My parents came down for an outdoor lunch visit today. We differ in our opinions of whether nuts should be in cookies and brownies. (that's a nope for me). I had the perfect plan to bake white chocolate macadamia nut cookies that would please both crowds. But as I was creaming the butter and sugars,… Continue reading Peanut Butter Cookies
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Tres Leches Cake
I keep trying to find the mental energy to post about how to make macarons. I even have videos, but I just can't seem to get myself to put the post together. And so I'm incredibly grateful for the excuse Cinco de Mayo is offering me to continue to put off macarons. Baking a tres… Continue reading Tres Leches Cake
Pumpkin Bread
I'm slow to adjust to change. Ironic because I get bored easily and often find myself longing for change or something new to do. And then change comes, and I suddenly am not so sure I want it. We're now three months(!) into our one-year STINT to Puerto Rico, and I'm still wondering how I… Continue reading Pumpkin Bread
Key Lime Pie
Happy Pi Day! You would think that as a former 8th grade math teacher, Pi Day would be a thing for me. But I didn't hear of March 14 being Pi Day until I started working with college students. Our first year at Maryland, our dear friend, Meg, introduced us to the Pi Day phenomenon.… Continue reading Key Lime Pie
Chocolate Crunch Brownies
These brownies have it all. Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Marshmallow. Crunchiness. If you need a casual dessert for a crowd of any age, may I suggest these? Even my friend who doesn't like chocolate likes these brownies. When we moved to Melbourne, I took my two smallest cookbooks with me - A Pampered Chef one and… Continue reading Chocolate Crunch Brownies