Baking up a delicious life.
It's tomato season and this Caprese Orzo Pasta Salad is such a great side dish to prepare for a summer bbq, picnic, or just to meal prep for a week of quick lunches. It's full of classic caprese ingredients like fresh basil, creamy mozzarella and juicy tomatoes. Though I love a classic caprese salad this recipe ...
It is blueberry season and this blueberry cream pie is the perfect recipe for summer. It is always a struggle to find refreshing summer treats. Of course there is always ice cream, sorbet, or just fruit, but I’m talking baked desserts. I love pie recipes for warm, double crust pies that you serve with vanilla…
Attention Lemon Lovers! This blog is my personal family recipe book. It’s the thing I can someday pass to my kids as a reference for all the recipes they loved of mine. If this is your first time visiting you may want to check out some classics: Chocolate Chip Cookies, The Best Banana Bread Ever, Chocolate…
If I love a recipe so much that I made it 4 times in a week, I take that as a sign it’s time to share it with you. These Peanut Butter Miso Cookies may be the best cookie I have ever had, and well, I’ve had a lot of cookies. They are: Both sweet &…
This post is sponsored by Clabber Girl and Spice Island, any thoughts and opinions are completely my own. Thanksgiving is around the corner, and fluffy, flakey, Spiced Pumpkin Buttermilk Biscuits are so fun and festive for your holiday spread. Why make Pumpkin biscuits instead of regular rolls? They are just barely sweet but full of…
This post was originally shared 9/23/2011! It has been re-photographed and updated slightly in September 2021. When visiting New York City, there is an overwhelming amount of amazing food options. You can honestly and truly eat any kind of food you ever want at any given moment. I mean it wasn’t until I’d already lived…
These cozy winter days are for soup and all things warm and delicious don’t you agree? I have gotten into the habit of baking a fresh loaf or two of sourdough every Monday morning, and preparing a quick pot of soup to go with it. My kids are huge fans of traditional Potato Leek soup,…
Thanksgiving will always be one of my favorite holidays whether I’m celebrating with my household or my whole big family. The food is just my favorite, and I fully intend to have leftovers for days if that’s what it takes to get a taste of everything this year. I’m popping in to share a smaller…
The holidays are weird this year. Well everything is weird this year, but I for one am struggling to find my identity without cooking and baking for large groups of people. Since the beginning of the pandemic in March, I’ve gotten by with a little help from baking. I started with croissants, cookies, anything…
Have you been apple picking this fall? If so, chances are your kitchen is full of bags of shiny apples just waiting for a delicious fall creation. In my kitchen there’s always a batch of homemade apple sauce on hand, (no recipe I always just wing it,) a Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake and at…
It’s National Ice Cream Month!!! I am aware that the month of July is going to be over soon, but that doesn’t mean I can’t have an Ice Cream bonanza for the next few days. Also, I can’t turn my oven on as much as I used to due to the fact that it’s…
