I am going to keep this short and sweet. This week I made Dorie Greenspan’s recipe for Grandma’s All Occasion Sugar Cookies. I cut these extra thick because I am not a huge fan of crisp sugar cookies, so I wanted these to be a little soft and chewy. This dough was super soft and …

In my opinion, it is a bit early to start Christmas baking, so I am in a slight baking rut. When this happens I usually browse tastespotting or foodgawker, but sometimes I just do random google searches. Through one of these rut removal searches, I came across a recipe for a Tiramisu Layer Cake. Now, …

The winner of the Wilton Holiday Cookie Cutter Set, Holiday Icing Colors, and Sprinkles is… Congratulations, Ingrid. I hope you enjoy your new holiday baking items!!!! I look forward to checking out all of your delicious cookies. You can link to Ingrid’s blog, by clicking here.

While I was walking around Williams Sonoma with a drool covered chin and a five year old, the a friendly sales associate had to make my experience a little more delicious by offering us a sample of their Peppermint Bark. I have tasted this divine holiday treat on numerous occasions, but I still stuffed my …

It seems as though most people either love or hate pumpkin pie, I happen to fall into the middle of that spectrum…I can take it or leave it. Honestly, the only way I can take it is when it’s slathered in Cool Whip! However, since it’s a holiday classic, it usually graces my dinner table …

Although I would love to say that I am a jack of all baking trades, I must make a confession. I stink at pie crusts…I mean really stink! Let me explain…I can totally throw the dough in the food processor and roll it out, it’s the crimping that gets me every time. No matter how …

This week’s TwD recipe, Linzer Sables, is the selection of Noskos from the blog, Living the Life. The recipe can be found by visiting her blog or by flipping to pages 134-135 of Dorie’s book, Baking: From My Home to Yours. In case you do not know, I make wax tarts for personal use in …

Rarely do I feel impressed with myself, but I was super proud of this cheesecake. I made this for Thanksgiving because my little bro, Jared, does not dig anything pumpkin or pecan, but he loves some cheesecake. This recipe was a first for me, but the thought of a turtle cheesecake sounded delicious to me. …

If these photos look a little different, it’s because I decided to go back to the basics. Honestly I did this because my house was a freaking mess due to Thanksgiving and I refused to clutter it up anymore with a bunch a camera equipment. I missed the basic level of food photography…no fancy lights, …

Although I do not have many photos of this recipe and I am certainly less than pleased with the ones I have, I decided to suck it up and share it with you because it is truly delicious! Last week my local grocery store had a sale on Philadelphia Cream Cheese, so I decided to …

As mentioned in a previous post, I received walnuts, pecans, and dried cranberries from Oh Nuts last week. The pecans I got were amazing, so I wanted to bake something that truly highlighted their flavor and texture. I have never made pecan pie, so that was my first thought, but I ended up choosing a …

If you come here often, you may notice a little change…my blog has been given a makeover! I found Hannah of Craner Design Studio through the Engineer Baker’s blog. I had been wanting to change my blog for quite some time and loved Hannah’s work, so I enlisted her to design a brand spanking new …