Candied pineapple, according to a quick informal poll of my friends, is typically thought of as dried pineapple that has been sugared. My recipe was about as dry as a St. Louis summer (for …
Prickly pear lemon bars are sweet and tangy and have a buttery crust that I could eat all by itself. They are a variation on my favorite lemon lime squares. While I wouldn't make the …
This dinner roll recipe was chewy and light on the inside with a crusty exterior. Yogurt gives this dinner roll recipe a bit of a tang and honey provides it with a subtle sweetness. …
These baked couscous poppers are brown and crispy on the outside, but become an exciting avalanche of tiny couscous balls in your mouth. The couscous poppers are simple to make (just bake cooked couscous …
Rather than throw away the hibiscus flowers that I had brewed into tea, I saved them and let them do double duty as candy - hooray for less food waste*. They are sweet and super …
Cacao nib cookies are to chocolate chip cookies as vanilla bean ice cream is to French vanilla ice cream - each has its place. Some of you will question why I would bake a …
I never understood the allure of the Krispy Kreme doughnut until I tried one piping hot. I then saw why my coworkers deposited them in our break room almost daily (it wasn't just a …
These Super Bowl cupcakes are no joke - they're made with hot sauce and blue cheese and taste phenomenal! When my house started to smell like buffalo wings (there was no chicken involved …
The expression "Don't judge a book by its cover" should never apply to cupcakes. While these mudslide cupcakes are tasty, their cover (a sweet Baileys Irish Cream whipped cream) is the exceptional part. …
Purim is almost here and it's time to start thinking about hamantashen (the triangular cookies that are supposed to remind us of evil Haman's hat). Hamantashen, like all Jewish foods, can be made …
This cranberry cake is one that, if I didn't have a blog, would be written on an index card that would soon become so worn with butter stains and cranberry juice that I'd have to …
If you've ever had an oatmeal cream pie, it's likely that it came out of a plastic bag from the grocery store or a gas station market. The Little Debbie's oatmeal cream pie is a …
Pickle cupcakes are for true dill pickle lovers! Top them with ice cream and they are perfect for pregnancy pickle and ice cream cravings or a funny baby shower cupcake! I originally created …
This vegan buttercream frosting tastes just as good as any vanilla frosting, but it's completely dairy-free! This vegan frosting is made from just three ingredients and it comes together super easily! The taste of …
This post was sponsored by Red Star Yeast. They make baking with yeast easy! Challah is my favorite bread. It's the bread that my dad would bring home from bakeries when I …
