A food blog balancing sweet treats & healthy eats.
I firmly believe that most meals can be zhuzhed-up very easily. You can take an average meal – pasta, soup, eggs and bagel – and transform it by just putting in a bit more care, a bit more seasoning, a bit more butter… a bit more sauce! And I have to say… taking an average…
The past few times I’ve asked my family if they have any dessert requests, my sister’s answer has just been “chocolate.” Simple, to the point. And last time she said that, I realized that in all the variations, I’ve never made a chocolate version of these sugar cookies! It seemed about time. So I went…
Basque cheesecake is truly some of the best possible cheesecake, I think. But, it doesn’t have a crust! And I am usually someone who is all about the crust on my pies and cheesecakes. So when my brother requested cheesecake for his birthday, I decided on Basque cheesecake with a crumb to sprinkle on top…
I was bemoaning the amount of graham crackers I had, but a stroke of genius led me to a way to use them up. Key lime pie sugar cookies! Another twist on the now classic recipe. I need to remember for the future. Graham crackers = s’mores, but there are also plenty of other use…
I think people frequently think that I don’t like ideas for my baking. So many times I ask people what they want or if they have any requests, and they just say “oh, whatever you can come up with.” I can come up with things all day, but sometimes I don’t want to! And sometimes…
After making a bunch of actual s’mores last weekend, I have made s’mores bars and s’mores scones. And I still had more marshmallows and graham crackers. I’ve used up the marshmallows now, but still have half a sleeve of graham crackers left. How many graham crackers do they put in those boxes?! I can at…
Scones are… technically a breakfast food, but… let’s be real. They can be basically cookies. Honestly, I love when a cookie is sort of scone-like. So when a scone is sort of cookie-like? Say less. I’m in. And honestly, the base of this scone isn’t overly sweet. It’s just the marshmallows and milk chocolate that…
My family recently spent a long weekend in Door County so that I could do the Door County Century Ride (a 100 mile bike ride… not-so-subtle flex). We stayed at an incredible AirBnB and made use of their fire pit on the beautiful evenings we got. My mom even purchased some s’more ingredients and roasting…