Cinnamon rolls are one of my favorite things to make and eat! This version was inspired by Nikki, a DJ on my favorite local radio show, and her love of all things funfetti. (If you like weird off beat news, geeky stuff, sarcasm, and laughing you might love the podcast too.) My daughter, who is 13 now, almost died of shock when I gave them Funfetti Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast. Several weeks later she still tells people about the time that Mom let her eat sprinkles for breakfast. But hey, we all deserve some sprinkles for breakfast right? Is making bread hard? Nope! Making bread can be intimi ..read more

Berries make the perfect spring dessert. Toss them in a little sugar, bake them up in a fresh pie crust and savor the sweet flakiness that is a Simple Strawberry Galette. It’s an amazing and yet easy dessert you can whip up for Easter Sunday or just afternoon tea. What ingredients do you need for a simple strawberry galette? You don’t need a lot of fancy ingredients for a galette. This list includes your pie crust which you can make in a food processor if you have one. Here’s your shopping/pantry list: butter flour water salt sugar berries (fresh or frozen) Optional: honey, mint, and egg wa ..read more

I was really excited about this recipe while I was making (and eating it) but then I started second guessing myself for creating a low and slow stove top stew recipe instead of using the crockpot. Are there still people who have time and are willing to let their dinner simmer on the stove for five hours? I decided to call it Sunday Afternoon Irish Beef Stew to set expectations up front and see what happened! Through a weird twist of fate, now that I’m actually posting the recipe, most of the world is quarantined to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Suddenly we’re stuck at home with none ..read more

I am soooo happy to finally be back with a new recipe! This last year and a half have been a crazy whirlwind of house hunting, house selling and remodeling. Thankfully we are happily settled in our new home and neighborhood which we LOVE and hope to stay in forever! I also am super loving my new kitchen which I am living in while the kids are at school. I’ve been testing tons of recipes and reading all the cookbooks but the first one going up here is Apple Cider Cupcakes. I do like a good pumpkin dessert this time of year but I wanted to deviate a little and find an alternative that stills f ..read more

Something about hearing the word madeleine conjures up images of teatime in France for me. Sitting in a little cafe with a steaming pot of tea, a plate of buttery madeleines and my favorite novel. I was a little nervous to start baking these since they seem tricksy but when I found a madeleine pan at Goodwill I knew it was time. I started my experimenting with David Lebovitz’s recipe which I found at Tasting Table. True to form I read everything I could find about the process for make a good madeleine and then made a few batches myself. They were amazingly delicious and I was hooked. I wasn ..read more

Hello and welcome back! I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season so far. Ours has been busy but mostly in a good, spending time together kind of way. Today is a lovely quiet day at home and I wanted to give you one last post and recipe before the New Year is upon us. So here it is: DIY Chocolate Spoons! Disclosure: this post includes affiliate links. If you click through one of my links and buy something I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for helping me keep this blog running! I’m planning to use these for a hot chocolate bar this winter. It would be perfect ..read more

Happy Labor Day weekend to all my North American Readers! It’s also the last hurrah weekend for us since school will start Tuesday. I was scrolling through Instagram on Friday and came across the FeedFeed contest with Ghirardelli. The challenge was to make a S’more or S’mores inspired recipe using Ghirardelli chocolate squares. I decided to run with it and make a Dark Chocolate S’mores Tart. Disclosure: this post includes affiliate links. If you click through one of my links and buy something I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for helping me keep this blog running ..read more

Hello friends! It’s been too long since the last post, but I’ve been busy prepping the house to move. I’m happy to report that we are as ready as we can be. This summer has been a whirlwind of activity and it was a lovely change to be in the kitchen baking again for this Braided Basil Parmesan Loaf. What better way to celebrate the final days of summer than with a beautiful loaf of bread? It is crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside and laced with grated parmesan and fresh basil for a lovely fresh flavor. This recipe is surprisingly easy to make. Based loosely on my Simple Multi-Gr ..read more

Happy belated Easter! Last weekend I made some carrot cake cupcakes for Easter which were fun and delicious, (You can check them out on Instagram.) and this week I decided it would be fun to turn them into Healthy Breakfast Muffins. It feels like the right kind of thing to eat in the springtime. Plus I needed to use up some bananas! I started with bananas and carrots and added pecans, oatmeal and some whole wheat flour. These muffins are surprisingly light and not at all dry. I used coconut milk for mine because half the family is now dairy-free. You could easily substitute regular milk ..read more

Let’s talk chocolate! Easter is right around the corner and everything pastel and cute is trending but I’m looking for that chocolate fix this week. Are you a chocolate lover? This Dark Chocolate Buttercream is just what you need. I  often feel that chocolate baked goods need to be lighter on the sugar and heavier on the chocolate. Give me all the flavor! Unfortunately I was super busy this week and I now have a large container of Dark Chocolate Buttercream on the counter and nothing to put it on. Don’t make my mistake! This would be amazing on Funfetti Celebration Cupcakes, Easy ..read more