Fresh Berries Tartelettes. I love that my mother stopped asking me about the weather a month ago.
My answers were fast turning into "hotter" "sticky crazy humid" "yuck". – Baked Carrot Cake Donuts. Hi friends!
Happy Tuesday. Or happy only 4 more full days of work until the next weekend… I guess that is a negative standpoint, but I am just always so excited for my weekends! This weekend we’re headed to San Diego for my friend Whitney’s birthday! Yay for being able to conquer a new baking recipe! Last week I made my first-ever completely-from-scratch real (and full fat!
Anyyyway, back to what this post is about! German Chocolate Brownies. Hey, I made you a treat for the 4th of July.
Really patriotic. Since it's... German. S'more Brownies. You might think this is a little random, but I LOVE DINOSAURS.
So much. I mean, how can something be so cool and so freaky at the same time. They're just so big and scary and mysterious and awe inspiring. I love things like that. You know, like icebergs. Seriously, is no one else afraid of icebergs? Anywho, today I was chilling on the porch with my sibs like usual, talking about how cool it would be if dinosaurs still roamed the Earth. Copycat Hostess Cupcakes. To tell you the truth, I didn't even blink when I heard Hostess was going bankrupt.
That's not to say I'm such a snob that I haven't enjoyed a Twinkie or twelve in my time, but why would I ever buy an ALREADY MADE dessert? Making it is the fun part. Okay, eating it is a pretty fun part too. So when I made these, I thought they were called Ding Dongs. White Chocolate Mousse Truffle Cake. There are two types of days: there are regular days and there are crazed, ravenously ferocious, stressful, chocolate emergency days.
Guess which kind today was. It all started out when Nemo announced that we would be having Grandma and Grandpa over for dinner. Nutella crepes and almond croissants. I am happy to introduce you to Athena Plichta today.
She is a photographer with a love for all things scrumptious. You’ve seen her work in the last couple issues of Styled. magazine here and here. Athena will be contributing a recipe once a month for the Thursday food series and I really hope you will love her work as much as I do. Today’s banana-nutella crepe and almond croissant breakfast is perfect for Mother’s Day or for any Saturday you might find an extra couple minutes to lounge around and treat yourself.
I often dream of mornings like these relaxing with breakfast in bed! When serving a celebratory breakfast in bed, bring in sweet finishing touches to make the morning special. Read on for the full almond croissant and banana-nutella crepe recipes… Make the easy Almond Croissants using; 4-6 stale croissants (a day or more), sliced almonds, and confectioner’s sugar (for dusting). Amish Pineapple Bars. So, you guys probably remember me talking about The Ranch.
That's where we get those heavenly, moist pineapple bars from the Amish with that wonderful cream cheese frosting. I was almost even considering giving up my life of laptops and cameras to become Amish for these babies. But then I remembered that I have something that the Amish don't have: Google. Not to mention gaucho pants. Perhaps you remember this wonderful fashion from, oh... 2005 or so. Bee sting cake. Nobody could mistake me for a person who moves quickly.
I “run” at a treadmill speed that would never catch a thief, and barely these days, a preschooler on the loose. It took us 3.5 years, until two weeks ago, in fact, to finally put the kid’s toys away. We’ve been “redecorating” the living room for the better part of a year — we’ll probably put the pictures back up in a week or six; please, don’t rush us. Thus, it should surprise nobody that it’s taken me nearly four years to conquer the cake you see here, which sounds even worse if you consider that it was a special request from my own mother, as this was her favorite growing up. In my defense, in that period of time, I moved apartments, had a kid, wrote a book, and went on a 25-city book tour, all while (mostly) keeping up with this here website and spending a truly horrific amount of time staring slack-jawed social media ahem, maintaining occasional hobbies.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Crunch Bars. An excerpt from an enlightening conversation between Mom and Boots as Mom explained the first Thanksgiving to Boots, Bellie, and Cookie: "So are the pilgrims still there?
" asked Boots. "No, that was over 400 years ago. They're long gone. " said Mom. "They're dead?!?!?!? " "Did you know Dad and I went to Plymouth Rock? " "You were pilgrims??? " "No, you can just go see it now. " Buckeye Brownies. Guys, I love buckeyes. There are very few things that can surpass their fabulousness. If you disagree, you should turn back now. Our taste-buds are simply not compatible and this friendship can go no further. Oh good. Peeta's Goat Cheese and Apple Tart. In this family, we have a strange way of dealing with stress. For instance, yesterday we were having a Hunger Games party with a complete feast of District 12 fare. I made a goat cheese and apple tart from the Mellark family bakery, Nemo made venison stew with dried plums (since we didn't have lamb) based on this recipe, and Piggie made Peeta's cheese buns based on these rolls.
We even had some of Prim's goat cheese with basil. It was all fabulous, but we were running dangerously close to the showtime. Bilbo's Seed Cakes. “I don’t mind some cake - seed-cake, if you have any.” “Lots!” Bilbo found himself answering, to his own surprise; and he found himself scuttling off…to a pantry to fetch two beautiful round seed-cakes which he had baked that afternoon for his after-supper morsel.
Sweet Breads, Bread Pudding, etc. Cheesecake. Buckles and Cobblers etc. Pies and Tarts. Cake. Cookies. Bars. Muffins. Peanut Butter Cookie Brownies with Pretzel Crust. Blackberry Cheesecake Tart. This morning Boots, Cookie, and I picked blackberries. Caramel Toffee Crunch Cheesecake. Caramel Cappuccino Cheesecake. Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese Crumb Bars. Funfetti Cupcakes {with buttercream that tastes like homemade ice cream!} Blueberry Custard Tartlets. Oreo Brownie Cupcakes. Piña Colada Cake. Caramel Apple Toffee Cheesecake Bars. Homemade Twix Bars. Before I get on with the food, I just have to say something...