There are a few ways that I know Spring is truly here when it comes to living in New Mexico. The first: the wind has started. I’m not talking about a few breezy days here and there, but rather months on end of days where we regularly see winds raging from 20 miles per hour. …
In these Raspberry Brownie Parfait with Mascarpone Whip, fudgy brownies are layered with mascarpone whipped cream and raspberries for a delightful dessert! Valentine’s Day with kids on a weeknight is always a tricky thing. So I thought I’d share with you one of my go-to SUPER EASY FAVORITE dessert recipes: Raspberry Brownie Parfait with Mascarpone …
These Bite Sized Mini Cranberry Walnut Tarts are a quick cranberry walnut tart recipe that will help you use up any leftover cranberry sauce from your Thanksgiving meal. Baking is one of the things that I think everyone likes best about this time of year, so of course Jamie and I had to have a …
This Deep Dish Apple Cranberry Pie with Oatmeal Pecan Crumb Topping is a great fall pie recipe and makes an excellent addition to your Thanksgiving dessert table! Confession: I have a weakness for eating pie for breakfast. Any time there is leftover pie in the fridge, I convince myself that there’s fruit in it so …
I am so excited for summer produce. Especially peaches! I love biting into a sweet and juicy peach, but even more I enjoy desserts with peaches in them. With a big box of peaches from Costco on hand last week, I decided that I wanted to make myself a little treat, this time trying something …
Stacks of ricotta cheesecake and fresh fruit make up these tasty and adorable Ricotta Cheesecake and Fruit Lollipops. They’re the perfect simple finger food dessert for spring and summer get togethers. I was craving cheesecake last week, but knew I didn’t have time to make a full cheesecake recipe. I had some leftover ricotta in …
This is a delicious lemon blueberry sauce to serve on cheesecake, yogurt, waffles, ice cream and more! Bonus: it can be made with fresh or frozen blueberries! Click HERE to save this recipe for Lemon Blueberry Sauce! This lemon blueberry sauce is a great basic condiment to have on hand for sweet cravings or the …
TThis Lemon Curd Pavlova is topped with fresh raspberries. You can make lots of mini pavlovas and serve them individually, or make one large pavlova as a dessert centerpiece. Either way, this dessert is sure to impress! Creating This Pavlova Dessert What do you do when you’ve made Lemon Curd and have a whole bunch …
Today I have a delicious guest post for you from my good friend Shaina. She is sharing a recipe for Raspberry Vanilla Bean Bread Pudding that can cheer the soul and renew your hope for the warm months ahead on even the coldest winter day. I hope you’ll show her some love and stop by …
Just look at these gorgeous pears! Pears have been abundant in our home lately. It’s fall and pears and ripe and sweet and taste amazing in recipes like this Cinnamon Pear Crostata. I love biting into a pear and feeling that sweet juice burst into my mouth. But that’s not the only reason our fruit …
My neighbor gave me a bag of peaches from his tree and then his wife gave us another. We are in peach heaven! They are so juicy and sweet and the perfect size for snacking. I haven’t eaten a single dry, mealy peach from the bunch. We’ve enjoyed eating them over the weekend, but I …
I had some peaches that needed to be used up last week. That’s what happens when when I see great fruit prices and I buy more than we can really eat in time. Since they weren’t really very pretty peaches anymore, I thought I should bake something with them. A peach cobbler was the first …
I forgot to show you this recipe for Pomegranate, Raspberry, and Nectarine Popsicles I blogged about over at Tablespoon a couple of weeks ago. They are my new favorite treat for summer, and I don’t have to feel guilty about eating them. The kids love them too! Madeline really loves popsicles right now and it’s …
We’ve been eating a lot of salads lately thanks to the Athenos project, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. With all the salty feta and healthy salads, I was definitely craving a sweet treat this week. My only problem was finding the time to make it. Madeline was sick with a cold for a couple days …
These No Bake Raspberry Cheesecake Pots are a simple and delicious dessert to make. I saw this photo on foodgawker the other day and thought “mmmm that looks good!” Raspberries were on sale for 77 cents per container (practically a steal!) and I knew it was fate. I was going to make Raspberry Cheesecake Pots for …
We are starting week three of summer and while some of the behavior issues have improved, things haven’t gotten a whole lot easier. Madeline and I are used to Logan being gone all afternoon and Logan isn’t used to having “quiet time” while I work since I previously did all my work while he was …
I decided it was finally time to do something about the rhubarb monster growing in the backyard. Or rather, monsters. Yes, I was crazy enough last year to think that 4 rhubarb plants would be just right. When I am in fact giving it away left and right and all the while it just keeps …
Saturday I got together with my friend Holly for some fun in the kitchen. I did the baking and she did the picture taking. Part way through our fun Madeline woke up from her nap (or maybe she decided she didn’t want to go down for a nap and was tired of being in her …
These Cranberry Crumb Bars are so festive and perfect for holiday baking and gifting! Do you want to know just how good these Cranberry Crumb Bars are? As Mary Poppins would say, they’re practically perfect in every way. I have made 3 pans of them just this week. Practically perfect, see? So practically perfect that …
I love happy accidents! There have been times when a recipe or idea goes horribly wrong, and that’s always a disappointment. The wasted time, wasted ingredients, the lingering craving for how the recipe was supposed to turn out. But sometimes, there is the occasion when it goes wrong in all the right ways. The recipe …
The focus of this blog has always been and will always be: finding the good in the kitchen and in life. For me those two go hand in hand. But sometimes, on days like today, it’s harder to see the good in life in the passing moments until you sit back and look at the …
I’ve been meaning to blog about this recipe for some time now, but it’s hard to do that when you make things up as you go, write it on a scrap piece of paper and then lose the paper. I finally found it today, and it was right where I should have remembered that it …
The following is an article I wrote for Craftzine.com in early June. It was a really fun project to work on and even Logan (picky eater!!) loved eating the banana pops. Original article posted here. School is out in most places and warmer weather has arrived. The sounds of the street are filled with children’s …
I recently made Panna Cotta for the first time. It’s probably the easiest, fanciest dessert I’ve ever made. It looks special; it tastes special, but it’s really nothing more than gelled cream. This recipe is a perfect summer dessert because berries are in season and it doesn’t require turning on the oven in an already …
