Fun fact: the state sandwich of Massachusetts, my home state, is the fluffernutter. It’s very simple, just white sandwich bread, marshmallow fluff, and peanut butter. The fluff has to be the original brand manufactured in Massachusetts, the peanut butter should be crunchy for the texture. Beloved by 8 year olds Read more
Anyone who knows me knows that when it comes to dessert, I’m a decadent girl. Chocolate, nuts, caramel, peanut butter, anything along those veins and I’m all over it. Sure, I still like fruity desserts, just fine. A nice peach pie, a flaky raspberry danish, a crisp apple turnover, all Read more
I love a good blondie, or as my great grandmother referred to them as, a butterscotch brownie. They’re dense, chewy, and best of all, incredibly versatile. You could make dozens of variations on the traditional blondie: lemon meringue, orange creamsicle, strawberry crunch, caramel pretzel, the world really is your oyster Read more
As an American with exquisite American tastes in food and desserts alike, I love a good 7 layer bar. They’re sweet, simple, and dripping with nostalgia. Like I’m sure is true for a lot of you, 7 layer bars were one of those staple desserts that adults let me help Read more
The creation of this recipe was inspired by one of my best lifelong friends (we met at the age of 5, meaning I’ve technically known her longer than her sister has, so I’m counting it). A fellow tall girl and complete golden retriever of a person, she’s more than earned Read more
Occasionally, I’ll get the urge to throw together a picnic. Even if the weather isn’t that great and I hadn’t planned on going on a picnic, I just want to feel that cozy Spring vibe that only a picnic can produce. Something about eating outside in the calm, quiet sunshine Read more
Hear me out: cheesecake and cookies. Specifically, the most whimsical of all foundational American cookies, M&M cookies. Does it sound a little strange? Yes, they’re not two desserts you typically associate with one another. Do they weirdly work really well together? Also, yes. These bars are creamy, tangy, a little Read more
Buckeyes are one of my favorite candies to make (and, of course, eat). Peanut butter? Check. Sweet and salty balance? Check. Fast and easy to make? Check and check. One of the few truly great things to come out of the state of Ohio. My daughter’s father hailed from Ohio, Read more