I am not a huge fan of apple pie. You are probably wondering where this is going. We usually have a few different dessert options after our Thanksgiving meal. Pumpkin pie and pecan pie are the usual winners for me. Sometimes we have apple pie, but our apple dessert is usually reserved for the apple…
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pumpkin pie bars with chocolate chip gingerbread crust and cinnamon whipped cream
Are you gearing up for Thanksgiving yet? I was at the mall this weekend and saw Christmas decorations in stores, both for sale and for festivity. I’m halfway excited because I LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas, but I also think Thanksgiving should have it’s time to shine. My family has so many traditions associated with both…
brown butter blondie dark chocolate brownie candy swirl bars
Happy November! I can’t believe October is already over! I’m kind of sad to see fall go by so quickly but I’m also very excited for the upcoming holidays, decorations and inevitable cozy family time near a fireplace. Also, I fully welcome the extra hour of sleep we got today with open arms and sleepy…
chewy ginger cookies with apple cider caramel
Get out your pots and pans. These are worth making now. I have already professed my love for apple cider and for pumpkin flavored foods. Basically fall is wonderful because it is the only time both are around. While pumpkin is my number one obsession when the weather cools down, I have a soft spot…
gluten free chocolate chip cookies
We’re branching out today. These chewy, tender cookies are filled with chocolate puddles and are gluten free! Stay with me here, you’ll like them whether you fill your diet with gluten or leave it out. A few of my good friends from college can’t have gluten. As a baker, even in college, I always wanted to…
salted caramel dark chocolate hazelnut praline paris-brest
Get ready. You are about to experience an overload of pictures and an immense desire for chocolate and pastry cream. Or maybe that’s just me. Meet the Paris-Brest. I am so excited to tell you about this dessert. The Paris-Brest is a famous french pastry named after the cycling race, the Paris-Brest-Paris. One of the…
key lime pie with pretzel crust
I had every intention to post this recipe yesterday, as I usually do. I had all of the pictures ready, the recipe written on a note card, ready to be transcribed, but I have bad reactions to bug bites and stings. What does that have to do with this post, you ask? On Saturday I…
brown sugar peach shortcakes with basil whipped cream
Summer produce is the best. With one look around the farmer’s market you see yellow squash, zucchini, blackberries, peaches, watermelon, corn, the list goes on and on and on. Everything is so fresh, vibrant and flavorful. Last weekend on his way home from a quick trip to Alabama, Will stopped by a large farmer’s market…
cookie dough momofuku funfetti birthday cake
I have seven friends who have celebrated birthdays in the last week (including me!). I thought, what better time to make an over-the-top cake than a week-long birthday celebration?! And just look at that title. Cookie dough Momofuku funfetti birthday cake. What!!!???? This cake was a labor of love (and sometimes disdain). There are a…
blondies from a blondie
A recipe is always good when it starts with chocolate. Especially three kinds of chocolate. Most people think of blondies as brownie’s younger sister. I disagree. They are really more like cousins. Yes, they are both baked and cut into bars, and they usually both contain chocolate, but that is where the similarities end. I…