Maybe you’re like me. Maybe you love pumpkin pie, but mostly, you just really love pie crust and the pumpkin part is an afterthought. Not just after the crust, but also after the whipped cream. You know, it’s like third. If that is you, you are going to love these pumpkin pie cookies. Basically, it… Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Cookies
Once upon a time, long, long ago, in 2011, a girl who had just started her baking blog made homemade raspberry pop-tarts, posted them, and had her first ever post really go “viral.” Not real viral. Not Susan Boyle singing “I Dreamed a Dream” viral, but definitely Pinterest viral. It got hundreds of thousands of hits,… Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Pop-Tarts with Maple Glaze
It’s September and so that means that everywhere you look you will see pumpkin spice everything. I have very strict personal standards when it comes to pumpkin spice. I enjoy pumpkin pie spiced baked goods, like pumpkin bread and cookies, and of course, pie, but…. Please don’t put pumpkin spice in my coffee. [gag] Please… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Truffles
It’s August 22nd, 80° in Seattle, and I pulled out the pumpkin today. Personally, I feel like I have shown tremendous restraint. I’ve wanted to start baking fall/pumpkin spiced things for at least a month now. I can’t wait any longer. Somebody try and stop me. Consequences for early fall baking are as follows: House… Continue reading The Best Pumpkin Bread with Brown Butter Maple Glaze
I really love apple pie. Like really love it. It is up there with Christmas, puppy breath, coffee, and Disneyland on my list of very favorite things in the entire world. It is practically perfect in every way. Dutch apple pie is one of my favorite variations. I love the buttery, brown sugary crunchy topping… Continue reading Shannon’s Dutch Apple Pie
It appears that summer may be skipping the pacific northwest this year. I think our average high has been about 70. This is not a complaint, on the contrary, I’m super happy about it, I’m just telling it like it is. Hopefully it will mean lots and lots of snow for us in the fall… Continue reading Applesauce Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
A thousand apologies, oh patient ones. I have been completely distracted from blogging activities by my discovery of Game of Thrones. If there are two things I’m just not into when it comes to entertainment, it’s fantasy and gratuitous gore and violence. The fact the Game of Thrones is full of dragons, armies of dead… Continue reading Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce
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