think about right now is spending the weekend in the kitchen. One thing you guys need to know about me? I am obsessed with breakfast. I have no idea why but it has for sure been my favorite meal of the day for …
Ahhh, profiteroles. These sweet treats are some kind of heaven. I’m sitting in the Charleston airport this morning waiting on my flight back to Syracuse and I am here to tell you what, I am craving some profiteroles and chocolate sauce right now like you wouldn’t believe. I’ve never made profiteroles before, but I am …
While it’s still hot and humid this week, I know crisp fall days are just around the corner. With the chill in the air will also come a renewed vigor to spend more time in the kitchen. Something about cooking and baking is so joyful for me. Chopping, sifting, mixing, stirring. It brings a quiet …
Root beer floats are about as classic as it gets. They remind me of being a kid when my parents owned an ice cream stand. We loved going there on the weekends and “helping out” in exchange for quarters for rounds of pinball and oversized root beer floats which we giddily slurped down. Maybe that’s …
In the recent reader survey, so many of you asked for recipe ideas for entertaining and dinner parties. It’s definitely something I want to start doing so I’m going to be working to bring those ideas to you sooner rather than later. In the meantime, I thought I’d share some of the recipes I’ve been …