These lemon blackberry muffins are really an any season bake even if they feel like summer. Lemons are pretty easy to find anytime of year and the blackberries come from jam. Voila, middle of winter? You can still whip these up and it will feel like warmer months. Muffins are such a great bake because…
Maybe I’m wrong, but I feel like strawberry daiquiri is one of those alcoholic drinks that so many people try when they first start drinking. I remember being like 12 and seeing them in a restaurant and thinking wow that looks delicious! Then getting to order a virgin one and feeling sooo cOoL. That being…
When you think of cheesecake, I’m sure you think of a standard cream cheese cheesecake. They are delicious and the usual variety. I myself have several cream cheese cheesecake recipes on my site. This cheesecake though.. well it’s special. This is a mascarpone cheesecake with a cherry topping. A Rainier cherry topping at that. Mascarpone…
Despite the name, there is zero butter in this recipe. That may sound disappointing but trust me, peach butter is equally delicious without it’s dairy counterpart. What is fruit butter? Fruit butters are spread like jam or preserves that are mainly just fruit and sugar that have been cooked down. Preserves will have whole or…
Peanut butter and jelly has to be almost every child’s first sandwich. Probably most kids’ sandwich of choice through childhood. Not me, I was weird and only wanted peanut butter sandwiches and then had a weird phase of bologna?? I don’t know. But, I get the appeal! Peanut butter is salty and sweet, and paired…
As a kid, I never ate Fruity Pebbles. I was a peanut butter Captain Crunch kid and sometimes Lucky Charms. I remember seeing the box around though as my sister loved the fruity cereals. Who knows why I never tried them, I was a weird kid who loved salad and I remember wanting to try…
This orange cream pound cake is a dream. Orange cream is a very nostalgic flavor to me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s also just straight up delicious. Orange was my favorite flavor popsicle, koolaid, whatever it may be growing up. I always picked a creamsicle when the ice cream truck rolled through. I love vanilla…
What is a milk bread chocolate babka? I’ve learned over the past few years, many people either don’t know what a babka is, or only know what it is because of that Seinfeld episode. If you’re unfamiliar, Jerry and Elaine are in line at a bakery to get a chocolate babka to bring to a…
This thai tea ice cream might be the perfect ice cream for me. I’ve always been an ice cream girl. The older I get, the more of a tea person I become. When I was a teenager and even in college, I didn’t need caffeine to function. Madness. But now that I’m an adult and…
I grew up eating cobblers. I remember eating them at my uncles house with berries picked from the yard. To me, a cobbler is world’s apart from a pie, but a lot of people would put them in the same class. I think the lineage goes pie – galette – crisp or cobbler. That’s just…
I’d say oatmeal raisin or oatmeal chocolate chip are your standard oatmeal based cookies. I have made peanut butter oatmeal cookies and thought they were uber delicious as well. When the jar of almond butter sitting in my pantry was calling to me, it occurred to me to sub it in for peanut butter and…
Growing up I thought biscotti were some sort of fancy toast for drinking coffee. I didn’t learn until much later they are actually a cookie, even though they don’t really look like a traditional cookie. However, in Italian biscotti actually means cookies. If you break the word down further, it comes from the Latin word…
Have you ever had a malt from an ice cream shop? If you haven’t they are generally thicker than milkshakes and have a certain flavor added. It’s malted milk. It has a flavor that’s hard to describe but you’d know it once you’ve tasted it. It’s slightly nutty and sweet, adding creaminess and almost a…
Sesame seeds are probably not the first thing you’d think to put in your cookies but I’m here to tell you why you’re wrong and why it’s a great idea. These black sesame white chocolate cookies first, are beautiful. I love the black and white. Second, they are sweet, and salty and savory but not,…
When it came to Easter in my house growing up, we never really had any special treats or traditions other than Easter baskets and a somewhat fancy dinner. I really wanted to create a special bread for the occasion. I did some research to see what other cultures and countries do for the holiday and…