Am I the only one who gets excited when they hear of a food with an unusual name?! I am a pretty curious person (like the type of person who always looks up words they don’t know), so I love learning new food knowledge. That’s probably also why I have the capacity to sustain a […]
Baking & Desserts
The Sweetest Season 2017 & Mint Chocolate-Dipped Shortbreads
If you like holiday sweets and treats and supporting a good cause, then today’s post is for you! It’s always fun to do blogger sweepstakes and virtual recipe exchanges, and this one is no different. For The Sweetest Season 2017, dozens of bloggers are sharing brand new, holiday-inspired cookie recipes and encouraging donations to […]
The Best Pumpkin Bars
One time I was hosting a dinner party for 8-10 friends. And I needed a killer dessert that was a little sweet, a little interesting and could feed a crowd. Oh, and it needed to be super easy to whip up because no one wants to waste precious dinner party planning time making a dessert […]
Sticky Toffee Pudding
I’ve been wanting to make this dessert for months, or years…it’s been on my list for awhile! It’s likely that I’ve been craving it since discovering it, which might have been when I went on a college choir trip to Ireland. At the retreat center where we were staying, they served us some amazing cakes […]
Coconut Oil Peanut Butter Cookies
*Reposting this recipe from the archives (April, 2014) because I just made these recently and remembered how amazing they are. Enjoy! I like to live a life that mixes the new and the old. New adventures mixed with the old standards. Nature walks (which I’ve always loved) in new neighborhoods. Eating at new restaurants while […]