It’s my BIRTHDAY and it’s a big one! I’m so excited to be celebrating this year with my friends and family. While some people aren’t the biggest fans of their birthday, I am! It’s a special day to get together all the people you love and care for. There’s laughing! There’s stories! And there’s always […]
I love citrus anything. I especially love a good citrus pie, like Key Lime Pie or Lemon Meringue Pie. Well, after recently making these Lemon Key Lime Pie bars, I realized I never made a tried and true straight up key lime pie. I’ve made a ton of other citrus pies like: Lemon Meringue Pie […]
Strawberries! They are perfect off the bush, in a bowl of cold cereal, or in any kind of cake imaginable. They are such a versatile, gorgeous fruit and I absolutely love to bake with them. Even though it’s the end of strawberry season here in Central Florida (ours grow best December – March), it’s starting […]
This week is Spring break for the girls here in Florida, so we were looking for some fun things to do. We ended up going strawberry picking on Monday and it was so much fun! The strawberries were shimmering in the sunshine and tasted like candy right off the vine. After we picked about 3lbs, […]
Morning Valentine’s day breakfast for my loves! I love a good french toast, especially for a nice holiday. So do my girls! While I normally make it with challah bread (egg bread), today I went for a sweeter brioche. It’s so easy to make, so full of flavor and so deliciously decadent. This is also […]
Love is in the air! So that means cookies are being made! We love a good cookie in this house, especially ones the girls can decorate. What better kind than a sugar cookie. Easy to make, easy to bake, easy to decorate! Oh, and obviously easy to eat! This is a super simple recipe – […]
When the summer heat starts to fade and the cooler weather sets in, I always think cake. Specifically, this chocolate pear upside-down cake! It’s beyond easy to make and is so warming. It also makes the house smell AMAZZZZZING while it’s baking! The pears are so sweet this time of year so it’s really the […]
It’s apple season. YAY!!! Which means warm sweaters, watching the fire crackle in the fireplace, crunchy leaves and eating every conceivable thing with apples. I like to do a mix of savory and sweet dishes with apples (like all of these), but breakfast is definitely one of my favorite places to mix in apples. Well, […]
Beef Wellington is a pretty common dish at high end restaurants because it looks fancy, tastes great and is too labor intensive to make at home on a typical weeknight. I’ve gone off red meat recently, but I still wanted the flavors of that special dish I used to eat. So tonight, I decided to […]
The girls have been begging me for some cookies recently and I thought, well, why not, right? It is summer after all. And to be honest, who doesn’t love a good cookie! So I made these amazing cookies and OMG guys, they’re so so amazing! Soft with a little crunch, deep flavor but not a […]