Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins are simple, delicious and unrepentantly cake-like muffins that burst with blueberry flavor. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. Some recipes are simple genius, and this is one of them. My girls and I scarfed these down–and every single time I have looked at the photos…
Blueberry Lemon Cookies with White Chocolate Chunks: #CreativeCookieExchange
I’ve been staring at a blinking cursor for a while, frustrated. A friend suggested the weather was to blame (actually what she said was I should tell you that I was going to crawl back in bed and stay there til the spring thaw) and I think maybe she is not too far off. It…
Strawberry Rhubarb Meringues: #CreativeCookieExchange
Tonight Sammy and I decided that the best thing in the world would be to take a cruise from Miami, through the Panama Canal, to San Diego–eating our way through ports all along eastern and western Mexico the whole way. She thought it sounded like heaven. How many 7 year olds do you know with…
#Bundtamonth: Strawberry Jam Glazed Spiced Pound Cake with Buttermilk and Orange
This Bundt-A-Month was tough for me. Not because I don’t like jam, the theme (I do!!), but because figuring out how to successfully incorporate the jam into the cake was hard for me. My first cake was a pretty big flop. Like throw it out for the birds and squirrels kind of flop! It was…
#BundtAMonth: Vinho Verde Pound Cake with Peaches & Blueberries
I mentioned the other day how much I am loving re-discovering Veronica Mars. Well apparently I am really loving it because it is 10:56 pm on August 1 and this post is due to go live at midnight August 2. Ooops. Guess I totally forgot about it while my brain was lost in Neptune, CA.
#BundtaMonth: Lemon Mint Rhubarb Breakfast Bundt Cake with Blueberries
Every May I feel unprepared for the insane spring fever. My husband, as a matter of fact, does not believe spring fever is real. I told him he needed to volunteer some in the school right now. I’ve had to pull out my Mom Voice more than once reading to Alex’s class in the library….
White Chocolate Mousse with Strawberries and Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar
I should have known better than to sing the praises of the gorgeous spring weather we’ve been having! Today was cold and rainy. Absolutely miserable. But not snow at least, with apologies to my friends west of me. With rain at least I can tell myself that April early May showers bring May flowers and…
Pierogi Part 2 (Strawberries Macerated in Sweet Vodka)
When Chris and I planned our pierogi making adventure, we talked about meat and potato fillings. Dessert never even crossed our minds. But then the day he came I was browsing Anne Applebaum’s From a Polish Country House Kitchen: 90 Recipes for the Ultimate Comfort Food and I noticed that she had pierogi with a strawberry filling,…
Citrus Scented Blueberry Buckle
I mentioned earlier that while I was on Flagyl I was unable to consume any alcohol, not even vanilla extract. But as I felt better, I was desperate to bake something. Have you ever tried baking without vanilla (I did not have any alternatives, like beans or paste, available)? It is really hard! I finally…