Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous here in Pittsburgh. The temperature hovered in the upper-60’s all day, the sun was warm like your favorite blanket, and there was a wispy breeze that shot through the trees...
I haven’t always had a lovey-dovey relationship with summer picnic salads. You know the usual suspects: potato salad, macaroni salad, egg salad (and I’m sure there are more). Pretty much any “salad” that involved...
Rich, buttery and salty caramel ice cream with little bits of praline sprinkled throughout. Oh, the goodness that is salted caramel… anything. From salted caramel sauce, frosting, cupcakes, brownies, caramel apples, ice cream. It...
So, these are pretty much some of the most awesome cookies that I have ever had. Ever. Imagine the most perfect peanut butter cookie, then throw in chunks of Snickers candy bars and milk...
The cool-turned-warm spring air makes me want to bust out every citrus fruit I can get my hands on and start baking up a storm. The scent of lemons, oranges and limes make the...
Today’s post comes from Tracy at Sugarcrafter. Tracy lives in upstate NY with her husband, kitty, and brand new puppy. Her blog, Sugarcrafter, is a baking and cooking blog that features from-scratch recipes using...
Today I ring in the big 3-1. No longer am I merely 30, but I am in my 30’s. So weird, especially since I still don’t really feel too much like a grown up...
Usually all it takes is me seeing the words “peanut” or “peanut butter” in a recipe title to get me to save it immediately. And sometimes it takes even less time for me to...
If you know me, you know that I absolutely, positively love cheesecake. Cheesecake anything. Cheesecake everything. I have sampled countless different varieties of cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory, and I always come back to...
Waldorf Salad is said to have been created between 1893 and 1896 at the Waldorf Hotel (now the Waldorf-Astoria) in New York City. The fresh salad almost always includes chopped apples, grapes, celery and...
I’m closing out the minty, green, boozy week of St. Patrick’s Day recipes with these chocolate mint brownies for all of you that may be using the Thursday holiday as an excuse to celebrate...
I am a big fan of breakfast food, but it’s rare that I take the time to make something other than a bowl of oatmeal on most mornings. The one thing I love, however,...
