A guide to making life a little more fabulous
Do you like Creamsicles? Dreamsicles? Orange-cream slushes at Sonic? Anything with orange and cream together? I love them all.
My friend Danielle is fun, super smart and, like many of my friends, doesn’t think she knows how to cook.
Delicious white cake bursting with rainbow sprinkles and covered in coconut buttercream -- the perfect cake for a birthday party!
Rainbow sprinkles and coconut were perfect for my birthday, but for Toby’s birthday? I obviously needed something spiked with bourbon.
It has been far, far too long since I’ve posted a recipe here.
Biscuits can seem tricky, if you’ve never made them before.
As I mentioned, my good friend Melissa visited recently from Toronto.
I know: Making your own marshmallows seems like something that only Martha Stewart, a Brooklyn hipster or someone whose blog is named “Marshmallows and Margaritas” would attempt.
Many years ago — when I was young and single — I used to spend whole weekends reading.
We’re more than halfway through October and it’s starting to feel a little more like fall… and that means it’s decorative gourd season (don’t click that link if the F-word bothers you) and it’s time for some pumpkin recipes up in here.
Happy Halloween, y’all! Are you dressing up this year? Toby and I are at the airport, on our way to Kentucky for homecoming festivities at his alma mater, Centre College, so I am not wearing a full-on costume, but I am wearing some leopard-print items.
OK, I know “Chunky Monkey” did not get its name from its power to pack on the pounds.
I don’t make lasagna very often — in fact, I’ve only made it a few times, ever, and the last time was probably before I even met Toby.
In honor of the Marine Corps' birthday, I baked and decorated some camouflage cookies! The pattern looks like a cross between traditional and digital camo.
Have you noticed how trendy sweet potatoes are these days? I’ve always loved sweet potatoes — particularly when mashed and topped with gooey marshmallows — but they used to be a fall-only kind of vegetable, and now they’re year-round, while white potatoes.
My maternal grandmother was an awesome cook and baker, but she didn’t just share her delicious treats with her family.