Savor the flavor of sweet summer cherries all year long! Make dried cherries in your oven, then keep them in an airtight container for a taste of summer, even in the winter! There are so many reasons that summer is my favorite season: warm weather, long days full of sunshine, swimming, barbecues, flip flops, and abundant …
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Grill more than just meat at your next barbecue! Corn on the cob grilled in the husk comes out perfectly moist, then gets smothered in flavorful cilantro-lime butter! Summer is in full swing, which means barbecue season! Welcome to the #SundaySupper Summer BBQ Party! I live in an apartment, so unfortunately, I don't have an outdoor …
Cool off this summer with homemade ice cream sandwiches: homemade strawberry cheesecake ice cream, sandwiched between two thin brownie sheets. After one of the snowiest winters EVER, we are now in one of the hottest summers ever. We don't usually get an official heat wave until later in the summer, but we already had one …
In honor of Saint Patrick's Day, I chose Baking with Irish Cream as the theme of the March round of What's Baking. Here are the submissions! Jaida from Sweet Beginnings made Irish Cream Cheesecake Swirled Brownies. I can't wait to try these myself! Ali from Sparks From the Kitchen made Lucky O'Cupcakes (chocolate cupcakes with …
Having a well-stocked pantry, refrigerator and freezer doesn't mean much if you don't have the appropriate cooking tools. Now, like the ingredients, the hardware is going to depend on your cooking style. Why have a wok if you never make a stir-fry? I'm also big on multi-taskers: cookware, bakeware and tools that perform more than …
Two years old. Nearly 3 feet tall. Almost 30 pounds. Obsessed with cheese and fruit (just like Mommy!). Loves trains, cars, trucks and buses. Loves to read books, his favorites being "Pajama Time" by Sandra Boynton and the "I Spy" series. We celebrated Liam's second birthday with a small party. We chose the "Very Hungry …
As I mentioned last week, it felt like the summer was getting away from me, and I hadn't really had the opportunity to take the fresh summer produce and do something with it besides snack on it. I visited the Frecon Farms stand at the local farmers' market, and bought lots of blueberries and peaches. …
This blog has been very quiet lately, and for that, I apologize. As I announced in an earlier post, I am pregnant, and my morning sickness is much worse this time around than with my first child. I'm (finally) in my second trimester, so I'm hoping my appetite will pick up and I'll feel like …
As 2012 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting back over the year, its highs and lows. Some highs: Getting back to work, even if only part-time My blog redesign! We took our first vacation in six years Liam's first birthday And my favorite Christmas present — an engagement ring! Some lows: With me …
Though I work as a graphic designer by day (well, more like by night, but that's not the point), I also have an Associate of Science degree in Pastry Arts. I worked briefly in the food service industry, icing grocery store cakes baking bread, and plating restaurant desserts. However, my daydreams of what it would be …
Blueberry season is in full swing! I picked up four pints during my last trip to Trader Joe's — yes, four pints! There are so many applications, both sweet and savory. Add them to pancakes, cook them down to a compote and serve over waffles, add them to muffins, steep in rice vinegar to use …
This recipe is "Owen-approved." I made this dog-safe cake back in March, for my Labrador Retriever's 2nd birthday. Yes, I'm one of "those" dog people. So, since I've been living on take-out these past few days, and don't have any human recipes to blog about, I figured I'd post this. Hopefully, the doggies of some …