Interesting Things

Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this past week or so: I have probably bookmarked this before, but the Bacon Jam from Tasty Kitchen looks so good it is worth bookmarking twice! Noshings Slow Roasted Walnut Granola seems like the perfect thing to go in my morning yogurt. Stickygram is a great way to print your Instagram photos and … Read More

Waffle Awesomeness

We went to Portland over the weekend.  It was an amazing weekend of friends and fun, but the only thing that I took photos of was this incredible waffle I had at The Gaufre Gourmet.  They had brioche style waffles that I HAVE to figure out how to make.   Mine was a caramel apple waffle.  Caramel sauce, peanut butter sauce, … Read More

Interesting Things

Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this week: I love love love fried pickles.  I order them pretty much whenever I see them on the menu.  Skinny Taste’s Oven Fried Pickles, made with panko and baked in the oven, look like just the thing to get my fried pickle fix without so much…well, fried. Chocolate chip cookie dough billionaire bars.  … Read More

Father’s Day Dessert Roundup

Still looking for something to make for Dad? Here are some sweet but not too fancy treats for our favorite guys: Stout Cupcakes Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies     Chocolate Chip Cookes, with or without Quinoa Cakies Peanut Butter Pizza Peanut Butter Pie

How To Freeze Leftover Frosting

How to freeze leftover frosting

For some reason, it took me far to long to realize that you can freeze your leftover frosting.  I would bake cakes and cupcakes and I would find myself frustrated with having a dab of this kind of frosting or a bit of that kind of frosting leftover.  I first read about freezing your leftover frosting from Rose Levy Beranbaum … Read More

Peanut Butter Pizza

Peanut butter pizza

Homemade peanut butter cookie made on a pizza pan topped with milk chocolate chips. Perfect treat for chocolate peanut butter lovers! I don’t know when my family first started making peanut butter pizza.  This dish became my signature dessert when I was in grade school.  I would take it to every family gathering and it would always be demolished.  It … Read More

Cake Supports: How To Use Straws Instead of Dowel Rods

Using straws instead of dowel rods as supports for your cake is a quick, easy, and cheap way to make your cake strong. That Rose Levy Beranbaum is one smart lady.  This is another tip that I learned from her book The Cake Bible and it has saved my butt like a million times.  Use straws instead of dowel rods … Read More

Interesting Things

Oh man, I just realized that I have literally posted NOTHING in the month of May.  What a huge slacker!  When the weather turns nice here, I find myself with limited kitchen time.  Other people though, have still been posting and so here are some interesting things that I have bookmarked this week: I love anything to do with bacon.  … Read More