Hi all! I am taking a mini, teeny, tiny hiatus from my blog. I will be back sometime in June with tons of fun summer treats & recipes! Reason for said hiatus is that I recently moved to Milwaukee and…
Archives for 2012
Bailey’s Irish Brownies
A good, dense brownie is one of my favorite treats. A good, dense brownie paired with alcohol? Even better. I made these brownies for St. Patrick’s Day. You can still serve these to your kids because the alcohol in the…
Homemade Vanilla Extract
I don’t know about you, but it PAINS me to buy vanilla extract at the grocery store. A teeny tiny little bottle for such an outrageous price. If you bake a lot (which I’m guessing you do if you’re reading…
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes
Cinnamon Toast Crunch was my favorite cereal as a kid. Given my aversion to milk, I don’t eat much cereal anymore… but I *do* love cinnamon! The other great thing about Cinnamon Toast Crunch was the flavor of the milk…
Banana Bread
I will waste no time with this: I hate banana bread. Then why did I make it?! I do LOVE bananas. I, too, think it’s weird that I love bananas but hate the fruit in bread form. But I always…
Peanut Butter Nutella Cookies
Oh, peanut butter and Nutella. I would eat both of these things out of the jar without abandon if I had the metabolism of a teenager. But I don’t. [never did, really!] I exercise extreme RESTRAINT when faced with jars…
Jumbo Animal Cookies
I think that there are some foods that are universally nostalgic for everyone. Pink and white animal cookies have to be included on that list. I always used to think that the pink cookies tasted different (and better) than the…
Cosmic Brownies
Who remembers Cosmic Brownies from the lunchboxes of their youth? I do! Little Debbie always makes such delicious treats (everything in moderation is okay, even prepackaged junk food). I found a homemade version of my favorite Cosmic Brownies and jumped…
Nutella Fudge
Nutella, you are perfect. If I had a faster metabolism, I would eat Nutella straight out of the jar. Nutella in fudge form? Taste bud explosion. Nutella fudge paired with sea salt? Taste bud explosion to the max. I love…
Easter Ideas 2012
Here’s the Easter idea roundup for 2012! Happy almost-Bunny Day! 1. Tuxedo Peeps 2. Bunny Ear Cupcakes 3. Hot Cross Buns 4. Peep Cookies 5. Butterscotch Birds’ Nests 6. Coconut Easter Cupcakes 7. Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes 8. Homemade Peanut…
Peep Cookies
Cuuuuuuute overload! I think these are some of the cutest cookies I’ve made. Much like Valentine conversation hearts, I have a love/hate relationship with Peeps. They are adorable and a staple of Easter, but they also taste like stale cane…
Kool-Eggs
One of my more OCD characteristics is that I MUST dye Easter eggs every year. I’m not Christian and don’t really do Easter (save for the Cadbury mini eggs), but I MUST DYE EGGS! I think it’s just another expression…
