Baking & Desserts

Cacao Nib Shortbread

So, I have to be honest with you readers. I had every intention of doing another round of “Goodies to Gift” like I did last year (which I just realized was a 5-day series)…and then life got crazy like it usually does. In between four different airport-involved trips (to Arkansas and Wisconsin respectively) in the […]

Pumpkin-doodles (Pumpkin Snickerdoodles)

Can we please start combining food names like we do with dog breeds? I know, random thought, but wouldn’t that be fun? If you didn’t know, I’m a word nerd through and through. That means I love corny pun-related jokes, and I’m always thinking of fun word combinations. I also have puppy fever pretty badly […]

coconut oil pumpkin bread

Coconut Oil Pumpkin Bread

We all know it. We’ve all seen it. Pumpkin is all over the grocery store/everywhere…and I LOVE it! Living near Trader Joe’s has amped up my love of pumpkin things to a whole new level: pumpkin cornbread, pumpkin soup. I can’t get enough. I’m all about the more traditional recipes for which you keep pumpkin puree on […]

A Birthday Dessert Tour in Raleigh

First of all, thanks to everyone who participated and commented on my special Made in NC post this week. I just loved reading about all of the local businesses from cities across the states that you love. And so the blog birthday week continues. In honor of think fruitful turning the big 3, I decided we could […]