It’s a good time of year when strawberries are finally in season. Since the weather has been pretty dreary for the past week, what better way to brighten up our day than with bright, fresh, flavorful strawberries? When we were younger, my dad would always make strawberry shortcakes for us as soon as strawberry season…
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Mini Limoncello Pound Cakes with Pomegranate Glaze
How many of you have ever seeded a pomegranate? Now how many of you have seeded a pomegranate in a white shirt which subsequently turned into a shirt with pink juice artfully splattered across the front? After this happened, I realized the true potential of pomegranate juice as a natural dye and wanted to incorporate…
Flourless Cinnamon Sugar Peanut Butter Cookies
Some things are better when you combine them. Peanut butter and jelly. Simon and Garfunkel. Gin and tonic. You get the idea. Once again I was stumbling around Pinterest when I found this recipe for Flourless Cinnamon Sugar Peanut Butter Cookies which combined a peanut butter cookie and a snickerdoodle, two of my favorite cookies. By rolling…
Raspberry Rose Ombré Cake
Any day that calls for cake is a good day. Knowing that Mother’s Day was coming up, I also knew that called for a cake to celebrate the day dedicated to my mom. I wanted to try something different than a standard white, chocolate, or yellow cake which led to a lot of brainstorming for…
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