Sugar and Spice
Grandma’s Boiled Icing (aka Fudge Frosting)
I spent a week in Spencer, Iowa with my grandma, Eleanor. Eleanor is 89 years young and raised 6 children. While she doesn’t bake as much as she used to, […]
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes
I'll admit, it's raining a little too much, but overall, I am loving the fall time weather. I don't know what it is about fall weather, but I am so […]
Late Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
I hate fall. I’m the only person I know who sulks at pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween. The problem isn't really coffee or costumes, it's that winter is coming (not Game of […]
Easy Tres Leches Cake
We made a tres leches cake for my father-in-law's birthday. Tres leches is a sponge cake soaked in a delicious 3-milk mixture (hence the name). Originating in Central and South America, […]
Really Good Brownies That Happen To Be Vegan
A funny thing happens with vegan recipes. Either people flock to them because they're so happy they can finally eat something OR they wrinkle their noses and say, "oh vegan […]
Wafeltjes (Belgian Waffle Cookies)
I found this recipe on the blog, Jillian in Italy (via Pinterest). These cookies looked so delicious, I had to make them. Wafeltjes are so one tasty cookie! They were extremely time consuming, since […]
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cookies
I don't watch many cooking shows because usually one of two things happens: 1. I'd never actually eat the food they are making or 2. The dish has so many […]
Black & Blue Pies
This summer I went on a pie binge. We made (and ate) 6 pies in a month. Honey Peach Pie gets first place at 4 plus 1 blackberry and 1 blueberry. Think beautiful, […]
Easy Caramel Corn
Caramel corn goes with everything. It’s fun at parties, tasty at meetings and a welcome change from the “standards” of cakes, cookies and brownies. Turns out caramel corn is also very easy. You get […]
No Bake Whoopie Pies
This is the quick & easy version, no baking required! The only hard part is waiting the full six hours until the cookies soften. All you need is one package of […]