Happy first day of spring! Let’s celebrate with a slice of carrot cake loaf with nutella swirled cream cheese frosting. I have always associated carrot cake with Easter and spring. I don’t think we had an overwhelming number of carrot cakes around Easter growing up, but all of the stores and bakeries seem to increase…
recipes
guinness brownies with irish cream chocolate ganache frosting
With St. Patrick’s Day on Thursday, Guinness brownies with Irish cream chocolate ganache frosting should really be on your menu. Two great Irish beverages, combined into one delicious chocolatey dessert – how could you go wrong? I think it is funny that, even though St. Patrick’s Day is closer to next weekend, all of the…
pistachio pesto grilled cheese
When the weather looks like spring, but doesn’t feel quite warm enough to be spring, pistachio pesto grilled cheese sandwiches are the perfect compromise. Fresh flavors combined with warm comfort food is ideal for a crisp night. Whoever created the grilled cheese deserves generous praise. I mean, toasty, buttery bread, filled with gooey cheese? Yes,…
brown butter pecan sandies and cinnamon icebox cookies
Sometimes you just need a good ‘ol butter cookie. A cookie that is in your freezer at the end of the day, waiting for you to come home and reward yourself with a few slices of dough or a couple of crisp, buttery cookies, warm and fresh out of the oven. Can you hear the…
sweet potato and beet chips
Sweet potato and beet chips, sweet potato and beet chips – I can’t get enough! Until a few years ago I had never tried beets. We never had them at home and I saw them on salad bars but never branched out to try them. The first encounter I had with the brightly colored vegetable…
dense chocolate loaf cake
What would happen if a brownie and a loaf cake married? This perfectly fudgy, dark, dense chocolate loaf cake would happen. This loaf is no-nonsense and perfect for Valentine’s Day with a significant other, with friends, or by your onsie (no judgment zone here). Valentine’s Day is so much more controversial than I think it…
king cake cinnamon buns
It was a sad ending to the weekend and the Super Bowl with a Panthers loss. Fortunately, we have Mardi Gras and these individual king cake cinnamon buns to look forward to on Tuesday! I have never been to New Orleans, but it is on my list of places to visit, and hopefully sometime soon….
chocolate chip cookie bars
Sometimes you just need a little comfort food. Chocolate chip cookie bars seem like the perfect comforting food for all of this snow and cold weather. And when you run out of groceries and don’t want to leave the house in the snow, you do what you can with what you have ;) These chocolate…
champagne cake with rose buttercream
It’s celebration time! I mentioned earlier this year that Pass the Cookies has been up and running for one year now, and what a better way to celebrate than with a naked champagne cake with rose buttercream and some beautiful flowers? If dreams were photos, these would be them. Sometimes I look back and realize how…
baked brie bites
I hope you all had very merry, wonderful holidays and are enjoying some relaxation as we gear up for the New Years holiday this week! We made so much food last week for all kinds of Christmas celebrations, including these easy and quick baked brie bites. When I was in school, this time between Christmas…