We had a great Easter Sunday with our friends, the Halls and the Gheeslings (and Brian!). More Easter Day recipes to come tomorrow, but for now, check out these little scammers and their Easter cupcakes! Evan (“I like licking the icing.”) Tanner (“Why are you taking pictures of us eating, Miss Natalie?”) If you like […]

Mmmm.. breakfast. The best meal of the day. Any time of the day. Last night, I finally made it back to the Cooking Club for AFIT Spouses. The theme was breakfast, so I decided to make these Maple Pecan Scones. The recipes is basically the Maple Walnut Scone recipe from Baked: New Frontiers in Baking.. […]

This month’s You Want Pies With That? Challenge is “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” Pie! The description: “You get to go all out in the kitchen this month, making a special pie based on someone famous. Or you can pretend you’re making it for them (it’s always nice to have a pie idea at […]

This week’s TWD has been very popular with the group. Everyone loves it.. including us! I made a mini version of the Banana Cream Pie, picked by Amy at Sing for Your Supper. I used a third of Dorie’s all-purpose pie crust, as suggested, but I used butter only, no shortening. I don’t know what […]

It’s spring, people! Baseball season is here! If you don’t know, I’m a Phillies fan. Love them. (If you don’t believe me.. check out these cupcakes!) So I had to find a food-related way to celebrate Opening Night. We needed a little taste of home out here, so I made soft pretzels and homemade rolls […]

So, we’re getting pretty exclusive, Trader Joe’s and I. Why? Because of awesome stuff like this. Say hello to Trader Joe’s Savory Broth Concentrate. This little box is filled with the equivalent of TWELVE cups of broth. TWELVE! Totally crazy. Why it’s awesome: It’s space-saver – this tiny box vs. 3 boxes of broth. It […]

In honor of the new Pre-Made, Our Way challenge, I created a recipe for homemade Spaghetti-O’s. Well, the idea actually started at Trader Joe’s (love that place!). Nick saw some little ring shaped pasta, Anelletti, and thought of Spaghetti-O’s immediately. So I accepted his challenge and created a recipe. Now, it’s been a long time […]

You guys have seen the new Food Network Magazine, right? I was a little skeptical at first, but I kinda like it. I decided to try a set of recipes they had for risotto: Chicken Fontina Risotto.. and Risotto Cakes. Both recipes were very tasty. I love the fontina cheese.. it’s so creamy and perfect […]

Finally! Our weekly installment of TWD! It took me a little while to get these posted, but they are here, and you’re lucky they are – I’ve been eating them as quickly as they’re coming out of the oven! There was a lot of TWD chatter about how thin the cookies should be, how much […]

I’m excited about the responses I’ve gotten about cooking and baking together. I think we’re going to have a lot of fun. I decided to call the group “Pre-Made, Our Way,” but if that’s lame, we can definitely change it! I’ve chosen a fairly easy recipe to start off with- it’s made with pantry ingredients […]

Tikka Masala is one of my favorite indian sauces. My first love is Chicken Tikka Masala, but I would probably eat anything if it were bathed in this sauce. I know I can make it from scratch (I have a recipe.. I’ll get to it eventually), but there’s an easier way. Trader Joe’s Tikka Masala […]

I like people who throw down. Like Bobby Flay. And CB! The lovely CB over at iheartcuppycake and iheartfood4thought has thrown down the Cupcake Pop Challenge. If you’re not familiar with the cupcake pop phenomenon, check out the amazing creator, Bakerella. You won’t be sorry. This wasn’t my first experience with Bakerella (I’ve played around […]