It is here! It has arrived! ‘Tis the season for all things pumpkin! I am a pumpkin lover. Fall is wonderful because it brings cooler weather after our crazy hot and humid summer months, and SO MUCH PUMPKIN! It is always exciting to see the pumpkin flavored items return to the stores and coffee shops….
sunday sweets
apple cider doughnut muffins with cinnamon sugar, maple whiskey glaze, and apple cider glaze
Fall officially starts this week! Are you as excited as I am? Granted it was still about 89 degrees today but it is cooling down and we are starting to have crisp mornings! In lieu of the arrival of autumn and our recent apple picking trip, we have apple cider doughnut muffins today! I have…
homemade almond butter and pecan peanut cinnamon butter
It finally feels like fall outside! September decided to show itself today with cool temperatures, wonderful breezes and bright blue skies full of fluffy white clouds. I know it is not officially fall yet, according to the calendar and the autumnal equinox, but I am so ready for it to cool down and feel like…
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…
porridge with raspberry ripple and honey roasted pistachios
When we were in the UK this summer we had the best porridge for breakfast. We first tasted it at The Elephant Room, the cafe where J.K. Rowling started writing Harry Potter, and were hooked for the rest of our vacation. We tried to recreate it in our apartment in Edinburgh and were unsuccessful, with burnt porridge…
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…
no-churn chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream
The summer after I graduated from high school I worked in a small local ice cream shop. The shop opened a month or two before I applied for the job and I’m pretty sure they were just desperate for anyone who was willing to learn how to make waffle cones and work minimum wage. The…
no-churn lemon gingersnap ice cream
At 550 square feet, our apartment is very small. It might be about right for an NYC apartment…we don’t live in NYC. Our parents have been great about letting us store extra appliances, dishes and clothes at their houses when we don’t have room (thanks, Mom, Dad, Donna and Robert!). One of the extra kitchen…
oatmeal toffee chip cookies
Happy belated Father’s Day! Instead of working on this post yesterday, we spent most of the day and night with my family celebrating Father’s Day. But, have no fear! There is still a recipe for you this week! When I was growing up my parents shared kitchen responsibilities. They both cooked, together and separately, depending on…
classic granola
I have made granola about a thousand times. Okay, that may be a slight exaggeration, but not by too much. Granola is one of those snacks that I can eat any time of the day and any time of the year. Granola is so customizable. It is easily altered depending on what you have on…