Desserts

If there has ever been a day I felt stretched thin, it was today. (Which is ironic considering I’m 6 months pregnant and the opposite of thin… yet I digress!) Over the past 24 hours my life has been a bit of a circus, starting […]

Well it’s safe to say that Mother Nature blew up everyone’s Memorial Day Weekend plans this year. 40’s and rain? No thank you! We went from having a weekend full of barbecues and pool dates to rain checks and more screen time than I’d care […]

When I look back on 2020 the one thing that will definitely stand out is the lack of travel. By no means would I call us “jetsetters” anymore (maybe pre-kids), but we do love our adventures, and in any given year we usually plan one […]

  You know those recipes that you just see and immediately have to stop in your tracks, drop EVERYTHING and make? This, my friends, was one of them for me, and hopefully you too (and hence why you’ve visited the post). Up until about 36 […]

From September through November, you can probably bet that almost everything I make (or dream about making) is an ode to pumpkin. Whether it’s a pumpkin apple crisp, pumpkin hummus, pumpkin alfredo or even the most inventive recipe of late – pumpkin spiced lamb chops […]

Marc (AKA the “The Impatient Cook” – look out for more recipes by him on the blog soon!) has been begging me for cinnamon rolls for weeks, but we have been so busy sheltering in place, some how I didn’t get around to it. He […]

If there’s anything I have learned about this whole quarantine experience, it’s that people -me included!- are craving a lot of bagels and a LOT of sweets. (And definitely drinking lot of wine, but I don’t make wine… yet!) The response to my homemade bagels […]

    The leave are falling, the temperatures are dropping… it’s officially fall and the time of year I look forward to most – pumpkin season! If you don’t know this about me yet, I am an unapologetic pumpkin fanatic (my other obsession is pb&j – […]

Marc can trace his love for fondue back almost two decades to the summer he spent in Geneva, where he had just about the most authentic fondue you can possibly imagine. My first fondue experience was a close second: at a restaurant that is still […]

It’s about time I got around to my holiday baking! This month has taken “busy” to a whole new level and I’m just trying to keep it all together and make until Christmas at this point. My dinners have been completely hit or miss this […]

By now, anyone who follows our blog knows that I’m a bona fide pumpkin fanatic. Between the months of September-November (the months when pumpkin is “seasonally acceptable”), there is almost nothing I will stop at to incorporate pumpkin into my diet. It’s a short season […]

As far as seasons go, winter used to be my favorite. This may have had something to do with my January birthday (what kid doesn’t love their birthday month?), because why else would I love this dark and dreary season above all others? But then […]

According to the calendar, fall may have arrived 2 weeks ago, but it isn’t officially fall in our house until we go on our annual apple picking excursion! Apple picking has become an “event” these past few years (as well as a good photo opportunity!) […]

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but my house is under quarantine again. My 17 month old seems to have come down with a terrible virus after traveling last week and he is downright miserable, which means we are miserable. And as a result, Friday’s […]

  The rhubarb craze continues! I’ve definitely been inspired in the kitchen by working off a theme lately and this week’s subject is clearly the hardy rhubarb plant. I’m going to just come clean and tell you now: up until this year, I had never […]

  If you’ve been following our blog closely, this recipe will look strikingly similar to one of our favorites from the archives: our Meyer Lemon Olive Oil Cake!  I first posted the recipe back in January and have been meaning to make it again ever […]

  I have been craving these glorious muffins since the day we stumbled across them at the Kitchen Table, an unassuming, farm-to-table cafe/coffee shop, located in the local hamlet of Scotts Corners.  I love discovering places like this, the more off the beaten path the […]

  According to the national day calendar, tomorrow is “Oatmeal Cookie Day,” so it seemed like a no-brainer that I should be making a batch of these super, soft oatmeal cookies. There is a definitely a spectrum of preferences when it comes to oatmeal cookie […]

  As much fun as I have researching and planning new recipes ahead (often weeks in advance!), sometimes some of my best recipes are ones that I get a flash of inspiration and wing at the last minute.  These cookies were exactly that! I was […]

  Matzah brittle aka matzah crack is a staple around Passover (and a booming business these days!). You can find website upon website that will ship you pre-made matzah brittle, in an assortment of delicious flavors. But once you master the basic technique of making toffee, […]

  Continuing on with the holiday cooking this week (did you see my Cadbury cookies?!), it was time to give that other big spring holiday some love – Passover! Marc’s favorite of the Jewish holidays, Pesach gets a lot of love in our house. And […]

  If there was ever a recipe where the picture doesn’t quite do a recipe justice, this was it. There was no way I could photograph these deliciously rich and fudgy dark chocolate cookies and get them to look as good as they taste (and […]

  I know, I know, I may be a little late to the matcha madness, but better late than never! Of course, I’ve been reading about matcha for years, but I recently rediscovered this mean green antioxidant powder when my favorite local cafe started serving […]

After 4 days without power , what better way to reunite with my kitchen than to bake something special?!  Pi day is just days away and I had been dreaming of posting this pie recipe especially for the occasion, so it ended up being the […]

  So this recipe is a bit mismatched for this week’s weather (80 degrees in February?!) but my heart is definitely in the right place! I’ve become a hot cocoa fanatic of late – yes, I’m a kid at heart – and while I could […]

  It’s hard to believe now, but olive oil cake wasn’t even on my radar for the longest time. I of course saw it on dessert menus off and on for awhile, but it just never quite piqued my interest. As someone who generally gravitates […]

We had family in town all weekend, so I haven’t had time to cook or post at all!  But, I’m down to business this Sunday afternoon, since it’s always one of my favorite times to bake for the week ahead. Making a batch of fresh muffins […]

If you are as obsessed with peanut butter cups as I am, this recipe is likely to blow your mind.  It’s essentially our version of a homemade PB cup, in a small bite-sized ball.  A little more labor-intensive than going to the store and buying […]

Pretty much from Halloween onward, this fall has felt like a marathon of holiday planning, prep and cooking. We’re now reaching the finish line – Christmas is just days away – and you betcha, we’ll be cooking up a storm. ‘Tis the season of gingerbread, […]

Since I’ve been pretty much eating this pumpkin banana bread all week long, it’s about time I posted it to the blog. I know pumpkin + banana may seem like a slightly odd combo to some, but I figured I’d give it a whirl. I […]

We went apple picking almost a month ago now and believe it or not, I’m still trying to find ways to use up our bushel of apples. This recipe is a twist on the classic apple crisp my Mom used to make. Same ingredients and […]

I’ll be the first to admit, baking is not my strength.  Marc far excels over me in this domain.  But now that we’re trying to get our blog up and running, I’ve been determined to start challenging myself more in the kitchen.  And that means […]