When your first-born turns 5 and is a total foodie, you do everything you can to make his birthday cake dreams come true! Hugo tired my Homemade Banana Pudding when I made it over Christmas, and promptly declared it was “good as heck,” and that it was the treat he wanted for his birthday. After…
Rosemary Apple Pie
If Thanksgiving 2018 came and went without me sharing a new pie recipe I just couldn’t bear it, so here I am in the nick of time with another one for you. It’s hard to come up with new ideas after 8 years of blogging, but I’ve been tossing the idea of this combo for…
Pumpkin Sour Cream Donuts
With fall in the air, and that crisp chilly wind rattling my windows, I’m in full autumn mode. Yes winter feels just around the corner here in Chicago, but I’m still holding on to pumpkin-y fall flavors as long as possible. Two weeks ago was my street’s block party, and as has become tradition,…
Pumpkin Salted Caramel Layer Cake
Halloween is over and now my mind is on one thing…..Thanksgiving! Are you with me? The month of November is one of my favorite’s as a food blogger, because I love inspiring you with ideas for your dinner and of course dessert table! Today I’m sharing a recipe I’ve loved for years. In fact I…
Apple-Cinnamon Crumble Muffins
Fall is officially here in Chicago. I mean one week ago it was 87 and humid, but overnight it’s officially cold, boot-wearing, blanket-needing, heat on cold. I can’t say I’m happy about it, I mean is a week or two of 65 and sunny too much to ask for? But- I’ll take the cozy baking…
How I Learned to Knit
Posting about non food things always makes me a bit iffy, but since a lot of my focus lately has been on making clothing instead of making food, and there have been a lot of questions and interest about it, it’s time to share everything with you! I’ve wanted to learn to knit for years,…
The Sourdough Post
At the beginning of the year I had 3 big goals (more goal than resolution in my case,) for 2018. Read 25 books (which I will most definitely fail at, I’m now hoping for 12,) Learn to knit (which I have done and will be posting about soon!) and learn to make sourdough!
Summer Peach Buckle
When it comes to baking with summer fruit, my philosophy is that the perfect, seasonal deliciousness should always be front and center. I’m talking pies full of tons of cherries, muffins that are mostly blueberries, and in this case, a “cake” that tastes like baked peaches with a little cake holding it together. 75% fruit-…
Sweet Corn & Zucchini Chowder
Soup in the summer: yay or nay? I’m in the yay camp, because soup is the perfect vessel for including all the seasonal ingredients you have on hand and need to use up. I love throwing a soup together with whatever I have on hand, and that includes delicious summer veggies like corn, peppers, and…
Blackberry Cobbler with Sweet Corn Biscuits
This Blackberry Cobbler with Sweet Corn Biscuits is going to be your new favorite summer dessert! A thick juicy filling of sweet blackberries is topped with buttery sweet corn biscuits. Summer in a bowl! Get yourself to your local market, find the sweetest corn and juiciest blackberries, and make this asap! Trust me. This Blackberry…
