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…
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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…
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…
dark chocolate mexican brownies
these might be the perfect brownie. yes yes, the oreo brownies ROCK MY WORLD and the chocolate-ginger brownies are unexpected and lovely, but for a classic brownie, these are just awesome. they are just the right amount of fudgy and they have that perfect shiny, thinly crisp top. my mom (aka “mahm”) sent me her recipe for…
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…
pear & granola crisp muffins
i love a good muffin. especially this week, when we have been waking up late and rushing about, trying to get out of the house quickly. i haven’t been much in the mood to scramble the eggs, toast the bread, and butter it. and jelly it. and cut it into quarters for the precious, picky three year…
vanilla & cinnamon extracts – make your own
i am personally not a huge DIY-er. i am not crafty, as as much as my mom sweetly says “honey you can do it”, i honestly have no desire to be. if my husband were a part of this conversation, he would tell you the infamous first-year-of-marriage farm table story, where i begged him to…
spiced pumpkin baked french toast
i know fall is over and it’s just plain cold winter now, but i am still loving the pumpkin flavor in everything. (a few of you know exactly what i’m talkin’ about!) i worked on & tweaked this recipe until it was just right, and believe me, it took a few times. (but the little…
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…
gingersnap cupcakes with vanilla bean cinnamon buttercream
these cupcakes are to-die-for, y’all. they also rivaled little she for top billing at her first birthday party. i made the mistake last time of making them in mini cupcake cups instead of the standard size. read: i ate way more than my share of these babies. dude, i was fighting people off most of…
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