From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Oatmeal Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

April 29, 2010

Pin it I’m full of all sorts of good ideas. Like… the good idea I had to cream two stick of butter with two cups of sugar. Like… the good idea I had to add eggs and vanilla extract. Like the awesome idea I had to add oats and flour and spices. And chocolate. That [...]

Tres Leches Cake

April 27, 2010

Pin it Here’s the thing about love…. allow me to speak as an authority on the subject for a moment. The thing about love is this: you have to fall into it with everything. Arms flailing, smiling like a maniac, giddy beyond belief, with all of who you are. You have to go big. You [...]

Santiago de Cuba Inspired

April 25, 2010

Pin it We’re shakin’ it up a bit around these parts. See… every month my ad network Foodbuzz finds 24 bloggers that are keen on mixing up a few drinks, cooking up some food, inviting a few friends and calling it a party. With this inspiration, my darling friends Rachel, Whitney and I decided to [...]

Tart Pan Giveaway!

April 23, 2010

Pin it Update! Wow y’all! Thanks for all the inspiration! You’ve certainly got my gears working. I’ve got summer berries in the works. I’m plotting some lavender goodness. And chocolate never goes out of season… does it!? Our tart pan winner is… drum roll… Look at this! Bright! Shiny! Scalloped! It’s a tart pan with [...]

Deb’s Caramel Pudding

April 22, 2010

Pin it I love when my kitchen is full of hot sugar and warm milk that turns into caramel pudding. I love when my kitchen is full of new friends (see Jill, above) who aren’t shy about going in for a giant dollop of whipped cream on their caramel pudding.

Coconut Pineapple Vegan Banana Bread

April 20, 2010

Pin it Want to know what’s in my fridge? A whole lot of ’what the heck am I going to do with that’? Maraschino cherries. Basil pesto. Expired buttermilk. Kale… lots of kale. A bottle with less that a tablespoon of maple syrup and carrot juice. It’s a glamorous life I lead. Totally. You should be [...]

Maybe You Can Help…

April 17, 2010

Pin it Here are the facts: I had grand plans to make a Dr Pepper cake for a certain cute red headed boy for his birthday. I had these grand plans because I wanted to impress this certain boy with my ninja-like baking skills. I found a book. I found a recipe. I bought [...]

Raisin Bran Muffins

April 14, 2010

Pin it If I were a bran muffin on a bakery display shelf… Yes… I just said that. If I were a bran muffin on a bakery display shelf I would probably have blueberry muffin envy. Blueberry muffins are like the cute blonde girl next door. The girl that every boy likes in the sixth [...]

On the Verge of a Million

April 13, 2010

Pin it I think this Bake Off got to me. I woke up twice in the middle of the night, jumped out of bed, and found myself standing in the middle of my hotel room trying to figure out where to go to finish my dish, and how I could get it to the judges. [...]

So… No Pressure or Anything…

April 12, 2010

Pin it I’m at the Pillsbury Bake Off in Orlando, Florida. There are 100 finalists here… dicing, slicing, frying, baking and otherwise stressing out in a giant hotel ballroom. At stake? One. Million. Dollars. In their faces? Cameras. Lots of cameras. Me? I’m not baking. Not baking a thing. Thank heavens. I’m not [...]

Strawberry Banana Cream Pie

April 10, 2010

Pin it It’s Spring! I know because I’ve busted out my hippie print wrap skirt and I’ve got the last of the Cadbury Cream Eggs in my mouth at this very moment. Thank goodness I’ve reached the end of the Easter candy… my thighs are angry with me… or angry with my tight fitting jeans… [...]

What to do with all that Buttermilk

April 7, 2010

Pin it If you’ve been around these parts long enough, you’ve probably noticed that I’m pretty fond of buttermilk. Buttermilk brings the tang, brings a tender texture… and is all around awesome in baking. But once you buy the carton for one recipe, what the heck are you supposed to do with the [...]

Stuck in the Middle with You

April 5, 2010

Pin it I’m pretty sure I spent my weekend traveling through the center of California… in a car… where I sang every single word the the latest Maroon 5 album exactly 4 and 3/4 times… before I drove myself downright crazy. Why all the car time? I went up to Sonoma to teach another [...]

Big Berry Birthday Cake

April 3, 2010

Pin it I love birthdays. There’s cake. There’s fire. There are smiles and joy. Birthdays also allow for the possibility of fork candles. Pretty brilliant. Pretty genius. Pretty Fred and friends.

How to Impress a Boy by Baking

April 1, 2010

Pin it Confession: I’m a baker because cookies make me friends. I’m a baker because cakes help me out of a jam from time to time. I’m a baker because brownies attract quality men. Let’s talk about boys and baking. Boys like cookies and pies and coffee cake with lots of crumb topping. I know. [...]