These mini naked cakes filled with sweet and tangy orange marmalade and garnished with fresh flowers are an elegant treat for a springtime brunch. They may look fancy, but they're simple to make. It's already been a week since we moved into our house, and we've gotten so much done! The guest room (where we'll...
Banana Bread Peanut Butter Crumb Cake
My favorite banana bread recipe transforms into the most delicious crumb cake with the addition of a soft and sweet peanut butter crumb topping. When we were growing up, my little brother was always in charge of making banana bread. He started making it when he was little - because the recipe is so easy...
Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats with Bourbon Marshmallows
Classic Rice Krispies Treats - a childhood favorite - get an adult upgrade when made with bourbon marshmallows and brown butter. Do you ever get a craving for the treats that you enjoyed as a kid? Popsicles? Dunkaroos? Rice Krispies Treats? I have been craving Rice Krispies Treats for weeks. I have no idea why,...
Homemade Bourbon Marshmallows
These homemade bourbon marshmallows - made without corn syrup and flavored with whiskey - are just as fun to make as they are to eat! I'll apologize in advance. I'm about to geek out on you. This was my first time making marshmallows at home, and it reminded me why I love experimenting in the...
Eggs Benedict with Pesto Hollandaise
This recipe puts a fun spin on classic hollandaise! Pesto gives the sauce an added kick of flavor and makes for the most delicious eggs Benedict ever! I used to have this thing about eggs. Unless they were hard boiled, I never used to eat them. Not scrambled. Not sunny side up. And definitely not...
Chai Spice Pie Crust Cookies
If you love buttery, flaky pie crust, say hello to chai spice pie crust cookies! These easy spiraled cookies - made with pie crust dough, cinnamon sugar, and spices - are a delicious solution for leftover pie crust. Plus it's a fun and easy recipe for baking with kids! With just 6 more days until...
Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies
These are truly the BEST gingerbread cookies! This recipe makes soft and chewy gingerbread cookies full of festive holiday flavor. My simple icing recipe makes it easy to decorate these cookies as snowflakes, Christmas trees, gingerbread men, and more! We never made gingerbread cookies when I was a kid. We always made butter (sprtiz) cookies (so...
Classic Apple Pie from Scratch
Delicious and stress-free homemade apple pie - complete with a tender and flaky crust and cinnamon apple filling - is totally achievable with this easy recipe for classic apple pie from scratch! I'm not really sure where the expression "easy as pie" came from. Because - let's just be honest here - pie isn't the...
Cardamom Ice Cream
I am ALL about fall right now. I decorated our apartment with mini pumpkins. I pushed all my sundresses to the back of the closet and pulled out my new boots. I'm planning a scenic drive for A and me around western Pennsylvania so that we can see all the beautiful leaves. But I am not...
Sparkling Fruit Shrub Lemonade
You guys. Where has the summer gone?! I cannot believe that it’s already the middle of August! I’m always SO excited for summer at the beginning of the season, but by mid-August, once we’ve had a couple of consecutive weeks of crazy hot weather, I’m ready for fall’s cooler temperatures. Do you agree? Or do...