Our goddaughter’s second birthday was a Sunday-morning donuts-and-coffee celebration. The kids were adorable with their donuts, sugar rush and all! For our gift, to compliment the cute apron set we found, I wanted to add some play pastries in keeping with the party theme. I wasn’t thrilled with the store-bought play food options, so I …
As much as I love a good cup of tea, I’d never be disappointed to discover that it was actually cake […]
January Bird Seed Snowman February The Luckiest March Shamrock Favor Boxes April Banana, Butterscotch and Nutella Crepe Cake May The Gift of Coffee June Panda Pop-Up Card July Celebrating August Constellation Shower Invitations September Pizza Barbeque October Polka Dot Pumpkins November Caramel Apple Cheesecake Tart December Christmas 2012!
There’s this hilarious Friends episode where Rachel is making Thanksgiving dessert and mistakenly […]
If you need to bring a dish to Thanksgiving dinner and still aren’t sure what to make […]
With all the baking that happens around here, I find it hard to believe that until last month I’d never baked a dessert with the quintessential American fruit: the apple! Apple isn’t my favorite for pies and cobblers, but I did a double take when I saw this flower-like tart. I assumed it would be …
I have to say that I love all things pumpkin, a penchant that I am unfortunately not allowed to indulge for the first nine months of every year. Now that it’s fall — well, as close to fall as it gets in these parts — I can finally break out the gallon of pumpkin purée …
One of Greg’s thirty birthday gifts was this quick and adorable breakfast. I squealed when I first saw the idea, and I still can’t get over how easy and cute it is! Simply prepare toast the way you like it (ok, jam might look strange, but try butter, honey or cinnamon and sugar), add 3 …
Los Angeles finally had a couple weeks of real summer heat, and turning on our oven has been torture. We took advantage of the grill and some backyard shade and hosted a barbeque. After a month of travelling followed by a week in a hot, stuffy house, dining outdoors with friends was the perfect refreshment! …
Continuing my love affair with all things Oreo (or fake, off-brand Oreo, as the case may be) I tried these Oreo cupcakes for our recent pizza party. I combined a favorite plain cheesecake recipe with a Martha Stewart “cupcake” recipe, and the result was fantastic (if I do say so myself). They only resemble cupcakes …