It’s almost Christmas. It always surprises me how late the “OMG IT’S CHRISTMAS” feeling hits me – but it’s close enough now that I’m starting to feel it! Luckily I bought all my gifts a few weeks ago – do you have yours? If not… make this fudge! This fudge seriously could not be easier:…
Desserts
Sugar and Spice Star Cookies
I never thought the day would come when I’d say 36 F was warm. Here I am, today, thinking “wow it’s warm outside!” Yikes. I need to get to a warm coastal area stat! Instead, I’m packing for the next two weeks of St. Louis and Colorado – both of which will be fantastic! “Warm”…
Gingerbread Scones with Lemon Icing
As a kid, I thought the only redeeming fact about gingerbread was the lemon sauce we got to eat with it. I was that kid who heaped on three times as much sauce as necessary in any sugary situation: gingerbread, ice cream, bread pudding – you name it, if it was a sauce and had…
Decorated Dark Chocolate Cookies
Before we get to the good stuff, let me THANK YOU ALL for such a great response to this blog! It has been just over a month, and readership is steadily growing – I’m seriously pretty amazed. Looking at the analytics is a total nerdy delight of mine – especially now that they have live…
Cookie Dough Truffles
Bozeman: Where is the snow?! Derek and I want to ski! Since we can’t spend our time skiing, we’re lounging at home watching Netflix, planning vacations, giggling like little kids, and eating a lot of cookies. Or just cookie dough. Every time I make cookies I feel like I eat half of the dough before…
Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies
This is a firecracker of a cookie! Spicy, sweet, zesty: this is one sassy cookie. Not only does the molasses give it a smooth, rich taste, but the spices bring it to life and make you want to keep eating more. Look out for the dough, too. I couldn’t stop eating it before putting it…
Pumpkin Spice Layer Cake with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting
It’s still pumpkin season, right? Even if it isn’t, I can’t wait a year to post this cake because it was too delicious. I’m not one for bragging, but somehow I need to convey to you how awesome this cake was! No joke, it was fantastic. The pumpkin flavor is subtle, leaving the cake a…
Brown Sugar-Pecan Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting
Thanksgiving is almost here! I’m getting excited to head home to Oregon this week, which will include baking a lot of pumpkin or pecan filled recipes! I spent this weekend learning to skate ski (I’m pretty much a pro now, look out for me in the next winter olympics), attempting (multiple times) to make ravioli…
Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake
My family is huge on Thanksgiving. Really, it’s the only holiday we celebrate together each year. Growing up we would always have ample amounts of pumpkin pie, pumpkin custard, apple pie, chocolate pecan pie (to be posted later this month!), and a few other random sugary treats. Besides liking Thanksgiving, my family likes sugar. This…
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Bread
In my attempt to spend time learning to do, and doing, things I enjoy in life, I signed up for a knitting class! We had our first of four meetings this past Monday. I’ve known how to knit since I was a kid, but never actually produced anything useful. After a few attempts (and many…
Sea Salted Caramel Tarts with Chocolate Ganache
This was uncharted territory for me. Caramel? Made by me? It seemed scary and hard, but really ended up being quite easy. I have been hiding in my shame of using corn syrup, but I figured for my first venture into caramel-land I would follow the recipe at hand. Next time: no corn syrup (I…
Black Forest Pound Cake with Cherry Whipped Cream
This cake has been on my ‘to do’ list for quite a while now, so I figured I’d finally get to it and make one! It was well worth the effort, which was minimal, and turns out a delicious cherry-chocolate flavored cake, with just a hint of coffee. Whipped cream made with some cherry juice…