Anyone who knows me and my tastes knows that I’m a decadent queen. Chocolate, caramel, nuts, and especially peanut butter. For almost any dessert, if it comes in a peanut butter flavor, that’s what I’m gravitating towards. Ice cream, mousse, candy, it’s all drastically improved by peanut butter! My one Read more
There’s a reason the French are credited with being the kings of pastry. Macarons, croquembouche, tarts, pithiviers, jalousies, eclairs, mille-feuilles, paris-brest, I haven’t even scratched the surface. Probably the most famous, though? The croissant. Classic plain croissants, almond croissants, ham and cheese croissants, and my personal favorite, pain au chocolat Read more
One of my daughter’s favorite things I bake for her are muffins. Blueberry, cranberry, chocolate chip, banana, lemon poppy seed, it really doesn’t matter with this kid. She just loves an easy excuse to eat dessert for breakfast. Who doesn’t though, really? There’s a reason decadent pastries and baked goods Read more
Sometimes, you just want a chocolate chip muffin. It’s soft, moist, full of nostalgia and warmth, what’s not to love? But what if you don’t own a muffin tin? Sure, they’re considered a standard piece of kitchen equipment, but many people don’t own one. Which I say is fair, it’s Read more
Honestly, I’m not usually a chocolate cake person. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big chocolate girl! But chocolate cake typically just doesn’t do it for me. Most chocolate cakes end up being weirdly bland and tasting more of sugar than anything else. They rely heavily on frosting to make Read more
I don’t often pay close attention to baking trends, honestly. Most of them either don’t leave much of an impression on me, or aren’t appealing in the slightest. Sometimes that’s because I genuinely don’t like an ingredient, as is the case with the Dubai chocolate trend (here’s glaring at you, Read more
When I think of bundt cake, one thing and one thing alone comes to mind: one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of our time, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I can recite most of that film from memory, but the scene with the bundt cake is easily one of the Read more
There’s nothing that quite hits the spot the way a chocolate chip cookie does. Sure, a cupcake is nice, a croissant sublime, a slice of pie absolutely delicious. But a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie? With the perfect amount of sweetness, and all of the nostalgia it holds for so Read more
Oh, M&M cookies. I like to think of them as the whimsical sister of the chocolate chip cookie. Same basic brown sugar dough with bits of chocolate throughout, just with a little more pizzazz. Though M&Ms themselves have been around since 1941, to treat the soldiers of WWII in a Read more
The 90’s really were a wild ride for any and all snacks, candy, cereal, and frozen foods. Being born in 1993, I’ve had my fair share of store bought Pop Tarts over the years. As nostalgic as it all feels on an emotional level, I just can’t stomach most of Read more