The only thing that can make great coffee better is an awesome baked good to go alongside it. Jason and I have been huge fans of the caramellato at Octane Coffee in Atlanta since before we moved here. Their main location is walking distance of his office and it’s a fun funky place and these [...]
Recipes
Peach Blueberry Buckle
Jan 2
People ask you also sorts of questions when you are pregnant but the recent favorite is about what I’m craving. I haven’t had too many strange midnight snacks… the weirdest was that I wanted mini marshmallows, uh….frozen. (You should totally try it, hubby liked them too). A close second to that is chocolate and anything [...]
On Sunday morning I woke up wanting real breakfast, not just some flakes in a bowl. I hunted around the kitchen and found two very over-ripe bananas. Not quite enough to make my favorite banana bread recipe, but a good start. Taking inspiration from a pumpkin cream cheese muffin I had at Starbucks, I [...]
Homemade Vanilla Extract
Jun 13
If you bake, you’ve probably shelled out a pretty penny for vanilla extract. Nothing beats that extra sweetness and flavor in a cake, frosting or cookie! At $8.99 a pop for the cheap-o corn syrup stuff or $20+ for the really good stuff, its pricey. You can be like my friend Joey and buy a [...]
Red Quinoa Cakes Recipe
May 30
Allow me to introduce my friend quinoa – a versatile, delicious and nutty grain. If y’all have already met, don’t worry, you’re about to get re-acquainted in a whole new way. If you want to mix it up at dinner, Quinoa (pronounced kee-no-ah if you’re me, or keen-wa if you’re my mom) is an excellent [...]
Who knew lemon could be better than any chocolate out there? Naysayers, you have to try this lemony combination. A buttery cupcake with flecks of lemon zest, a tart robust lemon curd studded with vanilla bean and then top it all off with a fluffy marshmallowy meringue. Win! I made these bad boys as a [...]
I had one of those nights where I felt inspired. Not by a recipe, or an ingredient but just an idea: Create meringues that look like Robin Eggs. You know, those pretty teal blue eggs with brown speckles on them? Unfortunately, by the time I thought of it, it was much too late to start [...]
An abundance of canned tomatoes from a recent coupon shopping trip left me thinking up a multitude of ways to use this versatile ingredient. Y’all know I’m a frugal gal, some might even call me cheap (and I’d take it as a compliment!). Often times, shopping what’s on sale leaves you with an interesting combination [...]
Confetti chicken pasta is a “recipe” my I-can-make-anything-with-what’s-on-hand momma whipped up back when I was little. It took no time for this to become a family favorite and now she makes it with a rainbow of bell peppers and a spicy cream sauce each time. Actually, I don’t have her recipe (she’s probably afraid I’d [...]
One of my favorite birthday traditions growing up was that my mom would always ask us what special meal & cake we wanted and then she’d slave away in the kitchen until it was just perfect. I’ve decided to continue that tradition, so I asked J-Bird for his special request. This year it was Tres [...]
