Normally, I am a soft serve chocolate ice cream kind of girl. But there is an ice cream place near where I grew up that has the very, very best soft ice cream I have ever had. Ever. When I go “home” to visit family, I usually finagle a way for us all to go [...]
What’s better than a peanut butter cup? Besides not much of anything, it would be these cupcakes from Your Cup of Cake which are sort of like peanut butter cups in cupcake form. Rich, chocolate cupcake, then a layer of chocolate & peanut butter ganache, topped off with chocolate peanut butter buttercream frosting. Easy to [...]
Our friends at Best Friends for Frosting call these “crazy” but I’m sort of afraid to use that term. I mean, people already think I am little off kilter why give them any more reason to call me crazy? I have to admit Molly at BFFF found some rather unusual combinations for cupcakes. Avocado? Kale? Shoot, [...]
These cupcakes take me back to my Pennsylvania childhood. Yes, I was raised in Pennsylvania Dutch country where most “traditional” food is considered “comfort” food elsewhere. Fried food and carbohydrates were staples along with pies, cakes, and various other baked goods. Healthy food it was not. But I have to admit I was sort [...]
Can you believe we are now less than a month away from Fourth of July? Yup, take a peek at a calendar if you dare. June is always half over. Wasn’t it just Easter or something? The days seem to go by at warp speed. These cupcakes from Not Your Momma’s Cookie will take a [...]
Baseball has been a favorite way to enjoy summer for, well, a long time. Maybe the game moves so slow because it’s so hot? Ok, I made that up. But it’s the time of year for T-ball, little league, and professional baseball. And with Father’s Day coming up, lots of folks will be enjoying a [...]
I absolutely love blueberries and wish the season lasted longer than it does. Seems like by the time I realize it is blueberry season it is already over. For some reason, I think fresh blueberries taste even better when in a cake or muffin. This recipe from Pastry Affair adds a cream cheese frosting to add [...]
Want a grab and go breakfast? One that is Weight Watchers friendly? Then try these biscuit cups from Emily Bites. They are made using packaged refrigerated dough with cheese and bacon. You can substitute turkey bacon to lower the fat content if you’d like. Play around with it and add or substitute your favorite toppings. [...]
When I was a kid, our small town had a fair every summer complete with rickety rides, farm animals, and “fair food”. It was the one time of the year when eating funnel cakes, cotton candy and caramel apples was normal and almost expected. Those caramel apples were not very sophisticated – just an apple [...]
Most of the gluten free baking recipes I have seen have a complicated list of ingredients. This recipe from Against all Grain uses only almond flour, honey and coconut oil along with fresh strawberries. The frosting is an Italian meringue made from egg white and honey. Fresh strawberries can be used in the frosting as well. [...]