Mother’s Day is tomorrow. And my mom lives 14 hours away! I wish I could give her one of these tarts because she loves raspberries more than any lady I know. My mom’s kind of lady who bakes cookies for no reason and brushes pie crusts with chocolate to take them up a notch. She appreciates bakeries and teeny shortbreads and makes homemade dog treats for her little Lucy all the time. Basically, she’s a…
I can count on Jake making pizza every week. I can count on Elliot mistaking a tulip for a squirrel and trying to fight it. (He gets embarrassed when we go up close and he realizes it’s just a tulip.) I can always count on being hungry for corn bread topped with honey, and these scones have that cornbread and honey thing that I find completely irresistible. These guys are best warm, right out of…
I don’t have an ice cream maker. What I do have is 10 minutes, chocolate and a dream. This ice cream is magic because instead of needing to be churned for hours, it can be fluffy and glorious simply by folding whipped cream all up in some chocolate. A few bites in and this magical ice cream was compared to mousse, which is probably what most ice creams want to be compared to. Sometimes I’m…
All I know is that at my friend’s wedding last weekend I had a strawberry cheesecake cupcake. I think that cupcake memory is why these hit the spot as the perfect girls night treat. These guys have it all. Graham cracker goodness, strawberries and cake with a cheesecake center. Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes {makes 12} Recipe adapted from my childhood + The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook Ingredients: cake – 1 cup all-purpose flour scant 3/4 cup sugar 1…