Category Archives: Sweet

I kinda wish fall would last forever. Chilly weather (except here in Nor-Cal, it’s been in the 70s!), warm sweaters, multi-hued foliage, pumpkin anything, and apples. These muffins were a hit in our house. I pretty much can’t look at an apple anymore without imagining it in muffin form. They’re a cinch to pull together and the house smells a-mazing while they’re baking. Apple Muffins {Adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything} Ingredients: 1 1 /2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 cup oil 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3 apples, peeled and diced (I pulse the apples in a food processor a couple of times) Brown sugar for topping (around 1/2 cup) … Continue reading →

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A few months back, a craving hit for tiramisu. I knew I had lady fingers in the pantry so I figured all was well in the world. I looked up recipes and kept falling short on key ingredients. So I began to Google substitutions. I then began to Google substitutions of substitutions. I should have stopped there, but it was too late to turn back. As you can predict, it was the mother of all fails. I assumed it would be, but I thought perhaps I would have stumbled upon a great discovery through my experimentations. Nope. Moving on. Recently a recipe has been floating around Facebook that seemed quite similar to tiramisu. A faux tiramisu, if you will. Oh, … Continue reading →

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When it comes to red velvet cupcakes, you either love ‘em or hate ‘em.  I’m pretty sure if you’re of the latter, you’d like them a heck of a lot better having a homemade version.  I could be wrong.  If you decide you don’t like homemade red velvet cupcakes, package them up all pretty and give to your BFF. Magnolia’s Red Velvet Cake or Cupcakes  {via Chaos in the Kitchen} 3 1/2 cups cake flour 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 2 cups sugar 3 large eggs, at room temperature 6 tbsp red food coloring, for this recipe, I used 3 tbsp* 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 cups buttermilk … Continue reading →

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Note: This post was originally written on December 19th, prior to having the baby.  My due date has come and gone and I’m left reading way too much into every ache and pain.  Was that a contraction? No, too much stretching from my nesting projects.  Was that a contraction? Nope, just an unappealing reaction to a salted caramel hot chocolate.  Was that a contraction? No, no, no… just my mind and body playing tricks on me. I’ve been told it will happen when I least expect it.  Considering I’ve been expecting it for the past 9 8 months, it is not an easy feat to just “stop thinking about it”.  I decided I had done enough home nesting projects and it was … Continue reading →

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