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…
Strawberry Rhubarb Slab Pie
It’s no secret that I love the strawberry rhubarb combo to the max. The minute I see the ruby red stalks at the store I grab a large bunch and get scheming. In the past I have shared a classic Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, but that was before I discovered how to best thicken pie filling…
One-Pot Burrata Caprese Pasta
If a recipe can be on the table in 30 minutes and all 4 members of my family love it, I consider it a win. This meal checks all those boxes. Easy, on the table in 30 mins or less, and a huge crowd pleaser. Plus it’s the perfect use for summer tomatoes and fresh…
Vanilla Bean French Crullers
Ok- I love making donuts. I always put it off because it seems like too much work, but then I do it and I wonder why I don’t make them all the time because homemade donuts are the BEST. Have you ever had a French Cruller though? I don’t mean the cake donut kind that…
