I’m not much of a coffee drinker – if I do have it, it’s practically 50% milk and sugar, so it’s probably a good thing that I’m not a coffee addict. I don’t even have a coffee pot or Keurig cup machine at home, so I usually gravitate away from recipes that call for brewed…
Here is a list of things about this cake that didn’t turn out the way I originally intended: 1) shape, 2) size, 3) decoration, and 4) photos. Thankfully, ‘taste’ is not one of them. It definitely met my expectations for taste, but first – everything that went wrong:…
If you give a mouse a cookie a peanut butter chocolate chip shortbread cookie, he’s going to ask for a glass of milk… …And when you give him the milk, chances are he’s going to want another cookie to go with it. Because while plain shortbread cookies are fantastic, these peanut buttery ones are all…
My last first day of school was this Tuesday! It’s a little bittersweet knowing that high school will be over and so many familiar faces will be parting ways in just one year. At the same time, there’s a lot to look forward to as a senior (college essays, oh joy!), so I’m just trying…
This was my last project from before I left for UNC! The dorm kitchens are pretty dismal, but I’ve found several baking buddies so hopefully something yummy will come out of there soon! (I heard that cookies are a good way to make friends in college…?) Anyways, back to the cupcakes – I was looking…
When planning my trip to Seattle, I initially wanted to do a day trip to hike at Mt. Rainier. Unfortunately the trails were still too snowy (yes, in early July)! It all worked out though, because Joyce and I got to go on a ferryboat adventure to one of the neighboring islands of the Puget…
I spent all of June willing the month to go faster, because I was so excited for my trip. After two weeks in the Canadian Rockies (three posts!) and Seattle (coming soon), I felt like July was dragging its feet. There were a lot of unknowns about my move and starting my new job; finally…
Something really exciting I didn’t announced yet on the blog in December was that I won the TopDog food photo contest! A huge thanks to everyone who voted for my entry; my $500 Whole Foods gift card came in the mail on Christmas eve. Thank you to TopDog for sponsoring this contest!…
When people ask what the best part of my Argentina trip was, I always say there is my favorite part, and then the most awesome part. And I mean awesome in the “awe-inspiring” sense of the word. My personal favorite was seeing the wild penguins in Ushuaia, while ice trekking on the Perito Moreno glacier was…
This recipe for Nutella Stuffed Blondie cups is a spinoff of one of my go-to recipes – peanut butter blondies. I made those blondies all the time in high school because they were perfect for my impatient self; the butter doesn’t have to be softened, and being in bar form means no messing with sticky…
For my last spring break ever (!), three of my closest friends and I road tripped to Florida. We broke up the drive by stopping in Charleston for that first weekend. Katie’s cousins graciously hosted us and even prepared a delicious meal of homemade lasagna when we got there on Friday night! It was wonderful…
Despite my complaints that I think I might be developing a mild allergy to citrus fruits, my mom keeps buying oranges by the box, faster than we can eat them. That, coupled with the fact that we have a giant bag of Craisins that has been sitting around the pantry, I’ve made it my personal…
