Pumpkin Cupcakes with Dreamy Cream Cheese Frosting
Posted on October 13, 2009 - Filed Under dessert | 10 Comments
“Honey, those cupcakes were bangin’.” – Shawn
High praise never fails to make me smile all goofy and wide. Seriously, who doesn’t love to hear that something they made was just awesome?
These cupcakes are moist, but dense. The flavor is reminiscent of pumpkin pie, but it has notes of carrot cake too (no carrots though!). The [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Lemon Rainbow Cake
Posted on June 24, 2009 - Filed Under Just Photos, dessert | 4 Comments
Nope, I didn’t make this. Virtual Frolic made it as a special surprise for my birthday (which is later this week). The colors were so alluring and vibrant — it’s almost too pretty to eat! Flavored with lemon, it was both refreshing and satisfying. It made for a delish dessert after strawberry picking.
Mmm. Good cake.
(Want [...]
Best Served Cold: Whipped Strawberry Cream
Posted on May 29, 2009 - Filed Under dessert | 4 Comments
Strawberry season is inching its way closer and closer and I cannot tell you how excited that makes me. I loved heading out to the strawberry patch with my grandmother as a child. We would pick and pick and pick (and eat and eat and eat), red juices flowing down our fingers (okay, maybe it [...]
Read More..>>Creme Brulee French Toast
Posted on April 14, 2009 - Filed Under dessert | 5 Comments
The first time I hosted a holiday meal was about four and a half years ago. It was Thanksgiving and we had it at my house. When I think of that holiday, I think about how frantic I was all day and how it felt like I would never get everything done. I ran and [...]
Read More..>>Obsessed with Buttercream
Posted on July 8, 2008 - Filed Under Mama's baby, Uncategorized, dessert, pasta | 2 Comments
Ever since my birthday about two weeks ago, I have been mildly obsessed. Okay. Completely obsessed. With what? Buttercream frosting. The name itself just rolls from the tongue in sweet harmony.
It all started with the beautiful marble cake that Shawn bought for me. It had this delicious creamy frosting and was decorated with a firm, [...]
A Healthy Treat: Strawberry Kiwi Fool
Posted on January 8, 2008 - Filed Under dessert | 2 Comments
Kiwis are on sale for $0.25 each here this week at the good old Big Y supermarket, so I picked up a few. Then I ate one and I remembered how much I love the tangy sweet-sour taste. I first had kiwi – get this – when I was in kindergarten. My teacher, Miss Lynn, [...]
Read More..>>Homemade Gifts: White Chocolate Ginger Biscotti
Posted on December 21, 2007 - Filed Under cookies, dessert | 1 Comment
Today, I made peppermint bark, dozens and dozens of vanilla bean cookies, a roast, roasted potatoes, and other things that elude me. And now, I can barely keep my eyes open. Scratch that. I can’t keep my eyes open. It’s been a long day.
Back to the biscotti – this is the second year that I [...]
Homemade Gifts: Chocolate Chip Biscotti
Posted on December 19, 2007 - Filed Under Gifting Goodies, cookies, dessert | Leave a Comment
I spent Tuesday morning doing something I despise. Ironing. A sheet. It seems that despite the expensive price of this sheet set, the manufacturer couldn’t quite make something that would come out of the dryer without deeply embedded wrinkle lines. Ugh. So, section by section, I ironed, starched and ironed again until it was all [...]
Read More..>>Apple Primer and French Apple Pie
Posted on October 7, 2007 - Filed Under Farm Fresh, dessert, fruit | 1 Comment
Apples, apples, apples. My apple supply from my recent picking binge is finally dwindling. PHEW! I am hoping to get a bit more out of it this week and then all the apple cooking in my house will be over for the winter.
Ever wonder what apples are good for specific purposes? Here’s a primer:
Sauces (like [...]
RECIPE: Scrumptious Apple Cake
Posted on October 3, 2007 - Filed Under Eat Local, Farm Fresh, dessert, fruit | 3 Comments
I made two apple cakes last night and totally forgot to take a picture, with the exception of this one. These are the cake remnants (didn’t grease the pan well enough … oops) and ice cream. Mmmm. So good. And the scent that it fills the house with? Pure heaven.
Fall has descended on us here [...]
