I’ve been having one of those weeks. You know, the one where you hit the floor at 5:30 in the morning after tripping over your sons safety gate, or send your fresh pizza flying while giving yourself a matching pair of second degree burns. Yeah, it’s been one of those weeks. Thankfully it is Friday [...]
It’s incredible how just the right smell can stir up emotions, bring back memories, and make you think of a particular person or place. Every time I get a whiff of pine or freshly cut wood, I am reminded of my Dad. When he would come home from working outside he would smell of earth, [...]
I am desperately trying to hold on to the last days of summer. And, in an effort to do both that and rectify this nectarine disaster I made these Strawberry Nectarine Popsicles. I am not sure if I could have chosen a rainier week to do so, but if I close my eyes and freeze [...]
I failed. Miserably. Two failures in a row, people are going to stop visiting this blog pretty soon. Well, I shouldn’t say it was a complete failure. The cakes turned out beautifully, the buttercream was exquisitly delicious, and the caramel was caramely. What killed me was the assembly and pretty much everything else surrounding this [...]
Time is tight these days, but still I could not resist jumping on the cherry train and baking up a batch of these Mini Cherry Pies. However, they were a couple of weeks in the making, which relieved any stress that comes with baking in a timeline. I made the filling one day, froze it, [...]
I thought that sharing was something that had to be taught to a child. But, it seems that my son may be the exception. At least when it comes to food. If you are lucky enough to be sitting in his vicinity he will more then likely offer you a piece of his slobber covered [...]
I know you are probably going to think I am crazy, but I could not resist another challenge. This time it is Sugar High Friday! The host this month is Zilla from Climin’ the Walls and the theme she picked is Sweet without the Wheat. As is fairly obvious, we were to come up with some [...]
The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers. I was definitely very nervous and very excited for this months challenge. I have always wanted to [...]
