Mayhem in the Kitchen!

Blueberry Cheese Danish

If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed a post about the fantastic pastry I made for brunch a couple of weekends back. At some point on a Friday I decided I wanted to host friends for brunch on that coming Sunday, and shortly after issuing the invitation our list grew to a…

Tropical Banana Bread

We’ve gotten much better at purchasing just the right amount of produce for the week (even when it’s Costco sized), but somehow I once again found myself with a couple of overripe bananas, and once again, my husband barred me from freezing them for later. I don’t know what he has against having an entire…

Salted Chocolate Dipped Grapefruit and Mandarin Oranges

One thing I didn’t mention about our vacation is how well we ate. Holy moly, did we eat. While in Las Vegas we hit up two of our favorite buffets – Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood, and Carnival World Buffet at Rio, (our other favorite is The Buffet at Wynn) plus we tried Le…

Big Chocolate Chip Cookies (Chocolate Chip Cookie #8)

Last week I had two office birthdays to bake for, so after going all out with Chai Tea Latte Cupcakes, I decided to go a little more low key for the second birthday and made another batch of chocolate chip cookies. Thankfully, most of the cookies I’ve been making lately have been for neighbors, so…

Chai Tea Latte Cupcakes

We had another office birthday last week, and I had a strong urge to bake cupcakes, as I hadn’t really made any since Halloween! (What is this world coming to?) I didn’t have any specific requests from the birthday girl, so I figured I’d hit Pinterest and look for inspiration. Just a few scrolls in…

Vegetarian Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

After my grandpa passed away we stopped doing a big extended family Thanksgiving, so my mum started doing a smaller scale dinner with just our nuclear family. This meant an abbreviated menu, but one of the items that made the cut was this cheesy hash brown casserole. Originally this recipe wasn’t vegetarian, but it only…

Better Homes and Gardens Chocolate Chip Cookie (Chocolate Chip Cookie #7)

I know what you’re thinking. Doesn’t this woman ever get sick of chocolate chip cookies?? Well, no, I don’t. 🙂 But here’s the thing – my neighborhood does old-fashioned welcome baskets for our new neighbors, complete with freshly baked cookies. I’m the head of the welcoming committee, so guess who always ends up making the…

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Once again I’m here making chocolate chip cookies for the neighbors, and I knew I needed to share the joy with you guys! These cookies were the last ditch effort in a line of cookie related fiascos – first I was steered wrong by several internet recipes that could not possibly have been tested. Then,…

Valentine’s Day French Silk Pie

Is there an official food of Valentine’s Day? If not, I’m declaring it chocolate. I won’t get into the nitty gritty and specify which type of chocolate, or what should be done with it, but I’m positive chocolate IS where it’s at. My chocolate dish of choice this year? French silk pie. I think my…

Chocolate Turtle Cake

My husband’s birthday was last week, and as I’ve mentioned before, he’s not much of a cake guy. I’d put him firmly on Team Pie or Team Cheesecake. This year though, he surprised me by repeatedly asking me what kind of cake I was going to make for his birthday, and each time I would…

Broccamole (Mexican-style Broccoli Dip)

Now that the holidays are over, just about everyone I know is making a pledge to eat better, lose weight, or simply be smarter about their food choices. I’m not really one for resolutions, as I think that improvement can (and should) come at any time of year. However, when even Sally’s Baking Addiction is…

Cookie Butter (from any cookie!)

I’ve never been one to hop on the decadent spreads bandwagon. For me, there’s something that feels wrong about the idea of spreadable cookies – pureed carbs mixed with fat and carbs, spread on more carbs? As some Minnesotans might say, uff da!! Even Nutella seems just a little too naughty. Natural peanut butter or…

Cookie Dough Twix

Happy New Year! I am going to apologize for this recipe in advance. This is really not how a “slow food” blog should start the year, but I just couldn’t help it! New Year Dieters, perhaps consider these healthy banana bite cookies or chia pudding, or heck, even my delicious roasted brussels sprouts instead! 😉…

Floral Pink Baptism Cupcakes

The cupcake version of my niece‘s baptism cake are basically the cake in easy mode – they’re just as cute, with the same little flowers, but by skipping the torting and filling of a full cake, you can shave hours off of your assembly time. Much like the cake, these are some of the easiest…

Floral Cross Baptism Cake

A couple of weekends ago, prior to all of this Christmas madness got rolling, we celebrated my adorable niece’s baptism! My SIL asked me to bake a cake, just like I did for my nephew a few years back, and I was SO excited to make a kids cake again. 🙂 I arrived early to…