Brew some coffee! Melt that butter! Make these muffins, that are freckled like me! This delicate muffin is just what my morning needed. And just to warn you, one bite and you might consider paying for Allspice to go on a vacation since it’s been doing such a good job around the house making things like these dreamy muffins. Allspice Crumb Muffins Recipe from Dorie Greenspan: Baking from my Home to Yours Ingredients: crumbs /…
Yesterday, on my birthday’s eve, I got a mysterious package in the mail. I picked that polka dotted envelope out of the squiggly wiggly paper stuff and it was from Joy the Baker! Talk about a birthday miracle! Evidently it happened like this: my mom was all, “Hey Joy, my daughter thinks you’re totally cool and stuff.” Next thing I know Joy sent me a magical fennel pollen spice remix and a card shaped like the…
Lately I’ve been an awkward phone conversation ender. I will “ok” to your “alright then”. I don’t know why it’s happening, but I’m certain it’s me. I’m the one making the end of the conversation feel like it’s just the middle. If you’ve been victim to this. I apologize. Ok. Alright then. So… Hmmm. And insert awkward silence here………..Bye. There’s nothing awkward about this bread though. It is savory enough to dunk in soup and…
It’s Christmas! So that means that mimosas are required with breakfast. Jacob and I forgot the orange juice, so it was champagne all by it’s lonesome; which is the perfect companion to these christmas crepes. Since the crepes are still warm when they are rolled up around the filling, the goat cheese and jam melt together into the most delicious flavorful combination. These can be day after Christmas crepes, too. In case you want them tomorrow…
Merry Christmas to you! You, who are as sweet as these delicious pancakes! Chocolate Chip Pancakes for Two Recipe adapted from Joy the Baker Ingredients: 1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 2 T butter, melted + cooled 1/2 t vanilla 1 cup flour 2 t brown sugar 1 t baking powder 1/2 t baking soda 1/2 t salt 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips oil or cooking spray (for cooking) Directions: In a large bowl beat egg.…
Sometimes cookies are all you need. Especially when you walk to your car in the parking structure only to find it with a flat tire. It’s at moments like that, that you call the handsome bearded man in your life for a ride home and promptly make mini black and white cookies. The combo of these little cakey delights and all that christmas spirit I know you’ve got, is just the thing to make you…
The word “surprise” is a big deal to me. When I was little, I’d do any chore, wash any windows, endlessly search the house for things my mom couldn’t find, if there was a “surprise” for the reward. Because you see, a surprise could be anything! It could be a unicorn! …or a puppy even! Or in these cookies, it’s a peanut butter middle that is a pleasant surprise. Yum! And since the peanut butter…
I feel weird about singing in my car and casually looking over and seeing someone I know. It cramps my car-singing style. I feel weird about the fact that my chair at work is creaky since I’m incapable of sitting still. I can’t do it. I feel weird about my new bangs. They aren’t a big deal. I really shouldn’t care, but Jake says that things like bangs matter, so it’s ok to be complete girl about…
It’s kinda gross here in the mitten. It’s soggy and rainy. The sky should probably be filled with magical and thoughtful snowflakes. The kind that don’t interfere with driving and sure don’t make the sidewalk slippery when wearing high heels. This snow is more of an ambiance thing that induces the need to watch Love Actually and make a warm cozy dinner. You should probably eat this soup in a room lit only with Christmas…
My baking frenzy + a sale at Target resulted in me buying six bags of chocolate chips. Only to realize that none of my Christmas cookie recipes that I have in mind require chocolate chips. The moral of the story is that, it’s impossible to have too much of a good thing. Which brings me to these cream wafers. It’s completely impossible to have too many of these bite-size morsels. I’m already considering making them…