It's Thanksgiving morning and Justin and I are getting ready to cook up a small storm. Not hurricane-sized, but more like a small rain shower. Justin had a day off this week while I had to work, but I came home to this Pumpkin Spice Cake and was ...
Desserts & Baked Goods
Chocolate-Filled Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
Six words...chocolate, filled, peanut, butter, sandwich, cookies. If that isn't enough to tempt you to make these gorgeously golden little beauties, then maybe knowing the recipe is from Deb Perelman's book will. I love, love, love her recipes ...
Raspberry, Lemon, and Poppy Seed Muffins
I seem to have a penchant for any type of lemon sweet (as seen here, here, and here). And this one is made even more delicious by the fresh raspberries! In Colorado, prime raspberry season is during the months of July through September. (Check ...
Raspberry Jam Pastry Squares
I don't know about you, but being a child of the 80's and 90's, Pop-Tarts were a staple of my diet. I remember the joyful feeling I had every time the toaster would finally CHING CHING!!! And up would jump the sweet flaky pies! My fingers would ...
Whole-Wheat Almond-Butter Sandwich Cookies
Almond butter. I've always wondered, "Why all the fuss?" Well, I tried it for the first time a few weeks ago when a friend brought it to work as a dip for her veggies and crackers. I've never liked almonds so I didn't have high expectations for ...
Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These. Are. The. Best. Cookies. EVER. I mean, there are some AMAZING cookies out there...but when it comes to your classic chocolate chip cookie, this one is my absolute favorite. They are chewy, slightly peanut buttery, and choc full of ...
Chai Snowball Cookies and the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap
One of my favorite blogs to follow is Love and Olive Oil. The photography is gorgeous and I love that it's run by a husband and wife team (like Justin and myself). Lindsay and Taylor make almost everything from scratch and even have a few cookbooks ...
Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf Cake
This Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf Cake is probably my all-time favorite thing that Justin bakes. It's just that good. The lemon flavor is delicious and the cake itself is incredibly moist. The recipe was a bit temperamental at first, as Justin ended up ...