sprinkle sugar cookies makes about 4 dozen mini cookies ingredients 2 sticks butter, room temp 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup neutral oil (canola or vegetable) 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cream of tartar 4 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2…
vanilla birthday cake
ingredients 2 2/3 cups cake flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 stick salted butter, room temperature 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar 4 egg whites 2 tbsp vanilla paste (my favorite, but you can use vanilla extract if you don’t have paste – but really, i think the…
savory sweet potatoes with lemon, feta & parsley
you should feel really bad for me. i live in a house with a spouse who does not like sweet potatoes. in any form. if you’ve been following us for a bit, you know he did whole30 a month or so ago. (technically he did the whole40 because #OVERACHIEVER.) not using sweet potatoes in his…
coconut jasmine rice
we love us some asian dishes around here.. this past month, i have been adapting all all of our go-to recipes for my better half’s whole30 challenge (which we have loved and highly recommend). i edited so many good ones from the blog and made the cinnamon bun muffins as a reward when he was halfway through. i even…
almond butter + oat + chia protein bites
there are often days when i am dragging like crazy in the afternoon. days when i did not get that second cup of coffee in the morning and by 2 pm all i want to do is go crawl back in bed and go to sleep. usually i try to snack on something packed with…
cinnamon roll palmiers
ah what loveliness can happen when you get distracted. the other day i was supposed to be making a healthy, well-rounded meal for my good friend who just had a baby, but i was a bit distracted by cinnamon and sugar. palmiers had been on my mind for quite sometime and i was itching to play…
carrot almond cake
so i have to admit, i don’t go bonkers over the traditional carrot cake. i know i know, sorry, i’m totally un-american. the one with pineapple in it and all the rich, thick cream cheese frosting – it’s way too much for me. i much prefer something simpler, not too much topping, and if it…
buttermilk cheddar cheese biscuits
in the winter when it’s freezing outside, i am always craving a spicy pot of chili or a hot bowl of hearty soup. with the weather and as cold as it has been lately, i prolly don’t have to tell you just how much soup we’ve been eating lately. (this texan is pretty annoyed with how…
popcorn chocolate chip cookies
ok, so imma be real with you. i burn popcorn. like pretty much every time i make it. no matter how closely i listen to the microwave as it’s popping, i still burn it. i follow the directions – i swear – and then stand patiently by the microwave as it pops, listening for the break…
strawberry + mascarpone tartine with balsamic reduction
a few months ago, i took a little weekend trip to nashville with a dear friend of mine, to help her find a house. (kid-free, i might add. WOOT WOOT.) we viewed about 20 houses in two and a half days, and obviously worked up quite the appetite. being the good friend she is, she went along…
the el grande chewy chocolate chip cookie
once, i thought you should look for and keep only one chocolate chip cookie recipe. pretty sure my beliefs have changed and i now agree that life is too short to only make one recipe. these cookies are the result of lots of advice, tips from others, and searching the depths of my soul. one friend…
kanakuk’s famous coffee cake
as some of you may know, i grew up going to a camp called kanakuk. in the summers as a kid, worked there every summer while i was in college, and now my husband directs one of the camps full-time. crazy the places you never think you’ll end up.. if you know kanakuk, you know that this wonderful…
she likes to eat 