Pumpkin used to be one of those things I could take or leave. It’s always been just kind of meh for me. But somehow living in the land of perpetual sunshine has made me crave seasons—and seasonal flavors—like never before. I’ve been eyeing my Uggs longingly, waiting for boot and sweater weather and eagerly anticipating […]
Vanilla Bean Peanut Butter Crunch Cake
Vanilla Bean Peanut Butter Crunch Cake is the ultimate in delicious layer cakes. It’s full of peanut butter, white chocolate, and rice krispies, and yep, vanilla beans. It’s just full of bunches of my favorite ingredients. It’s also full of emotions: love mixed with sadness and grief over missing my sweet Goldilocks. But love is […]
Cookies ‘n Cream Snickerdoodles
How about a cookie to chase your Monday blues away? I made you (us) a lovely batch of Cookies ‘n Cream Snickerdoodles. And they are exactly what your evening needs. I know this because they are exactly what my evening needs. Earlier today I put Cookie on a time out for barking at the mail […]
Lemon Meltaway Cookies
I hope you’re not looking for a giant, heavy cookie today. Who wants to eat one of those in the summertime? (OK, I’m not actually opposed to giant cookies when it’s hot out, but I needed an intro.) And while I’m down for giant cookies whenever (wherever) I’m more about the lighter side of desserts […]
Chocolate Hazelnut Gelato
In my hometown there was this little gelato place in a strip mall across town when I was growing up. It was on the really far side of town, like all the way past campus and the hospital, and the bagel place. I’m talking far, guys. But when I was a kid, my aunt and […]