Far and away, the best thing I put in my mouth when I was in Disneyland a few weeks ago was the Matterhorn Macaroon from the Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe. I went into my vacation armed with a list from the Disney Food Blog of all the “must eats” that I still hadn’t tried, and… Continue reading Disneyland’s Matterhorn Macaroons
It’s no secret to anybody who knows me that I love Disneyland. It is my happiest place. I love that the second I enter through the tunnel, I no longer feel like a 34 year old; I feel like a 7 year old. Well, now I have three kids, so maybe I’ve aged to like… Continue reading Baked Churros – Same Taste, Less Guilt
A rich, buttery yellow cake full of eggs, butter, and cream topped not with frosting, but with warm, straight out of the pan, chocolate-y fudge.
Did you know that if you plant jelly beans in your yard, lollipops will grow in their place? It’s true, just ask my kids. It only works the week of Easter, though. Easter is kind of a big deal around here. Since we do a brunch over at my sister-in-law’s house on Easter morning, and… Continue reading Easter Bunny Pancakes. Simple Pleasures.
I’ve been thinking of adding a Hot Cross Buns recipe to my blog around Easter time for years, but one thing has stopped me: Made the traditional way, I just don’t really like them. My family is mostly English and Irish. The English are some of my favorite people. They have delightful accents, but are not necessarily… Continue reading Hot Cross Buns (tasty ones)
I was supposed to have a busy day today, running back and forth between ballet class and the library, and the grocery store. Plans were thwarted, however (of course after I set an early alarm and got up and got three kids ready to leave- because, doesn’t it always go that way?) by a sick five… Continue reading Petite Banana Bread Scones with Butter Brown Sugar Glaze
I don’t like to admit this anyplace where my husband can read it, but I have a real, serious, (read: expensive) Starbucks addiction. I go there on the daily. To the point that when we pull up into the drive through, my kids start hollering requests from the back seat for “pink do-duts,” “banilla bean scones,”… Continue reading Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake
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