These are basically the lovechild of a certain blueberry pancake and streusel topped coffeecake. They should’ve met years ago. Would you agree? So my parents came into town this weekend and it was up to my mom and I what we’d have for breakfast. We both happen to love pancakes and all things streusel and I happened to have blueberries, so here you go! It’s a dreamy concoction really. You might find yourself describing this…
Last night was taco night, and I think it was the best one yet. Not only did we have homemade corn tortillas but we had these amazing refried beans. AND Jake thought of the best cheese combo for on tacos: shredded extra sharp cheddar tossed with crumbled goat cheese. Whoa. Yeah. Best tacos EVER. These are super flavorful, simple to make and multitalented. They can be a side dish, filling for a quesadilla, layered on…
I’m not a rule follower. Betty Crocker says to allow these to cool for a whole hour after baking. I ate one 15 minutes into that hour, and I don’t even care. Take that, Betty. These guys are 2/3 lemon + 1/3 orange, and rumor has it they can convert even the lemon bar haters out there. Jacob went from a hater to a participator. Believe it. Lemon Remix Bars Recipe adapted from Betty Crocker…
When I got my Taste of Home magazine in the mail, [Thanks, Sally!] this recipe caught my eye. It was probably because it said above the ingredients “you can be enjoying fresh bread in less than 2 hours!” That’s reason enough for me. After scanning the ingredients, I was excited to realize that I still had bread flour in the house from my bagel party last weekend. So there you go! It was destined. And in…
Last night I made dinner for my very best friend, Katie. Let me tell you a little bit about why we are friends. We are the kind of girls that love crepes for dinner with Magic Hat #9. We require coffee. Always. Morning and night. Don’t judge us. We mutually love brownies, puppies and Lady GaGa. We are both jealous of Zoey Deschanel’s bangs. We have the same birthday, exactly one year apart. We both…
Maybe someday I’ll live somewhere where my cactuses can live comfortably and not shiver on my windowsill. They are really mad it’s not summer. I’m kinda mad it’s not summer. Especially when I want to make a peachy fruity dessert of my dreams. Don’t worry though guys, it is really possible to have super delicious peaches despite the cold. While they may be cookies disguised as peaches, they are pretty and summery in a way…
I’m working on growing up. Sometimes I wear bright red lipstick. I (try to) wear high heels despite the icy sidewalks. And rumor has it adults eat oatmeal. If I’m an adult, and I can do what I want, I will have my oatmeal in a cookie and feel very mature about it. These cookies are brownie-esque since there is both cocoa powder and bittersweet chocolate involved. So yeah, they can’t help but be related…
I’m thinking of asking these bagels to be my valentine, since I love them and all. The only thing that could have made this morning better would be coffee. (I ran out yesterday.) But the goodness of these bagels makes me not even care. And that’s saying a alot too, because I REALLY like coffee. This recipe makes exactly twelve (4.5 oz.) bagels and one really little bagel for Elliot. Bagels Recipe from Smitten Kitchen +…
Don’t you just hate when you’re super excited about a recipe and then it just turns out ugly. Delicious, but ugly. This happened to me last night. I’m sure if I would have served them to a crowd of people they would have exclaimed, “I’m sure these cupcakes have really good personalities…” And beside their unfortunate looks, they baked up in a completely unpredictable way. I want to say it was my oven’s fault. I…
Even though I made Vanilla Macarons last week, I’d never tasted the authentic Parisian cookie. Until then I was simply in love with a cookie I’d never met. So today Jacob drove an hour to Cecilia’s Pastries to get real French macarons for us to sample so we could know for sure what they are supposed to taste like. They are amazing. Dreamy. Magical. Light. Pretty. chocolate + vanilla + coffee Now when I make macarons…