The start of summer and the end of popsicle week 2016 means roasted apricot and Greek yogurt popsicles all around. One of my favorite parts of summer is the fresh fruit. Just look at those bright, delicious apricots! I have had many a plum, peach and pluot, but don’t usually gravitate towards apricots. While we…
recipes
blueberry bundt cake with streusel and lemon glaze
I interrupt your morning for blueberry bundt cake. But, not just any blueberry bundt cake; blueberry bundt cake with streusel and lemon glaze! The combination is jaw-droppingly delicious and I can’t get enough! This is seriously the best bundt cake I have ever had. The great thing about it is that the streusel makes it like…
lemon ginger butter cookies
The heat and humidity of summer have officially arrived and it is blazing outside. All I want when I come inside from the hot weather is something fresh. These lemon ginger butter cookies are crisp and bright with a fresh lemon flavor and a slight bite from the candied ginger. The perfect summer combination! I…
national doughnut day recipe roundup
Happy National Doughnut Day! In honor of this fun fabricated holiday, in place of today’s link love, we are doing a doughnut roundup! I have done the difficult research to find lots of delicious doughnut (or donut) recipes for your viewing, and maybe tasting, pleasure. If you’re not into making your own doughnuts, here is…
strawberry mint lime smoothies
This warm (hot) weather calls for strawberry mint lime smoothies, or margaritas. Let’s stay in Memorial Day mode a little longer :) We’re back in action for a short work week after a long weekend. What a lovely sentence that is. I hope your Memorial Day weekend was filled with cookouts, warm weather, relaxation and…
almond cake with almond whipped cream icing
Sometimes Mondays need a little cake. An easy, Sunday night cake that you can eat as a snack on Monday is the best option. Maybe an easy almond cake with fluffy almond whipped cream icing? Hot milk cake was our go-to bundt cake growing up. Whenever my mom would make this cake for a dinner…
waffled sweet potato hash browns with smoked gouda pimento cheese
What do you get when you combine southern, North Carolina roots with fond memories of a study abroad semester in the Netherlands? Waffled sweet potato hash browns with smoked Gouda pimento cheese, of course. If you didn’t have brunch plans before, you might want to reconsider. I have mentioned before that North Carolina is the…
brown butter banana bread
Brown butter banana bread – say that five times fast. I’ve been into brown butter lately. If there is butter in my kitchen, it will be browned. The crackling melting butter smell fills the house and the nutty flavor gives depth to and enhances any recipe. Cookies, cakes, bars, roasted vegetables, pasta, even brown butter…
yogurt panna cotta with lemon curd and caramelized croissants
Welcome back to this space, friends! Stick around and have some yogurt panna cotta with lemon curd. I’ll even throw in a caramelized croissant for you! I’m sorry for the unintentional hiatus over here – I had concepts and ideas for last week’s posts and life was so crazy and busy that I didn’t have…
easter recipe ideas
A Good Friday to you! With Easter only a few days away, I have rounded up some dishes for your Easter brunch, Easter supper and Easter dessert. A lot of these recipes take a twist on traditional Easter and seasonal recipes, with what looks like resounding success. I love the creativity in some of these…