when i posted my chocolate chip cookie recipe, i said my life had been a quest to find that perfect recipe. like those little chewy wonders, i have also been on a quest for MY brownie recipe, my favorite from-scratch recipe. along that journey, i stumbled upon this genius thought – oreos IN brownies. shyeah….
Category: sweets
buttermilk cinnamon chip scones with cinnamon glaze
this past week was A WEEK. you know? it feels like we had been snowed in for ages and i had some crazy cabin fever kickin’. so we have been baking a lot. the little she and me. and it’s so good for me: i have been slowly working through my stress over the mess in…
my favorite chocolate chip cookies
as every normal american girl, my life has been a quest. a quest to find the perfect chocolate chip cookie. it’s not something i daily think about per se, but in the back of my mind, almost subconsciously, i have always been searching for my favorite. as someone who likes to cook, i have tried…
white wedding cake cupcakes with blackberry buttercream
my closest girlfriends and i threw a little baby shower for our dear friend this last weekend. the nursery colors are white, grey, and pale violet and so we decided to use the same theme for the shower. i was assigned the task (ok, so i begged for it) of the main dessert for the…
brown butter vanilla salted rice krispy treats
you may notice there’s a new look ’round here. i have been wanting to revamp she likes to eat for a while and i thought no better time than to celebrate my second “blogiversary”, which i will proudly celebrate in july. probably by myself. with one, or four, of these – my new pride &…
perfect whipped cream
i could have posted this recipe in the “cooking tips” section, it being such a simple & common kitchen basic. but this is the best whipped cream i have made and, like the reason for my starting this blog, i want to shout it from the rooftops. dance about it. make sure you all know about…
homemade strawberry sauce
this past saturday, we had a birthday party for the little she and all of her friends (her actual birthday isn’t until the end of the month, but with everyone’s schedules in may we decided to start the celebration early:). it was a small shindig at our house (because of near-freezing temperatures – in may…
maple pudding cakes
prepare yourself. i’m ’bout to get all pretentious up in here. these little beauties are called pudding chomeur cakes, a traditional quebecois (as in those-who-are-from-quebec, canada) dessert. i found this recipe in a 2012 issue of my favorite home design magazine, house & home (a canadian publication). ever since i tore out this recipe over…
chewy chocolate spiced molasses cookies
the other night i attended my first ever cookie exchange. super fun & super yummy.. except. a party where there is a large table covered with loads-o-cookies and you can’t eat any of them?! not right. the good part came when i got to take a big plate home and share them with the hubby,…
pumpkin bourbon milkshakes
my mother-in-law found this gem of a recipe and brought them over for one of the many desserts we had for thanksgiving this year. i don’t have much to say but PUMPKIN. and BOURBON. and ICE CREAM. need i say more? pumpkin bourbon milkshakes recipe via sunset ingredients 4 1/2 cartons – 14 oz each…
brownie crackle cookies
so i guess my food blog might turn into a desserts-only blog. well, at least for the duration of my pregnancy. i’m telling you, it’s ALL i crave. and i am OK with that. i hope you are too. i messed with this recipe a little bit, one i found over at the craving chronicles….
bourbon nectarine ice cream sundaes with pound cake croutons
ok, i know… i know. all i post these days are sweets. but honestly it’s ALL i can think about and all i ever want to eat these days. i’m pregnant. no judging. i made this last week for girls night and i’d like to say we all couldn’t shove it into our mouths fast enough,…
she likes to eat 