Baking & Desserts

Chocolate Earl Grey Bundt Cake

Isn’t it nice when your favorite things are combined? I’m talking Keds + Rifle Paper Co. I’m talking everything bagels + seasoning salt. I’m talking Earl Grey tea + chocolate cake. I really enjoy a good Bundt cake, and I think you will, too. There’s a bit of butter and sugar in these recipes, but […]

Madeleines

You know I love desserts. But I really love small desserts. Well, I really like most small things. I have a whole set of tiny silverware (which I use often), and I love baking small-portioned treats. This is also nice when you want to treat yourself but not get too crazy. One of my favorite desserts […]

Chocolate almond buche de noel

Buche de Noel

So, my family (my in-laws, technically) have this really neat tradition of doing a family bake-off a la Great British Baking Show every holiday season. We’re either all together at Thanksgiving or Christmas, so a month or so before that my mother-in-law (the brains of the whole operation) sends out an invite with the theme […]

Groceries with Grace Update & Super Bowl Recipes

I hope everyone is having a grand week! Mine has been a bit odd since I caught a weird 24-hour cold thing, but I just baked these salted butter chocolate chip shortbreads, so I think I’m feeling more like myself. I wanted to give an update on my Groceries with Grace videos! They’re still going […]

yogurt with cinnamon

How I Survived Giving Up Sugar for a Week

Ok, so it really wasn’t all that dramatic…and it was just a week. But I did learn a few things from avoiding added sugar over the past week. Although I have quite a sweet tooth, I usually don’t go too overboard with dessert. But lately, after Christmas and my birthday, I found that I was eating […]