Chocolate chip cookies, I know, a little cliche. But if you can make a batch of chocolate chip cookies, you can pretty much make any cookie you like. If you can make a batch of chocolate chip cookies, you have a homemade food gift in a matter of 60 minutes. If you can make a batch of chocolate chip … Read More
How To Toast Pecans And Why You Should
Find out how to toast pecans both in the oven and on the stovetop and find out why you should be toasting your nuts in the first place! I don’t know about you, but I love a good shortcut. I try and find the fastest way to get home and I never put a topcoat on my nail polish. And … Read More
Sunday Funday
Here are some interesting things I read this week: Kaizen and goals I love this big stack of pancakes cake! A capsule wardrobe I could probably handle, but a capsule kitchen? I just don’t know 🙂 Salted caramel chocolate mousse-need I say more? See you next week!
Whipped Orange Honey Butter
Whipped orange honey butter is a creamy whipped butter brightened with orange zest and sweetened with a touch of honey perfect for slathering on your favorite homemade bread or dinner roll. It all started with leftover mashed potatoes and a winter slump. Every time my mom would have leftover mashed potatoes, she would make potato bread. Since growing up, … Read More
Sunday Funday
Hope everyone had a good week. Here are some interesting things I read this week: Wilton’s 2015 Baking and Decorating Trends Chocolates to represent Japanese words for texture 20 reasons never to leave home without Duct Tape I loved bubble tea in college, this DIY version looks perfect to try at home! Burnt Orange Salty Caramel Sauce-whew, what a name! … Read More
Failure Friday
Happy Friday! This week’s failure Friday comes to us in the form of orange marmalade that I cooked too long and it became so firm that I could hardly get it out of the jar. Watching my husband attempt to spread it onto a piece of bread was pretty funny though. Tip: to remove extremely hard marmalade out of the … Read More
Failure Friday
Lately I have had more kitchen flops than kitchen successes. Cookies are being burned, frostings too sweet, and as evidenced above, granola bars just turning out like crap. I like to blame part of it on my new kitchen, but the honestly, I have a lot of baking failures in general. It’s how we learn. But, it’s come to my … Read More
Green Tea and White Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Enjoy these rich shortbread cookies infused with matcha powder and studded with creamy white chocolate with a nice strong cup of coffee for the perfect afternoon pick me up! It’s January, which around these parts, means that it is so cold that to walk to the store you need long underwear, boots, coat, mittens, and a scarf long enough to … Read More
M&M Pretzel Cookies
Ah, we’re in the home stretch. Â The last day for free shipping is upon us. Â Our presents are wrapped, our holiday baking is done, all that is left is to relax and enjoy the holidays… Unless your me. Â Then, none of those things have happened and you are still scrambling to come up with something to make for your mom’s … Read More
Food Gift Idea-Chocolate Pretzel Bites
When I first saw these at a friend’s party, like 4 years ago, I was intrigued. Chocolate covered pretzels are one of my favorite sweet/salty snacks but I only make them during the holidays because they are a bit tedious. Then I ate one. It was kind of like that old Pringles commercial, once you pop you can’t stop. They … Read More