Baking and blogging in January. The struggle is real, folks. The struggle is real. First off, it starts to get dark here around 2pm. I’m not a photographer and I don’t have any fancy equipment, so it is imperative that I have natural daylight to get good pictures. In the summer, I can do this… Continue reading Chocolate Almond Braid and Blogging in January
Many people mistakenly believe that they shouldn’t eat anything for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning. That they should “save room” in their stomach for the delicious feast they are going to eat later. I believe this is a mistake. Just like you stretch your muscles before a run, (not that I’d know anything about that)… Continue reading Simple Cinnamon Raisin Scones
Raise your hand if you went to high school for a couple of years in the late nineties and signed everybody’s yearbook with “Have a kick ass summer!” That’s how this pumpkin bread is. Totally kick-ass. No, this blog hasn’t turned into Thug Kitchen, I’m just seriously so in love with this bread that I… Continue reading Kick-Ass Pumpkin Bread
You all know I have a love affair with cinnamon rolls. I’m constantly trying to find new and different things to do with them. My go-to is my homemade Clone of a Cinnabon recipe. Honestly, it can’t be beat- but it’s time consuming. It is at least a two hour process. This recipe, however, is… Continue reading Cinnamon Roll Pull Apart
Charlie, my 3 year old son, is obsessed with the color “dark blue.” He has taken the ‘favorite color’ thing to a whole new level. When he’s pretending to be a superhero, and I ask “Oh, are you Super Charlie?” he replies “No! I’m Dark Blue Charlie!” He has three pair of dark blue underpants,… Continue reading Blueberry Zucchini Breakfast Cake
I recently watched a documentary called Fed Up, which is basically about the evils of added sugar in foods. If you haven’t watched it, you should. It’s free on Netflix, and $3.99 on Amazon instant video. I am not giving up sugar, but it was eye opening to me to see how much hidden added… Continue reading Gluten-Free, Healthy Banana Breakfast Muffins – Kid Approved!
I came across this recipe for Johnny Iuzzini’s Crumb Cake on Just Baked a few days ago, and as soon as I saw the pictures of the cake, and the source of the cake (totally rad pastry chef and Top Chef judge Johnny Iuzzini) I knew that I had to try it, even though having… Continue reading Johnny Iuzzini’s Crumb Cake
Rumbly in my Tumbly 