Banana Nut Bread French Toast with Maple Butter Pecan Ice Cream
It’s perfect for special weekend brunches, which is why I’m bringing this to you on a soggy and puddle-filled Friday morning. Before gathering the umbrella that I never use for myself, only for the kids ( I prefer to just run for it, don’t you?), I made this quick bread for breakfast and then soaked it in a [...]
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip “Thank You” Cookies
I’m normally very diligent with time and I’m always early. My husband is the organized one and I’m the one that gets us to appointments and places on time and gets deadlines completed on time, or with time to spare. I’m a morning person and a task and deadline oriented type of personality that thrives [...]
Peach Sandwiched Lemon Bar Sundaes (with vanilla ice cream and fig balsamic)
I’m not saying that one way or the other is right or wrong. But, for me this dessert is ideal. It varies in both texture and flavor which, I believe, is crucial. The lemon bars came out extremely thin, so I sandwiched some fresh peaches between two of them. Upon looking at it, [...]
Plum and Cherry Upside Down Cake
I woke up early this morning, made the kids breakfast then immediately started baking. I didn’t really have a plan, since it was originally going to be a cobbler. Cobblers are easy. Fruit on the bottom, some pastry on top. Bake until golden and you’re done. Then my mind started wandering and landed on lemon [...]
“Chocolate Awesomes”
It has rained for four days in a row! Granted, my tomato plants are happy the heat wave has ended, but we’re stuck indoors and the kids and I are a bit bored. We did crafts, we did board games, we even cleaned (sorta-kinda), but it was short-lived. So, what else to do but bake [...]
Fresh Blueberry Pie
I always change my pie recipes depending on the season and the particular fruit I have directly in front of me. I’m sure if I made this a couple of months ago, I wouldn’t need any lemon at all since blueberries that are even slightly out of season are very sour. This recipe [...]
Peach Granita
Sorry I’m a little late this week. I got distracted by gardening. Trey has taken an interest in these plants too which is nice since it means he’s willing to help water. No carnival peppers or sweet 100 tomatoes to speak of yet, but they are on their way. So, while we water and [...]
Intensely Chocolate Cake Morsels (flourless)
I recently tried my first cake bite and despite my innate tendency to not enjoy anything that’s too cute to eat, I was instantly enamored with the idea that an entire cake eating experience could be summed up in one luscious bite. Cuteness aside, those things are pretty damn tasty… almost confoundingly so: A shocking punch [...]
Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes
It’s easy, it has only five ingredients and it tastes like a rich and decadent Oreo cookie magically turned into a cake. I like to add a little espresso powder to the batter for a little something deeper in flavor, but you can make it without and it will still be awesome. You may also want to [...]
Strawberry Jam
Strawberry Jam This recipe is so perfectly sweet and tart and seasonal and phenomenally simple, that I just couldn’t help myself from making and sharing it with you, immediately. Isn’t it just beautiful too? I think so. It cooks up within minutes and captures the purity of how strawberries should taste, which is why I [...]
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