Festive birthday cake
For the final day of my visit, I baked a very special cake for my best friend Alyssa’s 40th birthday! I made her a Cake Remer, the pear and bittersweet […]
A practice bake
I’ll be baking our our special Italian cake with pear and chocolate for my best friend’s 40th birthday later this month, and I needed to complete a practice round. The […]
Cookie ready
I finally finished balling up the cookie dough I made last week. I froze the dough balls and now we’re ready to whip up a handful of cookies whenever we […]
Treats made with nostalgia
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was homemade Rice Krispies treats with mini M&Ms and plenty of nostalgia! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! And remember, kindness is […]
Yummy homemade cake
Our favorite Italian cake with pears and bittersweet chocolate didn’t turn out quite the same. I think I’m out of practice making it. Thankfully it was still delicious! Today’s #OneGoodThing […]
Homemade Mantecadas
Mama and I fell in love with Mantecadas from a nearby Mexican bakery that we adore. I was eager to attempt them at home and they’re wonderfully light and fluffy! […]
Triple lemon layer cake
My attempt at lemon curd turned out to be a liquid failure, but I was able to revive it on the stovetop and it came out delightful. The tart curd […]
A first lemon curd attempt
As a longtime fan of lemon curd, I decided to try to make it from scratch today as part of a layered lemon cake. Though I followed the directions, I’m […]
Key lime pie heaven
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was enjoying this homemade key lime pie with clouds of whipped cream on top! Here’s the SmittenKitchen recipe I followed. Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! What was […]
Cookies for friends
Baking my signature cherry chocolate chip cookies was the final step in preparing care packages with Mama’s knitting to mail to a couple of our friends. Of course, Mama and […]
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