With fall quickly approaching, I have had the desire to start making things like pumpkin rolls, apple pie and carrot cake. However, I decided to fight the urge a little while longer and make some summer inspired cupcakes. I saw a recipe for Key Lime Cupcakes on the Bon Appétit website and knew I had …

This week’s TWD recipe was Blueberry Sour Cream Ice Cream. The blueberry part sounded great, the sour cream part…not so much. The thought of sour cream in my ice cream kinda made me gag a little, so I looked to my good friend Em and allrecipes. Em and I decided to skip this week’s TWD …

Last week I was on the search for cinnamon rolls that could be prepared at night and baked in the morning. My search ended after a friend sent me the recipe for Alton Brown’s Overnight Cinnamon Rolls. I figured this recipe had to be fantastic as it was given many stellar reviews on the food …

I get bored with things VERY quickly and I have found myself getting bored with cupcakes. So, I decided to start branching out…attempting to create delicious cupcakes other than the usual chocolate, vanilla, etc. I used a delicious chocolate cake recipe that I originally posted here, but I topped these cupcakes with a White Chocolate …

I have made many banana bread recipes, but this one is by far my favorite. This recipe yields an absolutely delicious, moist muffin with a delectable crunchy crumb topping. I honestly think I have made this recipe well over twenty times. My co-workers actually bring me their brown bananas to make these for them. You …

I always thought I hated avocados, just like I think I hate raw tomatoes. However, on a recent trip to Whole Foods I discovered I love guacamole; therefore, my hatred of avocados is fabricated! Whole Foods is 40 minutes away from my house, so I decided to make my own. Here is what I came …

This week’s Baking: From My Home to Yours, or you can check out Ashlee’s blog, A Year in the Kitchen. After reading the P & Q on the TWD site, I thought I may have a problem with this recipe. A lot of comments stated that the batter was runny and the cooking time was …

Yes, I cook too! Tonight for dinner we had King Crab Legs, New York Strip Steaks and Mushroom Risotto. The crab was steamed in a stock pan with one teaspoon of Old Bay Seasoning and one tablespoon of salt added to the water. Steaks were rubbed with black pepper, grill seasoning and Thyme and grilled …

When I made the coconut cupcakes earlier in the week, I had a bunch of coconut cream cheese frosting left over. This frosting was too amazing to throw away, so I had to do something with it! I decided to use Dorie Greenspan’s Perfect Party Cake recipe with a few variations. This is an amazing …

I have been obsessed with frozen pina coladas in recent months, which in turn, has led me on the search for other coconutty deliciousness. I was searching the Food Network website and found an Ina Garten recipe that I played around with to make the best cupcake I have ever tasted! Yes, people, I said …

Mini Berry Cheesecakes Ingredients 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar; divided use 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted 2.5 pkg. (8 oz. each) cream cheese, softened 1 1/2 Tbsp. flour 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla Grated peel from 1/2 medium lemon (optional) 1/2 cup sour cream 2 eggs Directions 1. …

I decided to join Tuesdays with Dorie at the urging of Em, The Repressed Pastry Chef. I thought it would be interesting to see varying interpretations of a dessert all made from the same recipe. This week was my first time as an official Tuesdays with Dorie baker. The task was to create a Summer …