Peanut Butter Crispy Bars

I am in love with my new baking book, Baked: New Frontiers in Baking. It has the best ideas and spins on classic recipes, and there are so many things that I am dying to make!  I’ve already made a few things from it, and those posts will be making their appearance in the next [...]

March Daring Bakers: Lasagna (Gluten Free)

I will go ahead and admit that I wasn’t that excited when I saw this month’s challenge.  I know there is a Daring Cooks group to debut soon, but this seemed too close to cooking, and I wanted to be more challenged in the baking arena.  I also had to make the gluten free version [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

I think this is my favorite ice cream ever.  I know that is quite a statement, but once you try this ice cream, I think you’ll agree with me.  I have proclaimed my love for the chocolate and peanut butter several times, and this is another delicious way to enjoy it.  This ice cream was [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: Blueberry Crumb Cake

This is another recipe that caught my eye when I first got Dorie’s book because it has the most incredible crumb layer.  I knew this would be a hit with my husband.  He loves crumb cakes like this, and raspberry and blueberry are his favorite fruits to go in it.  Neither of us are breakfast [...]

Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

I am a huge fan of peanut butter.  I’ve loved it ever since I was a little kid, and I love making peanut butter desserts.  I was looking for a peanut butter cookie dessert to make, and I saw these on the Joy of Baking website and thought they looked perfect, especially since I’ve been [...]

Chocolate Ice Cream

This ice cream has been high on my list of ice cream to make from The Perfect Scoop. I love chocolate ice cream, and I couldn’t wait to try this French-Style version.  I also had some flourless chocolate cake left from the February Daring Bakers Challenge, and I wanted to use it as a mix-in [...]

All-Grown-Up S’mores Bars

I love s’mores.  I was thinking about a time recently when we were at a retreat and on Saturday night, we had a fire and roasted s’mores outside.  I wanted to make a version at home to enjoy, even without a campfire.  I had also received Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey for Christmas and had yet [...]

St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  I’m not Irish, even though I do have a very Irish name (Erin), but I think it’s a fun holiday to celebrate anyway.  I have been wanting to try my hand at royal icing for quite a while now, and I decided that this way the perfect holiday to try it [...]

Tuesdays with Dorie: French Yogurt Cake

This was a great pick for this week’s TWD.  It didn’t take much time at all to put together, and it was a dessert that I had on my list to make ever since I got this book.  I knew my husband would love this because he loves pretty much any lemon dessert.  I made [...]

Vanilla Creamsicle Whoopie Pies

I have recently discovered a love for making sandwich cookies.  I’m not a big cookie person.  I’d rather enjoy a nice brownie or a piece of cake, and my favorite part of cake is the frosting.  Sandwich cookies give you the opportunity to be able to enjoy some frosting with your cookies as well, and [...]