Biscuits / Muffins / Scones · Breads · Breakfast · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Kick-Ass Pumpkin Bread

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

Dinners · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · Healthy and Delicious · Soups

Winter White Root Vegetable Soup

This soup is one of my all time favorite soup recipes.  It only takes 30 minutes to make, it’s healthy, delicious, and hearty, and it just screams “FALL!” “WINTER!” to me when I eat it.  This soup is cozy. I got this recipe from my Aunt, so I’m not sure what magazine or cook book it came… Continue reading Winter White Root Vegetable Soup

Breads · Desserts · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Caramel Apple Bread Pudding

Well all, fall is officially here, and I have been too busy to enjoy it so far (to say the least!)  We have been moving to a new home, putting our “old house” on the market, preparing for a trip to Disneyland (in 3 days!) dealing with a sickie poo kiddo, and generally been running around like… Continue reading Caramel Apple Bread Pudding

Cakes and Cupcakes · Desserts · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

Whenever you’re making a new recipe from Paula Deen, you know it’s going to be bad.  Or good.  Or so bad it’s good.  Or so good it’s bad.  Do you know what I mean? Butter. Eggs. Sugar. Cream Cheese.  All the bad things that are also the good things. Fall is here! Fall is here!… Continue reading Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

banana recipes · bars

Brown Butter Banana Blondies

If anybody ever wants to watch me go from being in a great mood to suuuuuuper grouchy in 2.3 seconds, just be here when my power goes out.  Because you know what? Three kids 5 and under and no power = no bueno.  Lots and lots of Candy Land, people.  Way more Candy Land than… Continue reading Brown Butter Banana Blondies

Cakes and Cupcakes · Desserts

Plum Upside Down Cake

Oh my gosh you guys. I am obsessed with this cake.  Obsessed. My sweet neighbor, Amanda, brought me over a giant bag of plums this week.  Giant.  This sweet, delicious fruit is amazing to just eat fresh, but she brought me so many, I thought “I better find something to bake with these! I found… Continue reading Plum Upside Down Cake

brownies · chocolate · Healthy and Delicious

Zucchini Brownies

Confession: I am so hard off the Whole30 it isn’t even funny.  Like, the Whole30 is here: x and then there are infinity spaces, and then I am here: x. This weekend I ate my weight in zucchini brownies. I threw them together on Friday night.  I just had a craving for chocolate and these… Continue reading Zucchini Brownies