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…
Creamy Lemon Ice Cream
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…
August’s Birth Story
Here’s a non food related post if you’re up for it. I enjoyed sharing Hugo’s Birth Story and Fiona’s Birth Story, so check those out too if you’d like. This is a long post so bear with me as I share this story. Thanks for reading! I found out I was pregnant on 8/28/19- Hugo’s…
Homemade Almond Croissants
Like many others, I have been spending much of this quarantine baking long and involved recipes to fill the days. Loaves of sourdough, cinnamon rolls, and of course croissants! I have made them a few times in the past, but never felt like I’d really mastered them, and this recipe is my far my favorite…
Easy One-Bowl Spice Cake
You may be aware of my eternal love for easy, one-bowl desserts. Yes, we can all get excited about a complex, more advanced cake recipe now and then, but in my heart of hearts, simple straightforward desserts will always be my fave. This cake is just that. One bowl- easy, and you can make it…
Lemon Poppyseed Buns
I consider myself to be a pretty good houseguest. I keep my room nice and tidy, offer to do the dishes, and often get in the kitchen to cook a couple meals for the family I’m staying with. My favorite thing to do when I’m visiting friends, however, is wake up early and get a…
Mama’s Mujadara (Lentils, Rice & Crispies!)
There is something bittersweet about learning to make the meal you always ask for when you visit your Mom’s kitchen. Yes I feel proud and accomplished to have mastered one of my favorite dishes, now having a healthy, meatless dinner option that my kids love in my repertoire, but at the same time it feels…
Classic Cheesecake with Sour Cream Topping
This post was originally published on 6/15/2011. It has been updated with new text and pictures but this popular recipe is the same! Earlier this week was my husband Andy’s birthday. In anticipation I asked him weeks ago what kind of birthday cake he wanted. I had images of layers and fillings and frostings floating…
Layered Berry Scones
When a local coffee shop recently closed, sending all it’s loyal customers into a frenzy about when they’d get a chance to try their famous layered scones again, I had a mission to recreate them. Having only actually tried one once, I was mostly drawing off of the description others gave me of them: tons…
Kentucky Bourbon Buttermilk Cake
Picture this, a cake recipe so simple, you can whip it up in no time. A cake with basic ingredients that comes out of the oven golden and warm and then gets a bath in the most amazing, buttery bourbon glaze that soaks right in. Imagine cutting into the most velvety cake with a…
