Julia Child’s Queen of Sheba Cake
Oh Julia, you do know best. You changed the world of home cooking forever and we are so grateful for it. No one will be able to impact the professional and domestic inspired way of cooking like she did. When I first purchased her very famous book I could barely contain my excitement as every recipe is [...]
Coconut & Lime Macarons
A crack of the knuckles, a light breath to blow some dust off the keyboard, and I’m sitting down at my computer with purpose again. I must remember to enjoy the little things! Oh little blog, how I missed you! I want to apologize to you friends for the lack of updates since holidays began. [...]
Blackberry Macarons
The macaron madness continues! I adore how they fit any flavor combination you can possibly think of. I already have two pages in my notebook filled with combinations to try. This round I went with a basic macaron with a blackberry buttercream. I had some blackberry compote in the freezer left over from the orange [...]
Chocolate Macarons with Coffee Buttercream
Honestly, I don’t need this many chocolate macarons in the house and I wish all of you could show up just to take some away, but now I understand the term macaron madness. I cannot believe how much fun I am having making these things! They are just too hard to resist eating. For this [...]
Polvorónes, a Childhood Love
Until recently I had no idea what a snicker-doodle was. (Apparently I’ve lived under a rock most of my life.) Thanks to the power of Google I found a recipe that had a high rating and 1,000+ reviews of it on a site that had “all kinds of “recipes”. I figured why not give it [...]
Delicious Raspberry Frangipane Bars
There is a MN Food Bloggers community that I am very privileged to be a part of, and this month one of the women who founded this group hosted a gathering and bar bake-off contest. I was so excited to participate but then work obligations came up and two days before I had to withdraw. [...]
French Fraisier – A Daring Bakers Challenge
First off, I am sorry that my posts have been so far and in-between. I have not neglected you my dedicated and very loved peeps! The heat index here has been near and over 120°F so the last thing I have been wanting to do is cook or bake. Also, this month just flew by [...]
Daring Bakers: Baklava Challenge
Just saying its name makes you crave that nutty sweet happiness that is a square of baklava. I joined the Daring Kitchen (Bakers) just under a month ago so this is my first challenge, and what a challenging week it is! I started a new job, which has a new store opening at the Mall [...]
Apple & Almond Coffee Cake
Usually there is something that inspires me to cook, a memory, an event coming up. This time it was just to get rid of ingredients in my pantry. The bonus is it’s something that my husband can take to work for breakfast with a yogurt. Also, it turned out a lot better than I thought, [...]