Happy Fourth of July! We have been crazy busy this summer between cookbook events, two little girls' birthdays, and countless other things all competing for our time, so we are thrilled to have the holiday weekend to catch our breath and relax as a family. When I asked my now-three-year-old daughter what kind of cake...
Dessert
Homemade Chocolate Pudding
Making chocolate pudding at home is easier than you think, and much more rich and delicious than store-bought. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.” ― Charles M. Schulz
Snow Day Treat! Maple Snow Taffy
Since the mitten state is pretty much shut down today, I figured it was time that I finally share my recipe for Maple Snow Taffy. It's so fun to make, and is VERY impressive to little kids. Making maple snow taffy is extremely easy, and super tasty on a beautiful, snowy day. The only actual...
Beignets, Revisited + COOKBOOK news!
Hi friends, It's been so long since I've written a new blog post to share with all of you and I'm dying to catch you up on all the excitement around here. So many things have happened--where do I begin? The very beginning, I suppose. WAY back in February 2013, I pressed 'publish' on my...
Meyer Lemon Ice Cream
Do you ever have those days where you just want to take one day to go back in time and be a kid again? Where your only care is playing, riding bicycles, doing hopscotch in the driveway, avoiding cleaning your room, and if you're really lucky- going to the ice cream shop? I’ve had a...
Homemade Nutella
Confession time. I consume a shameful amount of Nutella on a nearly daily basis. I could be a professional Nutella eater and would never get sick of the silky smooth, chocolat-ey, hazelnut-filled spread that is heavenly on just about everything. While living in Italy I got accustomed to the good stuff. Truth: Italian Nutella is...
Monkey Bread (From Scratch!)
Happy Spring! We’re fully enjoying our first days of sunshine and milder temperatures in Michigan this week. Sometimes we get overeager for the warmer days, or at least I know I do. I left the house the other morning without a jacket because it felt so warm out…only to realize once I was on the road...
Why I'm Celebrating Pi Day
So today is Pi Day. The nerdy holiday that encourages pie-eating in the name of mathematics. Sign me up. I don’t usually “celebrate” Pi Day, but this year we’re making a big deal of it for several reasons. First, I’ve been baking pies like a crazy lunatic for weeks in the name of research for...
Maple Pecan Blondies with Maple Butter Sauce
We are on a bit of a maple kick around here lately. After years of talking about it, we finally took advantage of the massive sugar maple trees in our yard and made our own maple syrup this year. We were lucky enough to catch the first big run of sap right on time, so we had more sap than...
Perfectly Soft Snickerdoodles
While I was growing up, I wasn’t exactly a fan of Snickerdoodles. I liked them, but they weren’t my first choice when it came to cookies. To me, they seemed like someone forgot to add the chocolate chips when they made them. The cookie part alone wasn’t amazing. It has been my mission lately to...