Homemade spiced pecans are an excellent homemade food gift during the holiday season and an excellent trail food snack during the summer hiking season! Spiced pecans are always around at Christmastime. However, one Christmas as I was munching on them, I realized they would make an excellent trail snack. Sweet, salty, full of protein-they were the perfect thing to keep … Read More
Guest Post: Grammee’s Sauerkraut
Editor’s note: Today’s post is from my sweet friend and former college roommate Marie who blogs about a little bit of everything at Life Beyond Silicon. She’s a wicked smart engineer and lives in the Silicon Valley with her husband and Tillie, the cutest Australian Shepherd you will ever meet. Thanks to Heather for graciously inviting me to write a … Read More
What is the difference between types of flours?
It’s hard to know which types of flour to use in a recipe. Here is a guide to the most common types of flour and how to best use them for your baked goods. Have you ever gone to the store and looked at all the different types of flour and been totally intimidated by your options? (Seriously, who … Read More
What is the difference between Philadelphia and custard style ice cream?
Finally, it is getting just a tad bit warmer in this great state of Illinois. Warm enough that I am daydreaming about making ice cream again. Whenever I set out to make a new ice cream, I always am torn-do I make the richer, creamier custard style ice cream or the simpler, less time consuming Philly style? Pineapple Upside … Read More
Mother’s Day Roundup!
Cross your fingers it doesn’t rain this weekend! We are hoping to take my mom on a picnic in the park. I haven’t yet decided what to make for dessert yet, but here are some Mother’s Day ideas: Crustless French Silk Pie Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Mango Lime Pie Mini Lemon Meringue Pies Cherry Chocolate Cupcakes Oreo Cookie Cupcakes Angel Food … Read More
Cute shower favor
My mom made these for a shower she hosted over the weekend. Aren’t these a great simple wedding shower idea?
This and That: Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas
Last weekend, David and I escaped for a long weekend to Red Rock Canyon to do a little climbing. We went with some awesome friends, soaked up some wonderful desert sunshine, and got to climb on some fantastic grippy rock. The scenery was, of course, stunning. Especially at the top of the routes. You felt like you could see forever. … Read More
Easy Orange Cake Mix Sandwich Cookies with Honey Cream Cheese Filling
Easter in my family has always been a cause for a family celebration. My grandma would host a big egg coloring party for all the kiddos on Good Friday. She would boil up dozens and dozens of eggs. Her entire farmhouse table would be covered in newspaper and lined with every mug in her cupboard. Plop, fizz, we would … Read More