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We're only 5 days into March, and you better believe we've been amping up for Saint Patrick's Day in this house for all 120 hours of it. I mean, I ditched my strict 8 p.m. bedtime to go to a Dropkick Murphy's concert with my husband last weekend, and there is nothing like a little… Continue reading It Could Be None More Green.

In all my life, outside of receiving chalky candy hearts in elementary school, I've never been a fan of Valentine's Day. I mean, I have "feelings." I, too, like to take long romantic strolls through Target with my husband, and if I'm being extra sappy, we'll even make a stop at Lowe's for his sake.… Continue reading Because Normal People Celebrate Valentine's Day…

Breakfast is not only the most important meal of the day, it is also my favorite because breakfast is as close as I can get to eating dessert first thing in the morning and still have it be socially acceptable. Pancakes? Waffles? Crepes? Sweet, delicious, and all have one thing in common: they taste best… Continue reading Everything Is Better with Syrup

I was combing through my previous December bakes and found a startling number of peppermint desserts. Consider me basic in both fall AND winter, apparently. There's only so many ways you can mix peppermint into desserts, and I've pretty much done all of them. This meant it was time for my least favorite thing in… Continue reading Seasons Eatings

Up until like four days ago, I was still wearing shorts and flip flops on a regular basis because Florida doesn’t believe in fall. Imagine my delight when a “coolish” front finally pushed through and plunged temperatures into the mid-60s (Floridians refuse to go outside for anything under 70 degrees) with gray skies and plenty… Continue reading A Lesson in Pumpkin Spice

I have been dying to get into my new kitchen and bake, but we have been so busy between moving into the new house, cleaning out the old house, having a spectacular time in Canada for our annual vacation, and pretty much having the best worst problems you can have as an adult that prevented… Continue reading Even the Dead Like Cake

The first 21 years of my life, I had no idea what Autumn really looked like. In West Texas, one day, leaves had trees, the next, they did not. It was always 90 degrees most of October, and I distinctly remember wearing shorts to several Thanksgiving dinners. So when I moved to Michigan at age… Continue reading Florida Is Skipping Fall, but My Baking Isn't

Lately I've come across some stellar cakes on Pinterest that have bucked the rules and said no more to typical horizontal cake layers. Instead, stunning vertical layers are found resting inside, usually in some gorgeous color combination. Most normal bakers would see that and think, "What a unique look. I can't wait to try that… Continue reading Flipping the Cake.

Brownies: Hocus Pocus Boooook! gluten free brownies Buckeye brownies  Bewitching fudge brownies with captivating cream cheese swirls (Halloweeny AND low cal!) Cookies and cream Oreo-stuffed brownies Chocolate peanut butter brownies (low cal!)Rolo stuffed brownies with Baileys frostingBrownies stuffed with Baileys cream cheese fillingBaileys brownies with Guinness ganache Mint swirl brownies with mint buttercreamChocolate chip cookie dough… Continue reading Cookies/Brownies/Handhelds

I work in a museum, which means during the summer, things get a little intense what with the bajillion tourists, kids being out of school, Florida being hotter than the surface of the sun and us having A/C, etc. As most of you with children know, school is back in session in many places this… Continue reading Chocolate- for Survival!