Salted Caramel Cupcakes with Chocolate Bourbon Buttercream
…But first, a random update: After thirteen days of owning our first home, working on it from sunrise to sunset, spending too many dollars and …
One Bowl Vanilla Cupcakes for Two
Did you have a nice weekend? We did. It was a mix of fun, strange and just plain laughable. Saturday was spent packing boxes in …
Chocolate, Caramel and Walnut Turtles
How old were you when you stopped receiving Easter baskets? I’m proud to say I was 18, and not an Easter goes by where I …
Lemon Cupcakes with Limoncello-Cream Cheese Frosting
When it comes to cupcakes, I’m a vanilla kind of girl. I usually just like the basic stuff – yellow cake, white frosting, sometimes sprinkles. …
Homemade Limoncello
Yesterday was our last day in Austin, Texas, where it is hot hot HOT, so in saying goodbye to the sizzling weather I’ve dedicated this …
Strawberry and Mixed Green Salad with Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
Not too long ago, salad was nothing but a leafy green necessity that I had to force down a few times per week, whether I …
Brownie, Cream and Fresh Fruit Tarts
I remember my first Valentine’s Day with my husband like it was yesterday. We had been dating just five months then, and for our Saturday …
Bing Cherry Turnovers
Whenever my husband and I visit his parents in New Jersey, his mother always has Bing cherries in her fridge. She excitedly pulls out a …
Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercream
If ever I were to succumb to death by chocolate, I would want it to be from these cupcakes. Keep your brownies, biscotti, cookies and cakes. …
Crème Brûlée
You make plans and life laughs. That seems to be the motto for the way things have gone in the past two weeks: My husband …
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Pure vanilla extract from the store can be pricey staple if you use it as often as I do. Luckily, though, there is a …
Mini Apple and Cherry Pies
Though my husband, Mark, and I aren’t going anywhere special for Thanksgiving, or even hosting a two-person to-do of our own, these mini apple and cherry pies …