Workin' It

Workin’ It: Strawberry Shortcake + S’mores

I’m hungry. So I always opt for for the edible. These are snack-attack favors. Because bringing dessert home and being able to gobble it in the comfort of your own home is where it’s at. And everyone knows strawberry shortcake can be breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Now I want to toast marshmallows and eat s’mores … and it’s 10am. I wish I had a s’mores pop tart at least! P.S. You print out the labels…

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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie + Vanilla Coconut Milk Ice Cream

Sometimes pie makes me nervous and that’s a shame. I’m excited though because the July 5th Pie Party totally motivated me to make this lovely pie! You see, this party is happening to encourage people to just make pie and not worry about it being perfect. No drama. So, it’s time to just make pies and to love them just the way they are! (Like Mark Darcy and Bridget Jones! …anyone?) My mom is a pie…

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Fried Goat Cheese and Strawberry Salad

I need to get it together. The other day I got on the treadmill at the gym with my sunglasses on. Then I failed at installing an air conditioner in the window. And yesterday, I cooked chicken and then dropped it in the sink into a dirty cup. But when salads like this happen, I don’t feel as bad about messing stuff up. You see, this salad is a win. The goat cheese is crunchy…

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Strawberry Almond Sunday Cake

Sometimes things aren’t as simple as this Sunday cake. For example, I wanted to order Sliding Doors on demand and accidentally ordered Space Chimps. You’d think ordering a movie would be simple… Can you believe I messed it up? And it’s hot like summer, so it’s too hot for tights. And did you know that my legs are always too pale for summer? It’s not simple for me to get a tan, that’s for sure. This…

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Berry Berry Sorbet + White Chocolate Mushrooms

Sometimes I have extra berries, gettin’ all up in my business. Sometimes I wear outfits that match my sorbet. Sometimes I take photos of frozen goodness at lunch. Sometimes white chocolate tastes best with berries. Sometimes white chocolate tastes best as a mushroom. Sometimes Elliot’s foot is in the top right corner of a photo of blended berries. I’m just trying to say that it’s always a good idea to blend berries with sugar and…

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Vanilla Bean Berry Cake

On Sunday, I woke up early to drive this cake to my favorite lady’s house for dessert. I went to church with tights that matched those raspberries. I turned off the tea water and ate chop suey. We passed the carrots, buttered french bread, and talked about summer, root beer floats, and bluebirds. And then took seconds. While still full, I sliced this cake and placed it on my Aunt Wanetta’s pretty blue and white plates, that…

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One Big Multigrain Pancake

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.…

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Malted Waffles For Two

Breakfast should always be disguised as dessert on the weekend. When I was a kid, my mom would sometimes make waffles and sandwich ice cream in the middle. I think these waffles would be really good at that. They’d taste like a breakfast malt, and that sounds like the best idea yet! Have you bought the Baked Explorations cookbook yet? If you haven’t, you should probably get right on it. Every single recipe is dreamy looking.…

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Strawberry Pancakes

I’m really full because I ate those pancakes right there. I put strawberry jam on them because my maple syrup stopped being cool and just started being real. Real gross. If you’re in the mood for a summery sweet pancake, this is the one for you. And do you know that there’s almond extract in these guys? It makes the strawberries sing. I can hear them now. They’re singing Lady Gaga. Now you know. Strawberry…

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Mini Strawberry Rhubarb Galettes

Elliot is a puppy-sized big dog. These are the cupcake of pie. These were birthday galettes. And since they were a gift, I had to try them to be sure they were good before I gave them away, right? I also had to eat one when I got home from giving them away to be REALLY sure before bed, right? I know something’s good when I have to “make sure” by lots of sampling. Now…

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