Some foods are so nostalgic. For me, chocolate glazed cake is one of them. This recipe is slightly adapted from my grandmother’s chocolate pound cake recipe that has been passed down through the generations. I don’t recall having this particular cake much when I was growing up, but I do remember a similar cake my mom used to…
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vanilla and cinnamon coffee syrups
Happy Mother’s Day! My mom loves tea. Our whole family does, really. My brother and Will are the two main coffee drinkers, and sometimes I will join them, but tea is the overwhelming favorite among the group. We have local tea/coffee shops that we frequent and are proud when the owner and workers recognize us as…
lavender earl grey scones
When I was in 5th grade, my family took a trip to France. We spent two weeks traveling through Paris, Loire Valley and Provence. At all of the French markets, especially those in Provence, vendors sold lavender soap, lavender sachets, lavender lotion, lavender perfume, dried lavender bundles – they sold a lavender scented version of anything…
peanut butter and jelly cookies
Did you grow up eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in your school lunches? I was more of a plain peanut butter sandwich girl myself. Actually, I didn’t really like jelly until about high school. I think it was the texture and the typical grape and strawberry flavors that turned me off to the sweet…
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…
vanilla cake with lemon buttercream and raspberry jam
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! Ours was filled with travel, family, church, deviled eggs and this cake. I love the combination of flavors in this dessert. The vanilla cake is fluffy but still slightly dense and surrounded by perfectly sweet lemon buttercream. Each layer of the cake is brushed with raspberry jam…
mini coconut quick breads with fresh whipped cream
Coconut is a very divisive ingredient. Some people love it and some people hate it. I love coconut. Will does not like coconut. On the other hand, I can’t stand even the smell of bananas, much less the taste, but Will loves them. I do, however, love banana bread. Are you catching on? I feel…
double chocolate espresso cookies
This weekend was UNC Dance Marathon, a 24-hour event where students stand, dance and raise money in support of the patients and families at UNC Children’s Hospital. As you can imagine, standing and dancing for 24 hours is tiring. That’s where these chocolate espresso cookies come in. These cookies are based off of cookies at…
sunday sweets: banana cake with cinnamon brown sugar filling and salted chocolate frosting
Oh, daylight savings time, I don’t know how to feel about you. On one hand, I love the extra sunlight that comes when we “spring forward” for daylight savings, on the other hand, I struggle to know what time it is for about a week. I don’t trust my clocks and I question the time…