These faux pies were born out of love. For every person who loves pie, but does not always love the result of baking a pie. I’ve had some serious flops over the years: soggy crusts, uncooked centers, runny fillings. I believe these stone fruit mini galettes are the answer to your prayers. There are lots…
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copycat twix bars
AKA Millionaire’s Shortbread. The first time I made these copycat twix bars, my kids thought I had reinvented the Twix. These don’t have chocolate covering the entire bar. I’m not that insane. Or competing on The Great American Baking Show. What these little gems do, is disappear in less than 24 hours with three taste-testers…
pumpkin cupcakes with maple buttercream
This is so cliche’, but I’m gonna say it anyway – this year has flown by. And now that Thanksgiving is over, and 2020 will be here in a matter of weeks, I can hardly believe it’s been a whole year. Luckily I made these pumpkin cupcakes before Thanksgiving and my family has been enjoying…
pumpkin nutella cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting
Pumpkin spice and everything nice. I’m loving all the fall colors I see everywhere. And I love the smell of fall baking. This past weekend I made over 200 pumpkin Nutella cupcakes for a friend that was giving them to her clients. Yes – it’s as crazy as it sounds. And if you saw my…
italian apple cake
This is one of those recipes you look at and go “hmm. I doubt anything just as simple as apples in a cake is going to be anything great.” And then you make it and go “good lawd – how did I go this long without making this cake?!?” Sometimes it’s the simplest things that…
marionberry pop tarts
I keep seeing all these recipes floating around for homemade pop tarts. We never had them growing up. But I remember having them when I’d spend the night at a friend’s house. It was a foreign thing to me. I’ve had them as an adult and am surprised when people say how much they like…
fig and dark chocolate oatmeal bars
I’m smitten with Mr. Fig. I was a huge fan of those Fig Newton bars growing up. My tastes have changed, but my love for the fig has remained. You’d think with the giant fig trees in my yard that I would have an abundance of figs to experiment with. But sadly, the trees don’t…
cheesecake with lavender marionberry topping
It’s so fitting that I post this recipe today. It’s my 27th anniversary! HOW is that POSSIBLE? I am not that old. Ok. I’m old. But my brain keeps telling me I’m still the 22 year old young bride. This, along with any type of pie, is one of Craig’s favorite desserts. Too bad he…
strawberry shortcake
My motto is “there’s never a bad time for strawberries”. This is especially true in the summer in the Pacific Northwest. Strawberries are in abundance. In the grocery stores. At Costco. And at u-pick farms. I’ve been picking berries since I was a kid, and there’s just something about going to a farm, trudging up…
blueberry crumble no churn ice cream
I’ve always been a fan of ice cream. Growing up in Oregon, we always had Tillamook Ice Cream available year round. And if you’ve ever been to the creamery in Tillamook, Oregon, you know what a special treat it is to be able to walk into any grocery store and buy whatever flavor suits…