Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. Love it or hate it, most people usually feel the need to do something and/or anything on this holiday. Whether you hang out with all your girlfriends, participate in a straight-up love fest with your significant other, or sit on your couch eating a heart-shaped box of chocolates while watching the […]
life is just a bowl of cherries Generally I like to post pictures of something I’ve recently made but for some reason I haven’t been able to document the whole process with my camera. Therefore, I will post snippets of different things I’ve eaten + made as of late. Photographing food is actually quite tricky, […]
Don’t be fooled by these treats. I haven’t been hard at work making Christmas treats the past few weeks; in fact, the only goodies I’ve made have been of the ‘no-bake’ genre. These chocolate + peanut butter dipped pretzels exceptionally easy to make, as you might have guessed. Simply melt chocolate in a double-boiler, add […]
I mentioned on Monday that I attended a holiday party this past weekend. One of the stipulations for the party was that we had to bring a holiday cookie to share. I wasn’t in the mood to bake on Saturday and came across several recipes for peppermint bark. I also wasn’t thrilled with peppermint that […]
When I was growing up, there were only a few sure things on Christmas morning: First, that I would get oranges and nuts in my stocking. Next, that my mom would make us a dutch puff for breakfast. And lastly, that we had to wait and watch each person open one present, one at a […]
Fresh out of the oven. When I made pumpkin-turkey chili last weekend, I knew a starchy accompaniment was needed to round out the meal. Pressed for time and creativity, I stumbled upon these Quick and Easy Scones on allrecipes.com; once I saw the simplicity of the recipe, I was sold. Because I’m such a rebel […]
*via The heat wave this past weekend was a pleasant surprise. Nights without jackets and days in tee shirts–definitely not commonplace for October. As nice as it was, it made me long for fall. I realize that come February I will be cursing myself for ever wishing for cooler temperatures, but 87 degrees in October […]
I’m addicted to BrownEyedBaker. When she made Pumpkin Whoopie Pies last week, it only took me once glance and knew I would be making them at my parents house over the weekend. It was a cool and crisp weekend in Ohio and the leaves were starting to turn–I knew this was my chance to make […]
