I recently signed up for The Produce Box, which is a weekly delivery of produce from local farms. I had tried it years ago, but we ended up receiving more produce than the two of us could eat each week. Since then The Produce Box has made some changes, and now we can order a smaller [...]
Remember in the fall when I was raving about the cocoa chai rooibos I got from DavidsTea? Well, since then I tried masala chai at our favorite Indian restaurant, and it put my cocoa chai to shame. I got home and immediately started scouring the internets for the secret to making my own. I found [...]
I’ve made many cakes the easy way—baked, frosted, and served right from the pan. I figured it was time I tried to make a real out-of-the-pan, multi-layered, decorated cake. So, I made Daniel a birthday cake over the weekend. It’s certainly not perfect, but I love how it turned out. Imperfections just make cakes charmingly [...]
This is the Chex mix recipe my mom has always made. It smells soooo good baking in the oven, and it’s the perfect savory snack to offset all the sugary treats around the holidays! 4 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 ½ teaspoons seasoning salt ¾ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon onion powder 6 [...]
I finally tried Deborah’s Red Velvet Cheese Ball recipe over on Taste and Tell. If you love red velvet cake you have to taste this. It’s all the goodness of the red velvet and cream cheese icing rolled into a big ball and covered in chocolate chips. I served mine with vanilla wafers and chocolate graham crackers. Yum [...]
I get excited for Christmas when September arrives, so I’ve been craving a Christmassy dessert lately. Peanut Butter Balls are my holiday go to, but my recipe makes a zillion and calls for an entire pound of butter (no wonder I start every new year with muffin top). After a little experimenting I’ve found the [...]
Daniel and I love Indian food, and there are several great restaurants around here that we frequent. (Saffron and Tamarind are our current favorites, so if you’re local give them a try!) Whenever I am feeling brave I’ll ask for my food to be medium spicy instead of mild, but then I have to order a [...]
I had some jello tins leftover from my candle making, and I wanted to use them as popsicle molds. I was searching for a nice healthy recipe when I stumbled across these Nutella popsicles. I quit kidding myself about the healthy thing and picked up a fresh jar of Nutella. These are like fudgsicles—but better! 1/2 [...]
Summer is definitely not my favorite season, but all the sweet, ripe fruit available this time of year helps make up for it. I can’t decide which I enjoyed more—photographing these gleaming berries or gobbling up my first piece of delicious triple berry crisp. This recipe is a keeper. I’m going to munch on this all [...]
I came across this recipe on Pinterest recently, and since lately I’ve been a dessert making fiend I had to try it. These bars are so good that they rival the s’mores bars I posted last month! When I was photographing them I said to myself, “How about a photo with a bite taken out [...]