This pancake is for the super hungry waker-upper. It’s for the pancake champ. It’s for the hearty-whole wheat lover. It’s for me. This isn’t a light pancake. It’s actually pretty heavy. It’s manly, even. It’d wear flannel and chop wood and save me from a dragon. What a gentleman! You see, this pancake won. I didn’t completely finish it. Instead I left 2 whole bites on the plate and laid on the couch in defeat.…
Root beer floats are super tasty. A week ago I was craving one like whoa. But can you believe no ice cream shop was open at 9:30pm? Uncool, for real. When I think of root beer floats, I believe that vanilla has to be a flava-flave that’s large and in charge. So I went with a vanilla bean whoopie pie with a root beer filling. And then I wasn’t sure if it was root beery…
I can’t resist gray v-neck t-shirts, tasty Bavarian brews, and Poppy-colored nail polish. I can’t resist ankle boots, Ben & Jerry’s Half-Baked ice cream, and I really can’t resist these chocolate malt cupcakes. Did you know that malt powder is a magic ingredient? It makes waffles even better and it sure makes chocolate cupcakes irresistible. I made these for a birthday party. I topped them with little flags so if I wasn’t around people would know…
If I had to choose two songs, as the best songs, for singing in the car, I’d pick: Since You’ve Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson + Screaming Infidelities by Dashboard Confessional. Don’t bother judging me, ok? These are not my two most favorite songs in the whole world, or favorite artists even. But these songs are really good for singing from your heart alone in your car. If had to tell you a few foods I consider…
My mom made all the time when I was growing up. I love the memories as much as I love the cinnamon-sugary goodness. Jake likes this coffee cake because he says it taste like a donut. Basically, if you like happy breakfast memories, cinnamon-sugar, and donuts, you’ll la la love this. P.S. I just want you guys to know that this is one of the best coffee cakes in the whole world. And that’s why…
Oops. I forgot to have anybody take a picture of Jake and me at the brunch party. And Jake was looking super hip and I was wearing tights with hearts on them. And we forgot to get a picture of Jake’s charcuterie tray with garlic sausage and proscuitto and McClure’s pickles. And I forgot to take pictures of these mid-party. They were on the table, on my favorite pink cake stand, behind the daffodils.* These…
The fellows from Baked warned me in Baked Explorations about how good this bread is and how it’s easy to eat a lot of it. So, I’ve been waiting to make monkey bread for when a group of people would be over. Our annual Valentine’s brunch party was the perfect occasion! I decided to make minis because I’ve noticed that when people come over they don’t want to work for their food. They don’t want…
I love love. That’s why Valentine’s Day is my favorite, I bet. Jake and I hosted our third annual Valentine’s brunch party on Sunday. It was the first in the new apartment! We encourage everyone to bring their appetites, and bubbly. I spent the weekends leading up to the party making those tissue paper pom poms up there. Jake thought I was getting out of control. He thought they’d end up covering the whole ceiling.…
I just love you guys! I hope your day is filled with chocolate, puppies, and love. P.S. Pictures and recipes to come from the Valentine’s Brunch Party Jake, Elliot and I hosted yesterday! So keep checking back.
These cookies were meant to be. I had exactly one stick of butter plus six tablespoons and I had sugar cookies on my mind. It was a butter miracle. So, I guess now I need to buy more butter. I’m in love with these vintage Valentine cookie cutters. They cut out cookies like it’s the 60’s, like Betty Draper, like they mean it. Rumor has it these cookies taste as if a Keebler elf helped…