Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
It’s summer, and summer means a bounty of fresh, in season fruit. There is no time better for luscious, perfect produce than these “hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer.” Peaches and Cream French Macarons take the beauty of a perfectly…
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Beet Greens are kind of like the little bonus crayons of the spring garden. They are one of the first greens to be able to stand up to the chilly spring evenings– and best of all, both the beet and…
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Lemon Lavender French Macarons put together all the best things about spring. They are fresh and bright, with a pop of fresh citrus and a kiss of floral loveliness. They are also deliciously gluten free and darned cute, too. I…
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Have you ever tried mint chocolate chip ice cream made with fresh mint? It all started when the store was out of EVERYTHING because of the COVID-19 panic. We were stranded together like cats in a sack, and the store…
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Someone asked me the other day to make Coffee Rum French Macarons. “Wait. There is coffee flavored rum?” said I. “Yes and it would be great in French macarons,” said she. And she was right. What are we waiting for? …
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Ahhh, fair Andes mints– the mint candy that converted me to “Mint-ism” in the first place. With their soft, creamy, creme de menthe flavor, combined with delicious milk chocolate, there is really nothing not to love about these little green…
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November is the time for Thanksgiving! And Thanksgiving means apple pie. And if you could somehow take the flavors of the golden brown crust, the bubbling, cinnamon apples, and the kiss of caramel drizzled over the melting vanilla bean ice…
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Chocolate and Pumpkin are meant to be friends. They are the kids that meet in elementary, become best friends in middle school, and go to prom together in high school. Some things are just meant to be together. And when…
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Labor Day was made for family get togethers, barbecues, and apple pie. And if you are lucky enough to have homemade apple pie at your gathering, then your pie needs to be set up on a blind date with Cinnamon…
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One of my favorite pastimes is trying different local varieties of honey. Much like wine or even coffee has flavor notes unique to the region in which it was produced, honey reflects the specific tastes of the flowers in its…
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