There is absolutely nothing wrong with this lemon cream pie. Nothing at all. Simple flavors, creamy filling, slightly tart and slightly sweet with a crunchy, buttery crust. There is one lone slice left in the fridge and I am tempted to eat it for breakfast. It can’t be any worse than a donut, right? This [...]
Springtime calls for desserts like this. Fresh flavors that don’t weigh you down or make you feel too full. This light citrus cake is filled with fresh raspberries and topped with a sweet cream cheese glaze-like frosting. It was the perfect end to the Mother’s Day lunch we had last weekend with some of our [...]
When I found myself with a stale baguette, a can of cherry pie filling and more milk than could easily fit in our fridge I knew that bread pudding was the answer to all of my problems. I had a pot roast on the stove that I’d just spent quite a bit of time preparing, [...]
There is something just plain fun about making layer cakes. I shared this thought with Ben as I put the finishing touches on this cake that I’d started working on almost 24 hours earlier. Cookies, cupcakes, brownies, bars, etc. are great because they are typically pretty easy, not terribly time consuming, you can make enough [...]
A while back I posted that I wanted this cookbook from Baked. So, I armed myself with a Barnes and Noble gift card and went out to fulfill my desire. My plans went awry when they did not have the book in stock. I bought the second cookbook from Baked instead, Baked Explorations. The cookbook [...]
When I was asked to bring fruit to a little gathering of Sunday school ladies, I don’t know if this is what she had in mind. But I’d been itching to make a proper dessert for a while, so this is what I brought. Beats the pants off of a fruit salad, I’d say. Making pastry [...]
When I came across this recipe I practically ran to the kitchen to begin making it. I took out a stick of butter, 2 eggs and buttermilk to bring them to room temperature. Since my little guy was asleep, I couldn’t make it to the store to get the one ingredient I lacked…fresh peaches. So [...]
In my quest for a patriotic dessert to make in honor of the Fourth of July, I came across many that utilize summer’s bounty of red and blue berries. It just wasn’t the Fourth as a kid without a flag cake! This red, white and blue dessert is a bit fancier than flag cake, and [...]
Recently I made these blackberry pie bars again. The recipe is from Rebecca Rather’s cookbook The Pastry Queen. Buy it. This time around I found the bottom crust to be a little on the thick side, and there was an awful lot of filling. These bars are so substantial that they are best eaten from [...]
The past week has been a very eventful and exciting one. A week ago today, we headed to the hospital to welcome this little guy into the world. Despite his surprise arrival eight days early, we could not be happier that he is finally here. Since the arrival of Carson, I haven’t been doing much [...]
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